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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

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Location: Vidzeme, Latvia

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Edvard

April 21, 2018

Nativity Cathedral, Riga.

The Nativity of Christ Cathedral (Latvian: Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle, Russian: Христорождественский кафедральный собор), Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. It is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar Alexander II on the initiative of local governor-general Pyotr Bagration and bishop Veniamin Karelin. The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers, a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia. In the early 1960s, Soviet authorities closed down the cathedral and converted its building into a planetarium. The cathedral has been restored since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_Cathedral,_Riga

Naxxos

November 15, 2019

The Riga Nativity Cathedral with its partly golden domes is a very impressive building. Imposing is also the interior of the cathedral.

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Gerd

September 7, 2022

The Russian - Orthodox Cathedral with the golden domes is a very impressive building. In Soviet times it served as a planetarium and restaurant.

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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga

1. Small Guild (Mazā Ģilde), Riga – St. Peter's Church, Riga loop from Centre

2. St. Peter's Church, Riga – Riga Central Market loop from Centre

3. St. Peter's Church, Riga – Riga Central Market loop from Torņakalns

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