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Key facts
- Location
- Riga
- Country
- Latvia
- Denomination
- Lutheran
- Previous denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Website
- doms.lv
- Founded
- 25 June 1211 ( 1211-06-25 )
- Founder
- Albert of Riga
- Dedication
- Virgin Mary
- Archbishop
- Jānis Vanags
- Dean
- Elijs Godiņš
- Pastor
- Sandis Ratnieks
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cathedral
- Named after
- virgin birth of Jesus
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Country
- Latvia
- Located in
- Central District
- Founded by
- Albert of Riga
- Material used
- brick
- Dedicated to
- Mary
- Official website
- www.doms.lv/index/?lang=eng
- Image
- Riga Dom-Düna.jpg
- Height
- 90
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- Commons category
- Riga Dome Cathedral
- architectural style
- Brick Gothic
- inception
- 1201-01-01
- P6482
- Riga Cathedral
- street address
- Herdera laukums 6; Jauniela 24, (ēkas 2.–4. stāva telpās atrodas bij. Doma klostera D korpusa A gala siena); Palasta iela 2; Palasta iela 4
- native label
- Dom zu Riga
- different from
- St. James's Cathedral
- Christian liturgical rite
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
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Encyclopedic overview
Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga.
The cathedral is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Latvia, and is featured in or the subject of paintings, photographs and television travelogues. Like all of the oldest churches of the city, it is known for its weathercock.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riga Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.