St. Peter's church, 1st nano in Latvia. Traditional Geocache
St. Peter's church, 1st nano in Latvia.
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One of the oldest
Lutheran churches in the Baltic States, construction of which
began in the 13th century. The tower offers viewing
platforms, from which you can get a bird’s eye view over the
roofs of the Old City, the center of Riga, and the Daugava
River. First mention of St. Peter's church was made in the
year 1209. The church is one of the best examples of Gothic
architecture in the Baltics, meant to be the main church of
the town. The church tower seemed to be jinxed, it was burned
down and rebuilt many times trough the centuries. It first
collapsed in 1666 and the last destruction it suffered was on
St. Peter's Day in 1941. In 1973 the tower was restored for
the last time. From the observation platform of the tower you
can enjoy a wonderful eagle's-eye view of Riga. St Peter's
Church has been built in the style typical of countries in
the Baltic region, and this will be obvious upon first seeing
its red bricks. A wooden church originally stood on the site,
which was replaced by the current one in 1408. A lift takes
visitors up to the top of the steel spire, which replaced a
wooden one that was destroyed by German shelling during World
War II. At the time, it was the highest church spire in
Europe. The lift goes to an observation gallery, which offers
fantastic views of Riga. Inside the church there is also an
photo exhibition.
Location: Skarnu 19
Opening hours: Tues-Sun 10:00-17:15.
Admission: Free to visit the church, 2Ls for the tower, photo
exhibition 0.50L.
1 LS is aproximetly 2 $ or 1.43 Euro.
You should remember that
the cache is available only when the church is open (see
above). To log this cache you have to go to the viewing
platform. The cache is typical nano container (magnetic and
without pencil - it contains just logbook) which you can
find behind the fixing unit of the speaker. !!! Be very careful
with magnet - sometimes it comes out together with logbook!!! As
this place is very common for tourists - be very careful -
sometimes there are a lot of them and it will be really hard to
take it. I suggest to go there on rainy day...
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