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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Freedom Monument, Riga Zoo, National Library of Latvia, Riga Castle, Daugavgrva Castle, Arena Riga, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga Radio and Tv Tower, Riga Central Station, Rigas Sporta Pils, House of the Blackheads, Riga Lvrtc Transmitter, Skonto Hall, Powder Tower, Riga, Large Guild, Riga, Three Brothers, Riga, Small Guild, Riga, Victory Memorial to Soviet Army, Swedish Gate, Riga, Riga International Coach Terminal, Convent Yard, Riga, Riga Passenger Terminal, Albert Street, Riga. Excerpt: Albert Street (Latvian: Alberta iela ) is a street in Riga, named after Bishop Albert . It is known for its Art Nouveau apartment buildings, many of them designed by the architect Mikhail Eisenstein .Photographs Coordinates: 565733N 240635E / 56.9590397N 24.1097116E / 56.9590397; 24.1097116A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Arena Riga (Latvian: Arna Rga ) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia . It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts . Riga Arena holds max. 14,500 people and was completed in 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the other being Skonto Arena .Many big name international artists have performed at this venue, including: Depeche Mode, Chris Rea, Korn, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Sigur Rs, Sex Pistols, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Placebo, Elton John, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Rihanna, Pink, Kylie Minogue, Backstreet Boys, Bjrk, Seal, Avril Lavigne, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Muse, Sting, Mylne Farmer, Deep Purple, Scorpions, James Brown, Nazareth and Metallica .It has been home to the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008.In June 2008 Arena Riga was host to Sensation White 2008 Latvia which was attended by 15,400 people having performances by great D...
