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Choral Great Synagogue, Riga

Mostly in ruins as the Germans burned it down on July 4, 1941 with 600 people locked inside.

Mostly in ruins as the Germans burned it down on July 4, 1941 with 600 people locked inside. There is a memorial to 400 Latvians who saved Jews during the Holocaust dedicted on July 4, 2007.


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About Choral Great Synagogue

 At Gogola and Dzirnavu iela

Choral Great Synagogue and Nearby Sights on Map

Jesus Church

An unusually-designed Lutheran church

Russian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Built in 1953, this building is often called '''Stalin's Birthday Cake''' because of it's austere and ornamented design

Riga Central Market

Riga Central market is a striking building near the central train station notable for its huge hangars, built from parts of actual zeppelin hangars bought for the market in 1920

Spikeri Quarter

Used as a cargo loading and unloading site on the banks of the Daugava river since the 14th century, the Spikeri Quarter saw a spurt in the construction of red-brick warehouses in the 19th century

Riga Old Town

Sun Museum

A definite contender for Riga's weirdest museum, this one covers the history of sun mythology and its role in Latvian culture

Latvian National Opera

Latvian Photographic Museum

Constrains photos of Latvia since 1839, with focuses on the World Wars and 1905 Revolution

St. John's Church (Riga)

A smaller, less spectacular church near St