Historic places in Liepāja
6 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Liepāja.
Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.
Historic places in Liepāja
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Fontaine Palace
A hotel's music club in an old warehouse, capacity 600 people, offering live bands from around the globe. Popular with travellers and internationals.
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Liepājas Svētā Trīsvienības Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca
Has a 55 m (180 ft) high tower, which is a perfect sightseeing place. It also has a huge church organ, made of more than 7000 pipes, which was the biggest organ in the world till 1912. It is still the biggest in Latvia and one of the biggest and most beautiful in Europe.
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Northern Forts
Ziemeļu forti
The ruins of a 1908 fortress. Military heritage, tours with torches, underground labyrinths, fortifications, seashore, history of Karosta. It was not blasted up. So, it has much more underground labyrinths and tunnels to explore, but it is not as scenic and dramatic from the outside as the first one. Nearby the Northern Forts you can see nature-friendly energy being made by a huge wind power generator, which can be seen from far in the distance.
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St. Joseph's Cathedral
Liepājas Svētā Jāzepa Romas katoļu katedrāle
The biggest Catholic church in Liepāja. Built of yellow bricks, with many small towers. There is a ship model in the church, which was believed to bring good luck for fishermen.
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St. Nikolai Orthodox Cathedral
Liepājas Sv. Nikolaja pareizticīgo jūras katedrāle
An impressive church in a depressing place. Just nearby Soviet-style apartment buildings surround the church, making it very surreal and contrasting. It was used as a cinema and a gym for soldiers during the soviet occupation years. Nowadays, the St. Nicholas maritime cathedral is a church again and the sound of its bells can be heard from afar.
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Nearby Fort
Tuvējie forti
It was blasted up shortly after being built.
Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Liepāja (CC BY-SA 4.0).