Latviešu strēlnieku piemineklis
The Latvian Riflemen Monument rises thirteen metres above Riga in red granite brought from Ukraine. Valdis Albergs designed the sculpture, which faces the Daugava with three uniformed figures: a worker, a peasant and a commissar.
Construction began after a 1966 competition with thirty-four entries, and the monument joined a memorial complex that included a museum. A fire and water damage cracked the granite figures, so they stand back-to-back on one pedestal. Unveiled in 1971, the site originally honoured Latvian Red Riflemen who fought for the Bolsheviks, while a 2000 plaque broadened the dedication to riflemen active from 1915 to 1920.
The worker wears the Order of the Red Banner on his chest, and the figures’ stance expresses readiness to defend Latvia. The former museum building now houses the Museum of Occupation, while the sculpture itself was renovated in 2006.
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