This museum traces Latvian history from the Stone Age to the hipster age. If the exhibits have a temporary feel it's because the museum is meant to return to the 搁墨驳补 Castle, where it was previously located.
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Like a huge painting that you can spend hours staring at, as your eye detects more and more intriguing details, this must-see 搁墨驳补 sight is in fact a鈥
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Forming the centrepiece of 搁墨驳补鈥檚 skyline, this Gothic church is thought to be around 800 years old, making it one of the oldest medieval buildings in the鈥
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A real-life house of horrors, this imposing fin de si猫cle building is remembered by generations of Latvians as the local headquarters of the notorious鈥
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There is hardly a place in Latvia that can tell such a poignant and optimistic story as this quietly stunning memorial. 沤anis Lipke saved over 50 Jews鈥
搁墨驳补 Ghetto & Latvian Holocaust Museum
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The centrepiece of this arresting and challenging museum is a wooden house with a reconstructed flat, like those that Jews had to move into when the Nazis鈥
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Between 1941 and 1944, the Nazis 鈥 aided by Latvians 鈥 shot more than 35,000 Jews at 55 different sites in this forest. It is one of several killing sites鈥
Museum of the Barricades of 1991
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Latvia's independence came after enormous struggles. One of the most remarkable stories involves the barricades built by thousands of citizens around鈥
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These striking pine-covered cliffs loom above a pristine white-sand beach dissected by a glistening stream. This is one of the most enchanting places鈥
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Affectionately known as 鈥楳ilda鈥, 搁墨驳补鈥檚 Freedom Monument towers above the city between Old and Central 搁墨驳补. Paid for by public donations, the monument鈥
2. V膿rmanes d膩rzs (V膿rmanes Garden)
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From Br墨v墨bas, pass the swirls of colour at the 24-hour flower market along T膿rbatas iela to find the inviting V膿rmanes d膩rzs. During the summer months,鈥
3. Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
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This museum colourfully details Latvia鈥檚 Soviet and Nazi occupations between 1940 and 1991. Some of the exhibits are disturbing, including first-hand鈥
4. Nativity of Christ Cathedral
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Its polished gilded cupolas gleaming through the trees, this Byzantine-styled Orthodox cathedral (1883) adds a dazzling dash of Russian bling to the鈥
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Built in 1924 as a gentle way to encourage 搁墨驳补ns not to be late for work, this clock is a popular meeting place, carrying the branding of a popular鈥
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A former tower hill, which used to be a part of the city wall, It is now the highest and arguably the most romantic feature of the park that runs along鈥
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One of the great Latvian writers, Rainis 鈥 his pen name 鈥 created works that called for independence and have become part of the Latvian identity. He died鈥
8. Memorials to Victims of 20 January 1991
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On 20 January 1991 Soviet riot police stormed the nearby Latvian interior ministry, killing five people. The stone slabs serve as a memorial to the鈥