搁墨驳补's historic town hall was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt from scratch in 2003. A statue of St Roland, the city鈥檚 patron, takes pride of place on the square in front of it. It, too, is a replica of the original, erected in 1897, which now stands in St Peter鈥檚 Church.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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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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A statue of St Roland, the city鈥檚 patron, takes pride of place on the square in front of the town hall.
2. 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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Built in 1344 as a veritable fraternity house for the Blackheads guild of unmarried German merchants, the original house was bombed in 1941 and flattened鈥
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Latvian Riflemen Sq, on the west side of the future home of the Occupation Museum, is dominated by the imposing and controversial statue honouring Latvia鈥
5. 搁墨驳补 History & Navigation Museum
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Founded in 1773 and situated in the old 搁墨驳补 Cathedral monastery, this engaging museum presents the sweep of local history, from the Bronze Age all the鈥
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Founded in 1211 as the seat of the 搁墨驳补 diocese, this enormous (once Catholic, now Evangelical Lutheran) cathedral is the largest medieval church in the鈥
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Built in 1695 as the home of a wealthy German glazier, this sparsely furnished house offers insight into everyday life for 搁墨驳补's successful merchants鈥
8. Museum of Decorative Arts & Design
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The former St George鈥檚 Church houses a museum devoted to applied art from the art nouveau period to the present, including an impressive collection of鈥