Vecriga (Old Riga, Old Town)
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| Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation |
| The Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation was founded on Nikolaus von Himsel's private collection in 1773. Now it is considered to be one of _ |
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| Swedish Gate |
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| Riga Stock Exchange Building |
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| Dannenstern House |
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| Sun Museum |
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| "Kaku maja" ("Cats house") |
| The Cat House is named for two black felines perched on the points of its towers. Not only did the beasts curse their first sculptor, he fatally fell while putting them up, but their purpose was to cause_ |
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| Powder Tower |
| For the first time it was mentioned under the name of the Sand Tower. At the beginning of the 14 century the tower was a main part of Sand Gate fortification system, consisting of 25 towers. It stood on_ |
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