The Swedish Gate

The Swedish Gate was one of twenty-five gates built into the fortification wall. The gate got its name thanks to Swedish soldiers who lived in the vicinity. The Swedish Gate built into the wall of a dwelling house in 1698 and allowed a secure and lockable passage to the houses built in the early 17th century on Torna Street behind the city fortification wall.

Nearby images in Riga

A: Riga Old City at Night (1)

by Uldis Bardins, 60 meters away

B: Fortress wall in Old Riga

by Aleksandr Galiullin, 60 meters away

C: Anti-government protests in Riga on the 13th of January, 2009

by Vil Muhametshin, 70 meters away

On January 13, 2009, protests by an opposition drew ten thousand people in Riga, Latvia. After the of...

D: At the former fortification wall of Old Riga on Troksnu (Noisy) street

by Vil Muhametshin, 70 meters away

E: Aldaru and Maza Troksnu streets, Old Riga, Latvia

by Vil Muhametshin, 70 meters away

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F: Protesti pie Saeimas pret A.Loskutova atstādināšanu no amata 2008.gada jūnijā

by Vil Muhametshin, 70 meters away

  

G: Corner of Torna and Jekaba Street, Old Riga

by Vil Muhametshin, 70 meters away

Torna Street was formed in the 17-18th centuries between the erected ramparts and the fortification w...

H: Corner of Jekaba and Klostera Street

by Vil Muhametshin, 80 meters away

Jekaba (Jacob’s) Street was constructed in the 13th century and by the end of the 17th century it was...

I: On the main stairs of the Latvian parliament in Old Riga

by Vil Muhametshin, 90 meters away

J: Plenary chamber of the Latvian parliament in Riga

by Vil Muhametshin, 90 meters away

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