Rīga Sights

St Peter's

#9 of 63 things to do in Rīga

#9 of 63 things to do in Rīga

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  • Address
    • Skāņu iela Old Town
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 2722 9426
  • Price
    • lift admission charged
  • Hours
    • 10:00-17:00, closed Mon

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Lonely Planet review for St Peter's

Rīga's skyline centrepiece is gothic St Peter's, thought to be about 800 years old. Don't miss the view from its famed spire, which has been rebuilt three times in the same baroque form. Legend has it that in 1667 builders threw glass from the top - the number of pieces it broke into was the number of years it would stand. It landed on straw and didn't break, and a year later it burned down. The spire's current incarnation dates to 1973.

 

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