IgoUgo

Things To Do in Riga

Freedom Monument

Brivibas bulvaris, Riga, Latvia

Featured Review : All roads in Riga lead eventually to the Freedom Monument. It's the centrepiece of the city, a symbol of the liberty and survival of a country which has been under occupation for all but fifty of the past eight hundred ...See Full Review

  • #2 most popular
    thing to do in Riga
  • Avg. User Rating:
    3 out of 5 stars

Nearby Things to Do

Old City Riga (Vecriga)
User Rating: 3 out of 5
Bastion Hill Park (Bastejkalns)
User Rating: 2 out of 5
Brothers' Cemetery
User Rating: 2 out of 5
Amber Markets
User Rating: 3 out of 5
Jurmala
User Rating: 3 out of 5

Popular Riga Hotels

Maritim Park Hotel Riga
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Grand Palace Hotel
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Dodo Hotel
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Hanza Hotel
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Best Eastern Centra Hotel Riga
User Rating: 3 out of 5

Popular Things to Do in Riga

Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Freedom Monument
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum
User Rating: 4 out of 5
Central Market
User Rating: 3 out of 5
St Peter's Church
User Rating: 3 out of 5

Freedom Monument Reviews

Have you visited the Freedom Monument in Riga? We're always looking for more Freedom Monument reviews and photos. Contribute yours today.
Best of IgoUgo

Freedom Monument

  • 4 out of 5 stars by michaelhudson from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
  • March 14, 2009
Freedom Monument
Quote: All roads in Riga lead eventually to the Freedom Monument. It's the centrepiece of the city, a symbol of the liberty and survival of a country which has been under occupation for all but fifty of the past eight hundred years.Symbolically sited on... Read the full Freedom Monument review

From journal Riga: Museums and Monuments

Best of IgoUgo

The Freedom Monument

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • October 16, 2007
The Freedom Monument
Quote: The symbol of Latvian independence, the Freedom Monument is now 72 years old. Sadly, it has only known freedom for 21 of those years - 1935-40, and 1991 to the present day. A soaring fluted column 50m tall supports the copper-green figure of... Read the full Freedom Monument review

From journal Riga - The Bad Boy of the Baltics

Best of IgoUgo

Freedom Monument

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Owen Lipsett from New York, New York
  • December 21, 2004
Freedom Monument
Quote: Riga’s best-loved landmark, the 42-meter high Freedom Monument, is the tallest of its kind in Europe. "Milda," as the whole edifice is popularly known, dominates Brivibas bulvaris (Freedom Boulevard), which runs through the parks dividing Vecriga... Read the full Freedom Monument review

From journal Riga: Historic and Vibrant Baltic Metropolis