Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Riga

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. – Riga, Brīvības boulevard 23.

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Riga is the main Orthodox cathedral of Latvia, the cathedral of the archbishops of Riga. The most sacred objects are kept in the cathedral and the most solemn church services are held here, the most important events of the church life take place under its magnificent vaults.

The cathedral was built to a design by architect Robert Pflug. Emperor Alexander II sent 12 bells as a gift to the cathedral. All the bells were cast by Ksenofont Verevkin at the N. Finlandsky's Works in Moscow. The artistic work and painting were carried out by the famous artists of the 19th century in Russia– the president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts P. Shamshin, academicians K. Venig and V. Vereshchagin, professor Vasilyev, artists F. Zhuravlyov and A. Korzukhin. The cathedral was consecrated on 28 October 1884.