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The oldest dwelling houses in Riga. One of them has a small architecture museum inside, along with changing exhibits about Latvia.
The Three Brothers is a building complex consisting of three houses, situated in Riga, Latvia. The houses together form the oldest complex of dwelling houses in Riga. Each house represents various periods of development of dwelling house construction.
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Statue of woman with amphora on a building.
Jēkaba Katedrāle
Dating to 1226, this is one of the few Catholic churches left in Riga. At one point, it housed one of Riga's first schools.
St. Mary Magdalene's Church was made of stone in late 13th century. You can find perpetual worship nearby.
Saeima
A rather plain building housing the Saeima, Latvia's parliament. It has had a number of uses, including as a Soviet-era museum. Not open to visitors.
Arsenal Museum of Art is one of the largest exhibition halls in Riga. It is located in an important architectural monument – a customs warehouse or arsenal built at the beginning of the 19th century in the late Russian Classicism style. It was adapted for museum use in the second half of the 1980s.
For about 50 years it was a large union of memorial houses devoted to a range of writers. The latest reorganisation in 2009 has resulted in more simple and recognizable establishment – Literature and Music Museum.