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After a week I'm reporting back here. Please bear with me, slowly the exams in the university are coming back;). Since I have not yet completed my post series about Riga, I would like to continue it here today. Riga has a lot of beautiful sights, of which I saw only a handful in the few days I was there. For this reason alone I will come here again;) Many of the sights we saw during our snow walks, during Christmas time. That's why you can still see Christmas decorations on some of the pictures.
During our walk we passed, among other places, St. Gertrude Church. Here in Germany, the name Gertrude is a very old name. Even if the church is of course older, I somehow would not have thought that it carries such a name. Funny!
My friend, whom I visited in Riga, told me that rather less attention is paid to the church on the Internet or elsewhere in the city in the information center. When you think of Riga, you do not think directly of this church. I think that's a pity, she was very beautiful. The happier I was, that I had something like an "insider" with me;) From people who have grown up in the city, you get to know the cities always best!
Influences of the Swedish occupation
This church is an Evangelical Lutheran church. In fact, there is another church here with a similar name: The New St. Gertrude Church. That is why this church here also bears the name Old St. Gertrude Church. If you would like to visit it, you can find it in the Vidzemes priekšpilsēta district of Riga. Interestingly, the church is located directly on a crossroads, forming an island, so to speak. Such a location for a church is rather unusual, don't you think? I do not know something like this from Germany;).
The name of the church, about which I already speculated a little at the beginning of this post, comes from St. Gertrude. She was venerated by the inhabitants as the patron saint of travelers and wanderers.
Can you still remember the Swedish Gate from my last post? It was built under the Swedish occupation. The church was also greatly influenced by the Swedish occupation: the church was destroyed in 1605, shortly after its renovation, during the siege of Riga by the Swedish King Charles IX. First a temporary, then a completely new church building was erected. The latter was destroyed by fire, and from 1865 to 1869 the church that stands today was built. It is characterized by a neo-Gothic style. I like the bricks, this reddish is really beautiful. Do you feel the same way? What makes the church very different from other churches is its orientation. Usually churches are oriented east-west. This one faces southeast. As a result, you can see the church's trademark tower for many miles down the road.
Outside more beautiful than inside
We briefly went inside the church, but I must confess, the church is not beautiful inside, so I did not take any photos. The architecture is much more interesting on the outside. Inside, the church looks bare and sober and also rather more austere.
Nevertheless, I can recommend you to look at it once, if you are in the area. The round square on which it stands is very beautiful and surrounded by Riga houses. The church itself is also relatively well preserved. Above all, there are many bars and cafes nearby. The church is thus also a good starting point to explore the art nouveau district. Of this I have already shown you in my last post some impressions. The houses look really great here. The architecture of the Jugenstil is incredibly beautiful! What I also found very interesting was the relationship of the church to Germany. The church serves the ethnic German community in Riga.
"Mio"-Cafe in Riga inside
The "Mio" Cafe - much attention to detail
From the church we walked to the "Mio" cafe. The cafe was extremely beautifully decorated. A friend had recommended it to us (I think only because of the furnishings, but I'm not so sure anymore;)). From the church to the cafe is about nine minutes walk, the cafe is just a few streets away.
The cafe looks rather unimpressive from the outside, rather even modern, it is kept in white and green plants are in white pots. Inside - well, see for yourself!
Not only the interior design left me speechless. How do you like the interior? I have to say, I could spend a few hours here, but not more. It is then but a little too old and a little too much for me;). The cafe is also suitable for vegans and vegetarians and there are gluten-free dishes. How do you like my piece of cake;) In general, the atmosphere was very nice in the cafe and has seen that the owner has taken a lot of attention to detail. Next time I would still prefer to sit outside, even here there is a French flair, but it looks a little more modern here outside, in the small "garden";).
How did you like my post? Feel free to write your feedback in the comments! I am curious what you say to the Mio Cafe. Do you like the interior? See you next time!
@katrin-lux I can see in your story that the church building and mio cafe have the same opposite, if you say mio cafe has its beauty when you are inside, while the opposite of the church is the beauty that is visible from the outside of the building. .
You have some beautiful photos, thanks for sharing.
oh i didnt saw your comment, thx for writing one!:) that's true, I hadn't noticed that at all;) thank you!:)
@katrin-lux have a nice day .. good health always. 🙂
Thank you, You too!:)
@katrin-lux Of course, stay healthy.
Woow😱😱😱this so beautiful 🥰
thanks a lot, yeah riga is really amazing!:)
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As always, amazing places and beautiful photos!
yeah riga is so beautiful!:) thanks for commenting!
Thanks for your awesome posts!
what a beautiful city 🌸
it really is !:)
The Mio Café does look beautiful inside. It definitely has that "tea room" sort of vibe about it.
The cake looks delicious 😋. Now I want cake!
absolutely i couldn't have described the vibe better;) it looks very cute from the inside. i really like the contrast with the outside! hahaha it was, really recommend when you go there;) usually i always feel this way when hivians post food here!;))
Wow the environment is everything
I can imagine the luxury, the fragrance and even the people you'll exploring here
Life is beautiful, art is awesome
I love your photos
Thanks for sharing
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yeah true.. the houses in riga are stunning with its architecture and the mio cafe was so sweet haha.. i had the feeling riga is a very clean and luxury city but there are poorer areas too.. thanks for commenting!:)
You're welcome
I believe there's always a poor area in every place
Even down to our beautiful Dubai.... But all we focus on is beauty around us
And that's what we will always see😇
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thats true.. oh you live in dubai? Thats amazing i always wanted to go there, for sure this year!:) so many crypto people live there..
No, No I don't live there
It's my dream destination and I research about them allot
😇😇😇😇😇
wish you good luck to go there on day!:)
Thank you @katrin-lux
And I'll make sure to paint my wall with beautiful Post of the cities of Dubai when I get there 🤭🤭
Riga, looks amazing a European city, in the first pictures I saw a picture I think with a Lutheran church if I'm not mistaken, we have here in western Romania one exactly the same and is called the Red Church, a very beautiful church.
yes you are right, the church is an evangelical lutheran church. not bad that you have recognized it, how did you get it? oh great, is the red kirch ebei you also made of bricks?:)
I like that you are bringing such great posts consistently.
Now I'm thinking about this 🤔
Is there a particular reason? I guess I won't visit a church from now on without checking
thank you a lot:) i googled it a bit, and i think i found something that makes sense for me haha. For Christians, the eastward direction was very important in the past. It is also called "Ostung". The orientation has to do with the direction of prayer to the east. They wanted to pray thus to the rising sun. The pray in the direction of the east is an old tradition. ;)
It makes sense. Muslims also pray facing the sun, If I'm not mistaken.
Ohhh, I haven't been to this cafe. It looks so romantic, modern and yet rustic inside! I will pop in when next in Riga. Thanks to Covid, I have not gone to Latvia for more than 2 years. Thinking of finally travelling this year, must really 😅
With churches, it is not a touristy thing in LV, and religion is slowly dying out, so naturally, there isn't enough funding to upkeep. So you see the same simple interior in almost every church. It is slightly different in the Orthodox churches, there is a bit more bling.
yeah it was very special i have never seen such an interior before.. it looks a little bit like in a movie:) oh no, yeah haha travelling this year will be cool, i am looking forward to your post. maybe you can shar your experience with us if you go to mio cafe:)
ah okay, thats interesting, yeah i think thats a global thing.. thanks for the info!! so i will try to go in othodox churches next time too;)
Yeah, perhaps!
I have got so much to share just never enough time to write and edit 😂
I bet with Covid new places have emerged!
Sieht nach einer sehr schönen Stadt aus. Die Gebäude haben was sehr imposantes. Das Café versetzt einen direkt irgendwie in die viktorianische Zeit. Ich stelle mir die ganze Zeit vor wie gleich jemand im prächtigen Ballkleid einschreitet😅
Amazing post and pictures!! I love that you explained so well a bit of history!! I'm traveling right now!!
thanks a lot for commenting:) haha yeah i always love to tell you something about the history, there is so much to tell.. thats great if you visit riga tell me what you liked the most:)
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