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Practical Information
Road Map E4. * 110,000.
n Rīgas 22a, 6542 2818.
∑ visitdaugavpils.lv
Transport
£ Rīgas iela. @ Viestura iela 10.
T Daugavpils Fortress
Cietokšņa iela. Tel 6542 4043. Open
24 hours. 8 Mark Rothko Art Centre:
Mihaila iela 3. Tel 6543 0279. Open
11am–5pm Tue & Sun, 11am–7pm
Wed–Sat. & ∑ rothkocenter.com
The construction of this walled
Russian fortress began in 1810
but was inter rupted when
Napoleon’s army attacked in July
1812. The moat encircling it once
contained tunnels that con-
nected it to the Daugava river,
but they have since been
blocked. The fortress served as
a German concentration camp
and was later occupied by the
Soviet Army until 1993. The Mark
Rose-coloured façade of Church of the Birth of the Mother of God Rothko Art Centre, located in
the former arsenal building,
R Martin Luther Church R Virgin Mary Catholic provides space for exhibitions
18 Novembra iela 66. Tel 2957 4349. Church and displays original works
Open Sun or by appointment. A Pumpura 11a. Open evening mass. by the world-famous artist,
This redbrick, Neo-Gothic According to local legend donated by his children. Guided
church dates from 1893 but has the daughters of a rich tours and maps are available
been completely reno va ted. merchant drowned in a lake from the renovated water tower
During the Soviet regime, it was on the spot where the church that now houses the fortress’s
used as a boxing gym. now stands. culture and information centre.

Daugavpils 0 metres 500
1 Museum of Regional Studies and Arts 0 yards 500
2 Synagogue
3 Cathedral of Sts Boris and Glebe
4 Church of the Birth of the Mother
of God A S IELA
5 Martin Luther Church Railway A PUMPURA IEL A KAU N VENTSPILS IELA
6 Virgin Mary Catholic Church Station VARŠAVAS IELA MIERA IELA PUŠKINA IELA
PĀRĀDES IELA SAKŅU IELA LAČPLĒŠĀ 18 NOVEMBRA IELA
Daugavpils Fortress and KRĀS LAVAS IELA Church of the Birth of TAUTAS IELA
Mark Rothko Art Centre STACIJAS IELA the Mother of God
RĪGAS IELA
1 km (0.6 mile)
VIESTURA
SAULES IELA IELA
Cathedral of
KAUNAS IELA
Station
Synagogue Bus Sts Boris and Glebe
Virgin Mary
Catholic Church
CIETOKŠŅA IELA
TEĀTRA IELA
Museum of RAIŅA IELA Martin Luther
Church
Regional Studies IMANTAS IELA
K VALDEMĀRA IELA
and Arts MIHOELSA IELA
RAIŅA IELA
DAUGAVAS IELA
18 NOVEMBRA IELA DZIRNAVU IELA DZELZCEĻU IELA
D a u g a v a
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