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Latvian Cities and Municipalities Mural, Jacob's Barracks

Latvian Cities and Municipalities Mural, Jacob's Barracks

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Latvian Cities and Municipalities Mural, Jacob's Barracks

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Location: Vidzeme, Latvia

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1. Bastejkalns Park – Bastejkalns Park loop from Riga

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2. Small Guild (Mazā Ģilde), Riga – House of the Blackheads, Riga loop from Ķīpsala

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3. St. James's Cathedral – Bastejkalns Park loop from Brasa

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Cornelia Fuchs

July 26, 2024

In late June 2018, the architect Jānis Lejnieks and the artist Leonards Laganovskis unveiled a decorative wall "Latvian cities and municipalities for the centenary of the state" as their present to our country at its very significant anniversary – centenary.

The wall was first painted in 2005, but since then a territorial administrative reform has taken place and many cities and municipalities have changed their administrative borders, therefore it was decided to renew the wall painting with current coats of arms.

The display of the municipal coats of arms is painted on a wall on the Square of Barricades. The location has not been chosen randomly. It is closely related to the events in 1991, when people were guarding the national government, communications and media institutions in order to prevent an armed coup against the restoration of independence of Latvia. The square is located on the outer edge of the Old Riga, near Bastejkalns, and its most visible facade is the Jacob's barracks building at Torņa iela 4.

Edwin

July 27, 2024

Riga is definitely worth a long walk. Lots of history 👍

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Micha

May 10, 2025

Yes very impressive here

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Latvian Cities and Municipalities Mural, Jacob's Barracks

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