Must-see fort · Riga, Latvia
Freedom Monument
Brīvības piemineklis
Freedom Monument is a fort in Riga, Latvia.
Freedom Monument: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Freedom Monument
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Freedom Monument — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 56.95154, 24.11337. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Freedom Monument
- Kanālmalas apstādījumi · park · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Bastejkalna parks · park · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Piemineklis Rūdolfam Blaumanim · fort · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Raiņa piemineklis · fort · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Wöhrmann Garden · park · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Esplanāde · park · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Porcelain Museum · museum · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Svētā Jura baznīca · church · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Museum of Decorative Arts and Design · museum · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Riga Cathedral · church · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- House of the Black Heads · museum · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Svētā labticīgā Aleksandra Ņevska pareizticīgo baznīca · church · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Latviešu strēlnieku piemineklis · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Latvian Museum of Photography · museum · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Anglikāņu baznīca · church · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church · church · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Riga Castle · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Monument for 1905 Revolution Fighters · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Freedom Monument
- Piemineklis Rūdolfam Blaumanim · fort · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Raiņa piemineklis · fort · Riga · ~0 km · Must-see
- Latviešu strēlnieku piemineklis · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Riga Castle · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Monument for 1905 Revolution Fighters · fort · Riga · ~1 km · Must-see
- Putenī · fort · Riga · ~3 km · Must-see
- Sudrabkalniņš · fort · Riga · ~6 km · Must-see
- Daugavgrīvas cietoksnis · fort · Riga · ~14 km · Must-see
- Daugavgrīvas klostera drupas · fort · Riga · ~14 km · Must-see
- Ruins of Alt-Dole castle (AD 1226) · fort · Salaspils novads · ~16 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Freedom Monument open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Freedom Monument yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Freedom Monument?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Freedom Monument?
Nearby: Kanālmalas apstādījumi (park, 0 km), Bastejkalna parks (park, 0 km), Piemineklis Rūdolfam Blaumanim (fort, 0 km), Raiņa piemineklis (fort, 0 km), Wöhrmann Garden (park, 0 km), Esplanāde (park, 0 km).
Is Freedom Monument worth visiting?
Freedom Monument is listed as a must-see fort in Latvia on Spotwander.