Sightseeing Kuldiga, Latvia

The buildings constructed by Latvian congregation for donations, which started to collect the 1870th g. Church completed the 1904th g. by V. Neumann Project Neo-Gothic style church in decorative star vaulted ceiling. Altārdaļā artist J. Šķērstena-made stained-glass windows (1940), 17. century. created fonts.

Kuldiga pride is Ventas rumba - the widest natural waterfall (240 m). It is a natural waterfall, which is associated with many historical events and legends. Duke Jacob invented fish Kerama devices which had been installed on the hub, Kuldiga known as the city where the salmon were caught in the air.

Kuldīga District branch of the museum - "card room" viewable J. Mint gathered a wide collection of playing cards. This is the only kind in the Baltics card museum. Here one on display in all Latvian printed as well as around 200 different countries of the world pack.

The first church was built of wood 1252nd g. , the present brick church was built 1665. g. , it burned and rebuilt and rebuilt. The church hosts a number of important artistic monuments - the altar and pulpit, the organ loft with the prospectus and paintings.

Built in the 1640th g. as a proof of confidence of Duke Jacob King of Poland. Church remained biktssols with allegorical paintings, three altars, the very richly decorated with rococo carvings, 16. century. sculpture "Madonna and Child".

The building was built in the 17th century, the cellar was in Kuldiga first prison. Town Hall Square was formerly the main meeting place for people. It was once the SE corner of the stake at which punished disobedient people.

Built in 1735 destroyed the palace of the Duke of stones on the terrace, consisting of the only still remained Kuldiga castle wall fragment. Rebuilt in the 19th century. in the middle. Also referred to as executioners house.

The building was built in the 17th century. Kuldiga Burgomaster. 1, 701th g. Here resided the Swedish King Charles XII and the lobby has left an unusually large box (2x2, 5m), which paskatāma visitors even today.

1242. g. there built stone castle of the Teutonic Knights, some of which are preserved fragments of stone and castle cellar vault. Later there was under the Duke Palace, destroyed 1, 701th g.

One of the longest brick bridges in Europe (167 m), one of the symbols of the city, built, 1874 It was 26 feet wide, so it might change the two oncoming carriages.

One of the few 17th century. buildings, built of wooden lattice technique, restored the 1986th g. Duchy of time there was under the first drug dealership.

At the mouth of the Venta River near the bridge formed one of the highest waterfalls Latvian (4. 15 m).