Mother Latvia, Riga
N 56° 59.335 E 024° 08.577
35V E 326417 N 6319782
The sculpture of Mother Latvia is erected at the Brothers' Cemetery memorial and veterans park.
Waymark Code: WMZ6R1
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 09/19/2018
Views: 9
The cemetery is a memorial to and burial ground for thousands of Latvian soldiers who were killed between 1915 and 1920 in World War I and the Latvian War of Independence.
The impressive sculpture can be seen from the entrance 445 meter away.
The foundation stone of the memorial was laid on 18 November 1924. The first sculptural group, of dying horsemen, was unveiled on 20 November 1927, the second on 2 September 1928. The sculpture of Mother Latvia and her dead sons was unveiled on 13 October 1929. Construction of the main gates began in 1930. Statues of soldiers with shields symbolizing the four regions of Latvia were carved later. In 1936 the coats of arms of the 19 districts and the 59 cities of Latvia were carved in the wall of the cemetery. The cemetery was formally dedicated as a memorial on 11 November 1936 in the presence of the then President of Latvia and the government.
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Adress of the monument:
Aizsaules iela 1B
Ziemeļu rajons,
Riga, Vidzeme Latvia
1026
When was this monument palced?: 13'th of october 1929
Who placed this monument?: Latvian government
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