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Fire in Riga Castle
Riga Castle Fire: Latvia's State Residence And Museum Sustains Major Damage
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가을의 절정을 맛본 시굴다에서 체시스로 이동하는 중. 발트의 길을 만났다. 1989년, 에스토니아에서부터 리투아니아까지 모두가 손을 잡고 함께 노래를 불렀던 실제 발트의 길이다. 발트의 길을 지나 체시스에 도착했다. 13세기 독일 십자군의 거점지역이었던 체시스, 독일 기사단이 세운 체시스 성이 마을 중심에 있다. 성 박물관에, 현존하는 것 중 가장 오래된 국기가 있다고 한다. “이것은 현존하는 가장 오래된 라트비아 국기예요. 1916년에 제작되었으며 옆 마을에서 발견됐어요” 지금의 국기와는 약간 다른 모습이다. 또 다른 중요한 것을 보여주겠단다. “이것은 1989년 ‘발트의 길’의 실제 계획이에요” 실제 ‘발트의 길’ 계획이라고 하는데 긴 종이를 펼치자 연필과 색연필로 표시된 진짜 ‘발트의 길’이 그려져 있다. “1989년 8월 23일 당시의 발트의 길을 알 수 있어요 시굴다에서부터 발미에라까지의 계획이에요” (발트의 길)의 실제 계획을 눈으로 직접 보니 역사의 현장에 와 있는 듯. 당시 사람들의 자유와 평화에 대한 간절한 염원이 느껴진다.
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I am going to Cesis from the cave where I tasted the peak of autumn. I met the way of Baltic. In 1989, it was a real Baltic way, from Estonia to Lithuania, where everyone squeezed together by holding hands. I passed the Baltic route and arrived at Cesys. The town of Cesys, built by the Cesis and German Knights, was the center of the town in the 13th century. In the castle museum, there is the oldest flag in existence. This is the oldest Latvian flag in existence. It was built in 1916 and was found in a neighboring village. It looks a bit different from the current flag. I will show you another important thing. This is a real plan of 'The Way of the Baltic' in 1989. It is called the actual 'Way of the Baltic' plan, but when you unfold a long piece of paper, you are drawn to a real 'Baltic Road' marked with a pencil and colored pencil. I can see the way of Baltic at the time of August 23, 1989. It is a plan from the cave to the balmy era. I feel a desire for people's freedom and peace at the time.
[Latvia: Google Translator]
Tiek pārcēlās uz Cēsīm Siguldā garšoja virsotnes rudenī. Es satiku Baltijas ceļu. 1989. gadā Baltijas ir reāls veids, kā ikviens dziedāja dziesmu kopā, turot rokās, no Igaunijas uz Lietuvu. Es nokļēju Baltijas maršrutā un ieradās Cesī. Cēsu pils ir 13.gs. cietoksnis tas bija Cēsis, teitoņu rīkojums vācu krustnešu būvētas atrodas pilsētas centrā. Pils muzejā pastāv vecākais karogs. Šis ir vecākais Latvijas karogs pastāv. Tika uzcelta 1916. gadā, tika konstatēts nākamajā ciemā. Tagad ar karogu ir nedaudz atšķirīgs. Es jums parādīšu citu svarīgu lietu. Tas ir īsts plānošana Baltijas ceļš 1989. attēlota faktiskā reālā pyeolchija ilgi papīru sauc par ceļš Baltijas plānā atzīmēta ar zīmuli un krāsainu zīmuli Baltijas ceļš. Es redzu, ka Baltijas ceļš 1989.gada 23.augustā, tajā laikā mēs plānojam no Siguldas līdz Valmierai Es tiešām plāno (Baltijas ceļu) ar savām acīm, ka likās uz skatuves vēsturē. Tajā laikā es jūtu vēlmi pēc cilvēku brīvības un miera.
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Latvia: Riga Castle extensively damaged in roof fire
Firefighters managed to localise a fire that had broken out Thursday in the roof of the medieval Riga Castle after hours of intensive labour on Friday. The fortress contains the National History Museum of Latvia and is the official the residence of Latvia's president. President Andris Berzins was not at the castle at the time of the fire, as restoration work was going on. The flames caused extensive damage to the roof, second and third floors according to a spokeswoman for the State Fire and Rescue Service.
The government used all of the city's resources, around 10 fire crews, to extinguish the flames. The Latvian Army provided a helicopter to spray water from the Daugava River. The total area affected by the fire is about 3,200 sq metres (35,000 sq ft). One firefighter suffered from symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, but no other injuries were reported.
Traffic nearby and on the Daugava embankments was blocked, while eyewitnesses reported power outages in the Old Town section of the city. Meanwhile Latvian police are investigating the cause of the fire, and the Crisis Committee will have a meeting on Monday regarding the accident.
Riga Castle has been under reconstruction since autumn 2012, with the renovation planned to continue to the end of 2014.
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Beginning of the 1941 Terror Against the Jews in Riga Latvia Part I of III.wmv
Come join TheCeļotājs journey through time, as we journey back to the year 1941 and the beginning of the terror of the Jews in Riga Latvia. Starting in the month of June 1941 the Jewish terror began with the Soviet Union's Deportation of prominent Jews. With the Nazi Army entering the City of Riga Latvia on 1 July 1941 the Jews terror and horror starting on the night of 3 July.
Beginning on the night of 13 June and 14 June 1941 the Jewish people's terror began with the Soviet Union's Deportation of prominent Jews. This was only the beginning to what would be a long year of terror for the Jewish people.
Under the Nazi Occupation Authority, the terror and horror began on the night of 3 July 1941 when Jewish people were dragged from their homes where they were either arrested robbed beaten or just murdered. Those who were arrested were taken to the Prefecture Riga City Militia Department Headquarters located at Aspazijas bulvāris 7, the Riga Central Prison, also known as the Zentralka and the house of a Jewish banker located at Krišjāna Valdemāra iela 19. These places can be regarded as one of the main places of integration torture and murder during the summer of 1941.
On 4 July 1941, in the street opposite this house, volunteers of the Security Detachment were registered, all those who wanted, as it was written in the recruiting appeal, to take part in the cleansing of the country from bad elements. Thus the ill-famed Arajs Detachment that played a particularly fatal role in the tragedy of Latvian Jews was created. Tens of thousands of foreign Jews deported to Latvia in order to be murder here by there hands.
On 4 July 1941 with the burning of the Jewish Synagogues located through out Riga. Nazi sympathizers and collaborators began there program of burning all the synagogues located in Riga. The two most listed in Riga history during this horror is the Great Choral Synagogue on Gogola Street and Peitavas Street Peitav Shul Jewish Synagogue. The Great Choral Synagogue was burned to the ground with some 300 Jews locked inside and burned to death. The only synagogue in Riga that did survive the burnings was the Peitavas Street Peitav Shul Jewish Synagogue located at Peitavas iela 6 / 8. The only reason for this was its proximity to other buildings in Old Riga Centre City. For it was located next to other buildings and there was a fear that burning it down would set the other buildings on fire. But it didn't escape being ransacked and turned into a warehouse.
Biķernieku Forest is where the largest site of mass murders and burial of victims of Nazi terror in Latvia is located. From 1941 till 1944, located in 55 mass graves where 35,000 people, including Latvian and Western European Jews, Soviet war prisoners, and the Nazis' political adversaries, were murdered here. In 1943, Riga Ghetto prisoners who were not transferred to the Kaiserwald concentration camp were murdered here, followed in the autumn of 1944 by those Kaiserwald prisoners no longer able to work. Biķernieku Forest is located 3 kilometers east of Riga centre city and on the south side of Biķernieku iela.
The former 1941 Riga Ghetto was located in a small area in Maskavas Forštate where over 30,000 Jewish men women children families and undesirables were concentrated in the small 16 block area which is not larger then a large shoe box were living quarters were assigned not by rooms but by mere square meters, a mere 4 Square Meters per person of roughly 43.056 Square Feet or an area roughly 6 foot by 7 foot or an average bathroom. Where living conditions became inhuman and food became scarce. There was also great poverty, as food rations were given only to those who worked, i.e. to about a half of the ghetto inmates. They had to maintain their 5652 children and 8300 elderly and disabled people. The ghetto only had 16 groceries, a pharmacy and a laundry, and a hospital was arranged. Where some people had barely enough to eat maybe a piece of bread if they were that lucky to even have that!
ILCAD 2016 Do not overestimate your abilities near railway tracks!
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Each year, the ILCAD partners choose a different section of the public for their awareness campaign. Since we have been experiencing in a certain number of countries an increasing number of collisions at level crossings involving seniors, we have decided this year to focus on “Senior citizens and people with sensory and mobility restrictions”.
Our accident-prevention message for 2016: “Do not overestimate your abilities near railway tracks!”
The video aims to challenge physical abilities of elderly people who tend to overestimate their own physical capacity near railways. According to the research and strategy of the agency's proposal, seniors are opinionated and they claim to be experienced enough when asked about safety near level crossings.
The aim of the creative concept in the given context is:
- to raise healthy thought on seniors' self-evaluation about their own physical abilities
- to challenge physical abilities in a witty manner among seniors
- to raise seniors' awareness on railway safety issues
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Latvians Divided Over Release Of KGB Files
The Latvian National Archives has released the first batch of files from the the former Soviet secret police, the KGB. Some Latvians have welcomed the release, hoping it will shed light on the country's dark past. But others fear some individuals could be falsely labeled as former KGB collaborators.
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Latvia: Riga Castle extensively damaged in roof fire
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2. C/U Riga Castle on fire
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7. M/S People watching the flames
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9. M/S Water sprayed onto fire
10. M/S Riga Castle on fire
11. W/S The streets of Riga
12. M/S People taking photos
13. People crossing bridge towards fire
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Latvia: Riga Castle extensively damaged in roof fire
Firefighters managed to localise a fire that had broken out Thursday in the roof of the medieval Riga Castle after hours of intensive labour on Friday. The fortress contains the National History Museum of Latvia and is the official the residence of Latvia's president. President Andris Berzins was not at the castle at the time of the fire, as restoration work was going on. The flames caused extensive damage to the roof, second and third floors according to a spokeswoman for the State Fire and Rescue Service.
The government used all of the city's resources, around 10 fire crews, to extinguish the flames. The Latvian Army provided a helicopter to spray water from the Daugava River. The total area affected by the fire is about 3,200 sq metres (35,000 sq ft). One firefighter suffered from symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, but no other injuries were reported.
Traffic nearby and on the Daugava embankments was blocked, while eyewitnesses reported power outages in the Old Town section of the city. Meanwhile Latvian police are investigating the cause of the fire, and the Crisis Committee will have a meeting on Monday regarding the accident.
Riga Castle has been under reconstruction since autumn 2012, with the renovation planned to continue to the end of 2014.
Latvia: Is Russia still the enemy? | VPRO Documentary
In Latvia the Soviet era is still visible, although the government tries to let the past be past. How is the relationship between Latvia and Russia nowadays? How is it for people in Latvia to live with a heritage that has become a burden? A documentary about Latvia and its past and new relationship with Russia.
The Baltic states still have a clear memory of the Soviet Union domination. Although Latvia is a NATO country, the fear of the Russians can be felt. Jelle visits a Latvian partisan, who fought the Soviets from the dense forests for years. And we visit the city of Daugavpils, where ninety percent of the people are Russian. How do they see Putin?
In this eight-part travel series the Dutch journalist and author Jelle Brandt Corstius travels through Russia and visits the neighbor countries Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. What image do the Russians have of their neighbors and vice versa? What are the relations between the powerful Russia and the other former Soviet republics? And how do the countries around Russia treat their Russian inhabitants? A series about propaganda and identity.
Latvia is probably the only country where the SS still gather every year. The veterans of the Latvian Legion fought alongside the Nazi`s in their own SS brigade. On March 16 they celebrate a battle in which they defeated the Red Army. For Latvians Germans are the liberators. Corstius meets veterans and explains why Latvian are still called `fascists` until a real fight on the street rises around this question.
One of the Soviet´s prisons in Latvia is now a museum, which draws thousands of visitors every year. The building has been left as it was. As a tourist you can book a tour and experience life as a prisoner. An Interrogation Russian style is included in the ticket, if you pay extra you can spend even a night in an isolation cell. How is it to experience such a tour and why are people doing it? While Russia is glorifying its Soviet past, Latvia is banishing it or making an attraction of it. In Europe, the Baltic states are the fiercest opponents of Putin´s Russia. Cortsius meets Sandra Kalniete, founder of the Latvian Popular Front, who fought for Latvian independence and became the first Foreign Minister.
Original title: De Bunker (6/8)
Director: Alexander Oey and Jelle Brandt Corstius
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The Freikorps Fights On - Estonia and Latvia War For Independence I THE GREAT WAR 1919
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After the Battle of Cesis it seemed the situation in Latvia and Estonia was about to quieten down. But the German soldiers in the region and the ongoing conflict with Bolshevik Russia meant the 2nd half of 1919 saw even more fighting in the Baltics.
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Riga Travel Guide - Latvia Joyful Moments
Riga Travel Guide - Latvia Joyful Moments
Riga is the capital of Latvia. Riga is famous for its Old Town (Vecrīga) and city center (Centrs), in which over 800 buildings are of the Art Nouveau (aka Jugendstil) style of architecture. The old town of Riga is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Art Nouveau style involves intricate building facades, with carvings of flowers and mythological creatures, and ornate doorways and windows. Much of the old town was either destroyed by fire or destroyed by the Germans in World War II and remained in ruins until it was rebuilt after the World War II, and further refurbished since Latvia's accession to the EU, to delight of many visiting tourists.
Riga is also popular due to its nightlife and discount airlines that offer cheap flights to/from much of Europe. Riga is bisected by the river Daugava. Old (medieval) town is in the center of the city on the east side of the river. It is surrounded by a ring of ~19th -- early 20th century architecture, followed by a mix of private 2-floor house districts and Soviet-era 5-18 floor apartment districts, with an occasional factory (especially near railroad lines). The term centre loosely refers to quite a large area around Old town limited by the river to the west, the railroad lines to the east and south, and without a definite boundary to the north.
Riga’s astonishing skyline tells the story, as the timeless Gothic spires in the Old Town mingle with the fantastic facades of one of the world’s richest collections of Art Nouveau on the grand boulevards. Riga is a UNESCO World Heritage site of cobblestones and breathtaking river views, as well as Europe’s Wifi capital with almost 1,000 spots to get online for free.
Old Town is comprised mainly of rounded cobblestone streets that may be hard to walk on if you are not wearing proper shoes. Outside of Old Town, most streets are paved with asphalt, although some smaller streets may be unpaved. Sidewalks are predominantly concrete everywhere. Old Town is best explored on foot. Due to the neglected drainage system, the streets may be flooded during heavy downpours.
The old centre of Riga on the right bank of the Daugava River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On these scurrying cobblestone streets and sociable squares are Riga’s oldest houses and churches. Vecrīga is stacked with restaurants, nightspots, art galleries and museums. At a cafe you have to order the dessert named after Vecrīga , made from choux pastry filled with curd and vanilla cream and dusted with icing sugar.
Rozena iela is such a narrow street that you can touch both sides as you walk, while the venerable Skārņu Street has an arts and crafts market where you can get a tasteful souvenir. The Great and Small Guild Halls hark back to when Riga was a thriving Hanseatic City, trading across the Baltic and Northwest Europe. Vecrīga lost a third of its historic monuments in the Second World War, but many were rebuilt after Independence in 1990.
Standing on Riga’s Town Hall Square and gazing at the Town Hall and House of the Blackheads, it’s mind-boggling to think that these monuments are little more than 20 years old. The reconstruction is seamless, and the plaza has a grandeur fit for a capital. Sticking out like a sore thumb next to the House of the Blackheads is a dark and squat 1970s Soviet building that until recently contained the Occupation Museum.
The pièce de résistance on Town Hall Square is undoubtedly the magnificent House of the Blackheads, first built for an association of unmarried merchants and ship-owners in the 1330s. This exuberantly adorned brick building was a nexus point for business and trade in Riga during the Hanseatic years.
If you have limited time to hunt down Riga’s Art Nouveau marvels there are many clustered together on Albert Street, which is like an outdoor gallery for architecture. One of the many surprising things about Albert Street is just how quickly these buildings went up.
At 17, 19 and 21 Mazā Pils Street stand the oldest complex of houses in Riga, dating from the 15th century. The oldest facade is no. 17, which has a mix of Gothic and Renaissance in its crow-stepped gable and the pointed arch on its doorway. Painted pale yellow, No. 19 dates to the middle of the 17th century and blends Renaissance with Dutch Mannerist design.
East of Vecrīga this solemn landmark remembers the soldiers killed fighting Soviet forces during the Latvian War of Independence (1918-20). Standing 42 metres high, the Freedom Monument (1935) is built from red granite and travertine, and crested by a copper sculpture of Liberty holding three golden stars.
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Рига. Пожарный музей. 2019г.
Музей пожарного дела Латвии. Ест таблички на 3 языках (Lat, Eng, Rus). Экспозиция музея знакомит с историческим наследием пожарного дела Латвии с 1865 года по настоящее время. 2 Этажа. В настоящее время коллекция музея насчитывает 31 780 музейных предметов. Latvijas Ugunsdzēsības Muzejs. Latvian Fire Fighting Museum.
View of the City of Riga, Latvia from Saint Peter's Church Tower
Come and Join ''TheCelotajs'' and his view of the City of Riga, Latvia from Saint Peters Church Tower. As we look out across the city, we will see a great view of City of Riga. Looking northwest we first see the Daugava River, west bank of the Daugava and the Akmens ''Stone'' Bridge looking down, we can see the roof of the House of the Blackheads, part of the Occupation Museum, statue of the Latvian Red Riflemen, Latvian Technical University. Moving to the right, we will see a better view of the Technical University and the Rigas Doma City Hall. Looking out across the city and the Daugava, we can see the Swedbank Tower and the Vansu ''Cable'' Bridge. Still moving right, we can see from left to right, Saint Saviours Church, Doma Cathedral, Riga Castle, Doma Square, Mara Magdalenas Church, Saint Jacobs Cathedral. Still moving right, we see The Guilds Small and Large, Jacobs Barracks, The Latvia War Museum, and The Powder Tower. As we look far out over the city we can see the Rigas Ports. Looking down, we can see Livu Square, The building known as the Cat House because of the figure of a Cat on its roof. Looking far out across the city we can see more builds. Moving to the right more, we can see the Monument of Freedom, the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, and German Embassy. Still moving right, we can see the Latvian National Opera, and another view of the city. Looking down we can see the roof of Saint Johns Church. Moving to the right more, we can see the Riga Railway Station, its railway yard and Riga Clock Tower. In the foreground are more old buildings. Now looking south, we can see the Central Market buildings. In the foreground you can see Reformers Church. Looking to the left a bit, and located behind Central Market we can see the Academy of Science or better known as Stalin's Birthday Cake. Still looking south, you can see from left to right the Academy of Science, Central Market, Daugava River, its inlets flowing into the Daugava River, Salu ''Islands'' Bridge and Rigas Radio and Television Tower. Moving to the right again, we can see the Daugava River, Rigas Television Studio, and Rigas Radio and Television Tower. Here we can see the east half of the famous Iron Bridge, Rigas Railway Bridge crossing the Daugava. View of the center and west end of the Iron Bridge and the north end of Zakusala Island. As we looking across the Daugava River to the west bank of the Daugava River. In the foreground we see the Akmens ''Stone'' Bridge. Looking across the Daugava River and far in the background we can see Victory Monument, Looking down, we can see the Statue of Roland. Now that we have returned to our starting point, I hope you enjoyed the view of the City of Riga from Saint Peters Church Tower. Please feel free to return as many times as you like.
BRIEF HISTORY OF TOWER --
The tower, originally of wood, was rebuilt a number of times. It once collapsed in a storm, totally destroying a nearby house and killing 8 people. It then it burned down for the first time in 1721, and it is said that the Emperor Peter the Great himself helped fight the fire, and then immediately issued the orders for its reconstruction. He ordered the chief architect to sit on top of the weather vane at the completion of the work, drink a glass of wine, and throw the glass to the ground. The shattered pieces were to be counted, and the number of pieces would show how many centuries the spire would survive. The glass landed on a passing hay cart and survived, with only the stem breaking -- two pieces. Sure enough, the spire was destroyed by fire again -- two hundred years later, on Saint Peter's Day, 1941. For many years it was thought that the church was accidentally hit in the crossfire of battle; however it has since been discovered that it was deliberately set on fire by retreating Soviet troops as a propaganda move to blame the Germans for its destruction. There is now an elevator to an observation platform from which you get by far the best view of Riga City.
Latvia: Riga streets ‘cleansed’ following Waffen SS commemorative march
Protesters staged a counter-demonstration where they ‘disinfected’ the area surrounding the Freedom Monument in Riga, Monday, as a response to supporters and former members of the Latvian Legion of the Waffen SS marching through the capital earlier on Monday to honour those who lost their lives fighting on the German side during World War II. The symbolic ‘disinfection’ appears to parallel the cleaning of Moscow streets on July 17, 1944 after German prisoners of war were paraded there. Protesters could also be seen holding placards depicting war crimes that were carried out by the Nazis.
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Borderland - E6/8 - The Bunker
In this series Jelle Brandt Corstius explores the border countries between Russia and Europe, from Latvia to Moldavia, West and East Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. What is the picture that the Russians and their neighbours have of each other, how are the relationships between powerful Russia and the other former Soviet republics? And how do the surrounding countries treat their Russian inhabitants? A series about propaganda and identity.
Episode 6: The bunker
The Baltic states still have a clear memory of the Soviet Union domination. Although Latvia is a NATO country, the fear of the Russians can be felt. Jelle visits a Latvian partisan, who fought the Soviets from the dense forests for years. And we visit the city of Daugavpils, where ninety percent of the people are Russian. How do they see Putin?
© VPRO September 2015
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Director: Alexander Oey and Jelle Brandt Corstius
English, French and Spanish subtitles by Ericsson and co-funded by the European Union.