Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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. St Peter’s Church
This striking building has been
destroyed and rebuilt several times
over since its original 13th-century
incarnation 9
. Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
This incongruous slab of concrete houses a chilling and
detailed testament to the suffering of Latvians during the
Soviet and Nazi occupations in the 20th century 7

Konventa Sēta

The Convent Courtyard

has been renovated

and is now home to

shops, galleries and a

porcelain museum.

Dannenstern House

was the largest

dwelling in 17th-

century Rīga.

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Photography

Museum traces

the development

of photography

from 1839 to 1941

through photo-

graphs and camera

equipment.

St John’s

Church

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Mentzendorff House

Constructed in 1695 to

house an apothecary,

this building is now a

museum devoted to the

life of Rīga’s merchant

class in the 17th and

18th centuries.