Victory Park (Riga)

The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, unofficially known simply as the Victory Monument, was a memorial complex in Victory Park, Pārdaugava, Riga, Latvia, erected in 1985 to commemorate the Red Army soldiers that recaptured Riga and the rest of Latvia at the end of World War II (1944–1945). The complex consisted of a 79-metre tall obelisk that consisted of five columns topped by five-pointed star, and two groups of sculptures – Homeland the Mother (Dzimtene-māte, Родина-мать) and a band of three soldiers.The monument was the subject of long-standing controversy in modern Latvian society, concerning the historical memory of World War II and the legacy of Soviet rule. Many ethnic Latvians regarded it not as a symbol of liberation, but rather start of the Soviet re-occupation. The monument's obelisk was sometimes referred to in Latvian as "Moscow's Finger" (Maskavas pirksts) or okupeklis (a portmanteau of okupācija – 'occupation' and piemineklis – 'monument'), and juxtaposed to the Freedom Monument.Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a decision was made to finally remove the monument. The demolition began 22 August 2022 and on 25 August 2022, the obelisk was toppled.

Torņakalns is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia located on the western bank of the Daugava River (neighbourhoods along this shore are collectively known as Pārdaugava). The name Torņakalns (English: Tower Hill) derives from a fortified tower built in the Middle Ages close to the Daugava River to alarm the city of Riga in case of emergency and unwelcomed intruders about to cross the river. The tower does not stand nowadays.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (Latvian: Svētās Trīsvienības Pārdaugavas pareizticīgo baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated in Pārdaugava at the address 2 Meža Street.

Jānis Skredelis' stadium (Latvian: Jāņa Skredeļa stadions), formerly Sporta komplekss "Arkādija", is a multi-use stadium in Riga, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It used to be the home stadium of Football club RFS. The stadium holds 250 people.

The RISEBA University of Applied Sciences (Latvian: Biznesa, mākslas un tehnoloģiju augstskola "RISEBA") is a private international business school located in Riga, Latvia. Until April 2016 it was known as the "Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration". The school was established in 1992. Other than Riga, the school has another campus in Daugavpils.RISEBA comprises three major academic components or schools: School of Business with Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes, which cover the areas of business, management and economics - Faculty of Business and Economics School of Media and Communication with Bachelor and Master and PhD programmes in arts and communications - Faculty of Media and Creative Technologies School of Architecture and Design, which currently offers a Bachelor programme in Architecture. - Faculty of Architecture and Design

Torņakalns Station is a railway station in the neighbourhood of Torņakalns in Riga, Latvia, located on the western bank of the Daugava River. Torņakalns Station is located on the Riga–Jelgava and Riga–Tukums railway lines. The station opened in 1868 as the northern terminus of the Riga–Jelgava railway line. From 1872, however, all trains were continued from the station via the Iron Bridge across the Daugava to the current Riga Central Station. In 1877, Torņakalns Station also became the eastern terminus of the Torņakalns–Tukums railway line.

Torņakalns Memorial to Victims of Communist Terror (Latvian: Komunistiskā terora upuru piemiņas vieta Torņakalnā) is a monument located at Torņakalns Station in Riga, Latvia. The memorial place is dedicated to the residents of Latvia who were deported in June 1941. Initially, it was planned to place the memorial on the Esplanāde, but later it was decided to place it near the Torņakalns Station. The memorial is made up of five chipped stone figures, symbolizing "destroyed family hearths and three exiled generations". There is a goods wagon and a memorial to the deported Latvian residents near the station building. The memorial stone with the inscription "1941" is a rough boulder, it's 1.2 m high.The memorial stone near the station building was unveiled in 1990, its author is the sculptor Ojārs Feldbergs, on June 14, 1996, a goods wagon was placed near the stone. The sculptor of the stone images of the memorial is Pauls Jaunzems, the architect is Juris Poga, it was opened on June 14, 2001 by the then president of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga.In December 2012, the second phase of the memorial was opened, black stone plaques were placed near the memorial. The third phase of the memorial is also planned - an information center about deportations will be located in the building of the Torņakalna railway station.

The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was the name for a proposed client state of the German Empire during World War I which did not come into existence. It was proclaimed on 8 March 1918, in the German-occupied Courland Governorate by a council composed of Baltic Germans, who offered the crown of the once-autonomous duchy to Kaiser Wilhelm II, despite the existence of a formerly sovereign reigning family in that duchy, the Biron descendants of Ernst Johann von Biron. Although the German Reichstag supported national self-determination for the peoples of the Baltic provinces (what is now Latvia and Estonia), the German High Command continued the policy of attaching these territories to the German Reich by relying on the local Baltic Germans.In October 1918, the Chancellor of Germany, Prince Maximilian of Baden, proposed to have the military administration in the Baltic replaced by civilian authority. After the German Revolution on 18 November 1918, Latvia proclaimed independence and on 7 December, the German military handed over authority to the Latvian national government headed by Kārlis Ulmanis.

The Zunda Towers (formerly known as the Z-Towers) are a pair of skyscrapers in Riga, Latvia. The buildings were designed by Latvian architectural firm F.L.Tadao & Lukševics, while the façade was designed by architect Helmut Jahn. Both towers have a mix of office space and residential units.The total cost of the project was more than €250 million. The towers were completed in 2017, and opened a few years later.

Latvian Railway History Museum (Latvian: Latvijas dzelzceļa vēstures muzejs) is a railway museum with expositions in Riga and in Jelgava, dedicated to the history of railway and its development in Latvia . The museum is a structural unit of the company "Latvijas dzelzceļš". The museum has the largest collection of wide-gauge vehicles in the Baltics.

Riga Cathedral Choir School is a state-run school in Riga, Latvia for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It provides both musical and general education, and has a well-known boys' choir as well as a girls' choir. The school was created on July 12, 1994. Riga Cathedral Choir School provides the following state funded licensed programs: Basic Education program unified curriculum including vocational education programs Vocal music, Choir class. Vocational education program Choral Conducting – choir singer, choir master specialities; Vocational education program Vocal music – academic singing – choir singer specialty; Vocational education program Music – jazz musician specialty.

The Emīls Dārziņš Music School (Emīla Dārziņa mūzikas vidusskola) is the junior music conservatory in located in the Āgenskalns district of Riga, named after Emīls Dārziņš. The senior school is the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (VLMA), formerly Riga Conservatory.