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144  LA T VIA REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Rīga

For many centuries Rīga was largely contained within the city walls on
the right bank of the Daugava river. Now known as the Old Town, this S T R Ē L N I E K U I E L A A L B E R TA I E L A
area contains most of the city’s sites of interest. The main route through DZIRNAVU IELA
the tangle of picturesque streets and squares is Kaļķu Street, leading
from the Stone Bridge (Akmens tilts) to Brīvības Street and the ELIZABETES
Freedom Monument. When the city walls were removed in the IELA
mid-19th century, the space was developed into a ring of
boulevards and parks. The main train and bus stations lie on
the southeastern edge of this ring. To the north is the late KRONVALDA KALPAKA BULVĀRIS ANTONIJAS IELA
PARK
19th- and early 20th-century extension of the city known
as the Quiet Centre, which includes some of Riga’s most D Z I R N A V U I E L A
impressive Art Nouveau architecture. J ALUNĀNA SKOLAS IELA
IELA
IELA ELIZABETES
BAZNICAS IELA
Sights at a Glance VALDEMĀRA ESPLANĀDE IELA
Churches and Cathedrals u House of Blackheads
1 Dome Cathedral o Latvian Riflemen Monument
4 St Saviour’s Church p Mentzendorff House KRIŠJĀŅA
8 St Jacob’s Cathedral h Bastejkalns KALPAKA BULVĀRIS D Z I R N A V U I E L A
a St Peter’s Church j Freedom Monument BRĪVĪBAS BULVĀRIS
f St John’s Church R A I Ņ A B U LV Ā R I S
l Orthodox Cathedral IEL A P i l s e t a s C a n a l s BASTEJKALNS T Ē R B ATA S I E L A ELIZABETES
Museums and Galleries VALDEMĀRA JĒKABA
2 Museum of the Barricades KRIŠJĀŅA LAUKUMS IELA
of 1991 J Ē K VĒRMANES
PARK
3 Museum of Rīga’s T O R Ņ A I E L A MERĶEĻA IELA
History and Navigation LAUKUMS TORŅA IELA AB A I E L A
PILS
7 Art Museum Rīga Bourse BASTEJ A B U LVĀ RIS A S P A Z I J A S B U LV Ā R IS
BULVĀRIS
0 Arsenal Museum of Art VAĻŅU IELA BRĪVĪBAS
M P I L S I E L A S M I L Š U I E L A RAIŅA BULVĀRIS
e Powder Tower/Latvian War M SMILŠU IELA
Museum POĻU GĀTE PILS IELA
i Museum of the Occupation DOMA Z I R GU I E L A K BARONA IELA IELA
of Latvia 11 NOVEMBRA KRASTMALA MIESNIEK U IELA LAUKUMS MEISTARU IELA VAĻŅU IELA
s Museum of Decorative Arts KAĻĶU IELA MARIJAS
and Design ŠĶŪŅU IELA MUCENIEKU
d Porcelain Museum BĪSKAPA GĀTE PALASTA IELA TIRGOŊ U I E L A
g Photography Museum JAUNIELA KRĀMU TEĀTRA IELA
IELA
k Krišjānis Barons Memorial SKĀR ŅU IELA
Museum RĪDZENES IELA
RĀTS
z Latvian National Museum D a u g a v a LAUKUMS KUNGU IELA V A Ļ Ņ U I E L A
of Art AUDĒJU IELA
KALĒJU IELA KALĒJU IELA
x Museum of Jews in Latvia G R Ē C I N I E K U I E L A
c Pauls Stradiņš Museum of
the History of Medicine 1 1 NOVEMBRA KRASTMALA
v Art Nouveau Museum ŪDENSVADA PELDU IELA IELA
Buildings and Monuments AKMENS TILTS MĀRSTAĻU KALĒJU IELA
5 Rīga Castle 1 3 J A N V Ā R A I E L A
6 Three Brothers MINSTEREJAS IELA
9 Parliament
q Swedish Gate
w St Jacob’s Barracks
r Cats’ House
t Great Guild 0 metres 200
y Small Guild 0 yards 200
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp300–301 and pp320–22

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