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Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga

Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga

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Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga

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Location: Vidzeme, Latvia

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

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Kristof

August 9, 2022

The 42 meter high Freedom Monument is the symbol of Riga. It was built during the first Latvian independence in the early 1930s and symbolizes the three Latvian regions of that time with the three stars. The statue faces west, which can be taken as a clear sign.

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Kathrin

July 27, 2018

The Freedom Monument was erected at the time of Latvia's first independence from 1931 to 1935 in place of an equestrian statue of Peter the Great, which existed between 1910 and 1915. ... The construction was financed by donations from the Latvian population. It was realized by the architect Ernests Štālbergs according to the exact specifications of the then highly respected sculptor Kārlis Zāle.
At the foot of the 42-meter-high monument, various sculptures (groups), consisting of 56 individual sculptures, symbolize motifs from Latvian mythology, values of Latvian culture and important events in Latvian history, such as the Guardian of the Fatherland, Mother Latvia as well Work and family. The front of the base bears the inscription "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai" (German "For Fatherland and Freedom").

On a pedestal stands a 19-meter-high obelisk, on the top of which is the 9-meter-tall Allegory of Freedom, a statue that embodies the independence of Latvia. The three stars in the hands of the female figure symbolize the three historical regions of Latvia - Kurzeme (German: Kurland) (including Zemgale (German: Semgallen)), Vidzeme (German: Livonia) and Latgale (German: Latgale).
During the time when Riga was the capital of the Latvian SSR, a different interpretation of these three stars was preferred by the authorities. Accordingly, they symbolized the unity of the three Baltic Soviet republics of Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR and Lithuanian SSR.
The orientation of the monument is remarkable: The figure of freedom (popularly known as Milda) looks to the west - just like all the figures in the base of the monument, who are self-confident and with proud expression. In contrast, figures depicted with bowed heads and in chains look to the east.
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiheitsdenkmal_(Riga)

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Gerd

September 7, 2022

The monument is a symbol of Latvia's independence. The lady on top of the obelisk holding three gold stars is affectionately called Milda by the locals.

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Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga

1. Riga Old Town (Vecrīga) – Small Guild (Mazā Ģilde), Riga loop from Āgenskalna priedes

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

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