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22 collections of Latvian and Soviet military equipment starting from World War I until today.
The Latvian War Museum is a military museum in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
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The primary attraction here is the last remaining stretch of city wall directly opposite the barracks.
This building (also housing a pub of no particular note) is most famous for the two statues of black cats on the roofs. The legend has it that a disgruntled tradesman who was not accepted into the Big Guild, built this house and put the cats on it with their tails pointing towards the Big Guild, thus expressing his scorn.
A small, pleasant park surrounding Brivibas Bulvaris. Sites in the Bastejkalns include a Chinese and a Japanese building, and the Bridge of Love over the Pilsetas Canal. The Bridge of Love has several locks on the railings put up by recently married couples. There is also a memorial to the two people killed here in the tumultuous events of 1991.
The last remaining gate from the old city walls.
It is a team of highly professional musicians with strong traditions, generous sound and devoted performance.
Housed the guild of the tradesmen, who would join after being a member of the Blackheads (see House of Blackheads). Home to the Latvian Philharmonic – you can't just walk inside. It's the exterior that's worth seeing though.