Behind a row of granite heads depicting Latvia's most prominent artists, the imperial arsenal, constructed in 1832 to store weapons for the Russian tsar's army, is now a prime spot for international and Latvian art exhibitions.
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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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Built in 1225, this church has ping-ponged many times between Catholic and Protestant, and has been home to many languages and communities, including鈥
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Tallinn has its Three Sisters, so 搁墨驳补 has dubbed three of its old stone houses the Three Brothers. These architectural gems conveniently line up in a鈥
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Built into the city鈥檚 medieval walls in 1698 while the Swedes were in power, this arched gate is the only one left in Old 搁墨驳补. Set in the largest鈥
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Built in 1330 as the headquarters of the grand master of the Livonian Order, this building has been much mutated over the years and now only looks鈥
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搁墨驳补鈥檚 lavishly restored 1852 stock exchange building is a worthy showcase for the city's art treasures. The elaborate facade features a coterie of鈥
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The entire north side of Tor艈a iela is flanked by the custard-coloured 18th-century Jacob鈥檚 Barracks, inhabited by cafes and boutiques.
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On 18 November 1918 Latvia declared its independence at the baroque National Theatre.