Riga was founded in 1201 by Bishop Albert. Three important sights in Riga discussed are Riga Castle, which was founded in 1330 by the Livonian Order; the Cat House, built in 1909 in the Art Nouveau style; and the House of Mentzendorff, built in 1695 and now a museum. The document also provides information on the history and symbolism of Latvia's coat of arms and flag, describing the sun, stars, and red lion that represent Latvia's regions and history.
2. The History Of Riga
Sights of Riga
The history of Latvian coat
of arms and flag
3. Riga as a city was founded in 1201 by Bishop
albert.
This was not the first Christian missionary, but the
Bishop Albert with the help of the crusaders
managed to overcome the resistance of the local
inhabitants, fishermen and craftsmen, and on the
site of a pagan settlements to found a city called
Riga.
5. RIGA CASTLE.
The castle was founded in 1330 by the master
of the Livonian order. There were three
buildings, square yard. On the ground floor
there was utility room, on the second - cells
brothers of the order, the residence of the
master, meeting facilities, refectory, chapel.
6. Cat house.
The building is located in the Central part of
Riga's Old town, built in 1909 by the architect
Friedrich Setelem in the style of Art Nuovo.
7. The house of
Mentzendorff was built
in 1695. It includes a
basement with cellars,
three main floors and
impressive dimensions of
the attic. This building
became a Museum in
1992. In its history at this
facility was 17 owners.
The name of the house
got from the last owner
August Mentzendorff
who left Latvia in 1939.
The House Of Mentzendorff.
8. Was adopted as the national
emblem of 15 June 1921
Constituent Assembly
(Satversmes sapulce) of the
Republic of Latvia.
The sun - a symbol of national statehood.
Three stars above the coat of arms represent the
three historical regions (Vidzeme, Latgale and
Kurzeme-Zemgale)
Red lion -Kurzeme and Zemgale is the Western and
South-Western part of Latvia.
9. According to legend, the basis of the flag
was white cloth, which was carried from
the field mortally wounded Latvian
tribal chief. The soldiers lifted the blood-
soaked with the two ends of the cloth as
the banner, and it led them to victory.