CONTENTS Preface to Second Edition 4 Antiquities: historical facts, persons, symbols 7 The Liiv capital 8 North portal of the Dom 9 Bishop Meinhard's tomb 10 Stelae of the Town Hall 11 Sculptures of Our Lady and Walter von Plettenberg 12 Reliefs of Our Lady and St Mauritius 13 Grave plaque of the Reformation preacher Andreas Knopke 14 Memorial to Archbishop Wilhelm von Brandenburg 15 The relief "Temptation" 16 John the Baptist and Salome 17 A relief from the Eck Convent 18 Monk with a whip 19 The bay of the Riga Castle 20 Pillory of the Riga arsonists 21 Foundation inscriptions of the Riga Imperial Lyceum 22 A Riga cannon 23 Lielais Kristaps 24 Memorial plaque to the River Daugava floods 25 The Blue Guard Vault 26 The Grindel vault 27 Monuments to important historical events 29 Monument to the Defenders of Lucavsala Island 30 The Alexander Gate 31 Monument to an elm planted by Peter I 32 The Freedom Monument 33 Monument at Sudrabkalnins to Soldiers of the Riga Infantry Regiment 34 Monument to the 1st Armoured Division 35 A 19th century cannon 36 Monument to the "Bloody Sunday" victims 37 Monument to the Red Riflemen 38 Memorial to the Centennial of the Latvian Song Festival 39 Monument to the revolutionaries of 1905 at Grizinkalns 40 The Victory Monument 41 Memorial stone to deportees 42 Synagogue ruins - memorial to the victims of genocide against the Jews 43 Musicians of Bremen 44 Stone cross - the "Hachkar" 45 "At the Campfire" 46 Memorial stones to the victims of January 1991 47 "Eyes", an object of environmental art 48 Monument to the Wall that separated and united 49 Memorial Cross at the Vecmllgravis Bridge 50 CONTENTS Monument to Latvians - victims of terror 51 Memorial stone to the First Latvian Theatre Performance 52 "Siege du Diable" - Teuffelsitz - Range of Thought I 53 Monument to children deported in 1941 54 Monument to repressed ethnic Russian inhabitants 55 Monument to the Allies 56 Monument to the Air Force Auxiliaries 57 Memorial ensemble to those deported on 14 June 1941 58 Memorial plaque to Riga on the World Heritage List 60 Geodesic starting point of the Republic of Latvia 1921-1945 61 Monument to the victory over the Bermont Army 62 "The Black Threshold" 63 Commemorative plaque to the Christmas celebration tradition- in Riga 64 Monument to the victims of the "Riga - Kaiserwald" concentration camp 65 The Strazdumuiza truce commemorative stone 66 Sculpture - dedication "Flight over the City" 67 Memorial to the Barricades 68 Monuments erected in cemeteries 69 Depository of fragments of memorial sculpture 70 Grave memorial to Johann Christoph Brotze 71 Grave Monument to Emils Darzins 72 Grave Monument to Zigfrlds Anna Meierovics 73 Memorial stone to martyred Baltic German and Latvian priests 74 Grave Monument to Andrejs Pumpurs 76 Grave Monument to Janis Poruks 77 The War Cemetery \Brd\u kapi] 78 Grave Monument to Rainis and Aspazija 80 Monument to Janis Cakste, President of Latvia 81 Monument to Jewish soldiers who fell in Latvia's War of Independence 82 Memorial to Soviet prisoners of war 83 The Communards Wall 84 Memorial to revolutionaries at the Rainis Cemetery 85 Monument to Vilis Lacis 86 Monument to the Notables of the National Awakening 87 Monument to German Prisoners of War 88 Monument to the persons shot in January 1991 89 Memorial stone at the Old Jewish Cemetery 90 Monument to the Lipke Family, rescuers of Jews 91 Memorial site to deported Jews 92 Monument to the soldiers fallen in the First World War and the Baltic Landeswehr 93 Monument to the German soldiers killed in the Second World War 94 Memorial to the members of the National Resistance Movement 95 Memorial to the victims of the Second World War in Bikernieki 96 Rumbula. Memorial to the Nazi victims 98 The "White Crosses" memorial 100 CONTENTS Monuments to historical persons 101 Monument to Anna Gertrud Woehrmann, founder of a park 102 Obelisk to Governor General Marquis Philippo Paulucci 103 Monument to Johann Gottfried Herder 104 Statue of Roland 105 Sculpture of Bishop Albert 106 Monument to the Riga Burgomaster Eduard von Hollander 107 Monument to Barclay de Tolly 108 Monument to Rudolfs Blaumanis 109 Monument to Augusts Dombrovskis 110 Monument to Janis Rozentals Ill Bust of Sudrabu Edzus 112 Bust of Pauls Stradins 113 Sculpture of Louis Braille 114 The Rainis monument 115 Monument to the composer Emils Darzins 116 Monument of Eduards Smilgis 117 BustofMstislavKeldish 118 Monument to Alfreds Kalnins . 119 Monument to Aleksandrs Caks 120 Monument to Andrejs Upits 121 Monument to Friedrich Zander [Fridrihs Canders] 122 Monument to Krisjanis Barons 123 Sculpture to Hippocrates 124 Monument to Anna Kern 125 Monument to Blind Indrikis [Neredzigais Indrikis] 126 Memorial to Angel Ganivet 127 Memorial stone to Garlieb Merkel [Garlibs Merkelis] 128 Memorial Stone to Jorgis Zemitans 129 Memorial Stone to Krisjanis Valdemars 130 Monument to Fricis Brivzemnieks 131 Monument to Colonel Fridrihs Briedis 132 Monument to Karlis Padegs 133 Memorial to Uldis Germanis 134 Memorial stone to Alexander Pushkin 135 Monument to the painter Voldemars Irbe 136 Monument to Mikhail Tal 137 Monument to the Nobel Prize winner Wilhelm Ostwald 138 Monument to President Karlis Ulmanis 139 Monument to Pauls Valdens 140 Monument to Mirzo Ulugbek 141 Monument to Academician Edgars Silins 142 Monument to Oskars Kalpaks 143 Monument to Ernests Brastins 144 Monument to George Armitstead 145 Monument to Avicenna 146 Bust of Leonids Vigners 147 CONTENTS Decorative Sculpture in Public Space 149 Fountain "Seasons" 150 The Opera fountain "Nymph" 151 "Golden Knight" 152 Statue of Mary 153 The Riga 700th anniversary pavilion 154 The "Laima" clock 155 Sculptural ensemble at Ausekja iela 3 156 "The Sea Lion" 157 Fountain "Werewolf and Orphan Girl" 158 Sculpture "The Ancient Latvian" 159 Leopards 160 Morning 161 My Land 162 "Peace Dance" 163 "Taking a Bath" 164 "The Colt" 165 "Springtime" 166 "Towards the Sun" 167 "The Daugava" 168 "Youth" 169 "Reflection" 170 Decorative sculpture in Alberta Square 171 "Mother's Heart" 172 "Mother and Child" 173 Water-basin sculpture 174 "To School" 175 "Jdnuguns" [Midsummer Bonfire] 176 "Two" (The Split Soul) 177 Riga-Kobe Friendship Clock 178 "FolkSong" 179 "The Rider" 180 "Hay Rakers" 181 "Kokle Player with children" 182 Environmental installation "Riga 800" 183 Chinese pavilion 184 "Head of a Liiv" 185 Chimney sweep and Bricklayer 186 The last chapter "Curiosities, though not all of them" 187 Capital of the Carnikava manor 188 Victory column 189 Water pump 190 Moustached pillar 191 Sculpture of Peter I on horseback 192 This will be a place for 193 The Political Context of Public Monuments 194 SLUB \.