Riga Cathedral

Summary

Riga Cathedral is a cathedral^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Riga Cathedral's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[3].
• Riga Cathedral is located in Central District^[4].
• Riga Cathedral is in the country of Latvia^[5].
• Riga Cathedral's instance of is recorded as cathedral^[6].
• Riga Cathedral's founder is recorded as Albert of Riga^[7].
• virgin birth of Jesus is named after Riga Cathedral^[8].
• Riga Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Brick Gothic^[9].
• Riga Cathedral is made of brick^[10].
• Riga Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as Riga Dome Cathedral^[11].
• January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Riga Cathedral^[12].
• Riga Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.949166666667, 'lon': 24.104444444444}^[13].
• Riga Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia^[14].
• Riga Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Mary^[15].
• Riga Cathedral's official website is recorded as http://www.doms.lv/index/?lang=eng^[16].
• Riga Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia^[17].
• Riga Cathedral's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Rīgas Doms'}^[18].
• Riga Cathedral's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dom zu Riga'}^[19].
• Riga Cathedral's different from is recorded as St. James's Cathedral^[20].
• Riga Cathedral's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}^[21].
• Riga Cathedral's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as Cultural heritage monuments in Vecrīga, Riga^[22].
• Riga Cathedral's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia^[23].
• Riga Cathedral's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': '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'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Riga Cathedral is in the country of Latvia^[5]. It is located in Central District^[4].

Designation and Status

Riga Cathedral's instance of is recorded as cathedral^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia^[17]. Its religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[3].

History and Context

January 1, 1201 marks the founding of Riga Cathedral^[12]. virgin birth of Jesus is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Riga Cathedral ranks in the top 5% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]