Category:Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders
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English: Victory Monument (Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, Latvian: Piemineklis Padomju Latvijas un Rīgas atbrīvotājiem no vācu fašistiskajiem iebrucējiem) in Riga, Latvia was erected in 1985 to commemorate the Soviet Army's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. It was designed by the architect Alexandr Bugaev and the sculptors Lev Bukovsky and Aivars Gulbis. The monument consisted of a 79 meter tall obelisk and two groups of sculptures. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the obelisk was demolished on 25 August 2022.
Español: El Monumento a la Victoria Se localiza en la ciudad de Riga, capital de Letonia, fue erigido en 1985 para conmemorar la victoria del Ejército Rojo sobre la Alemania nazi en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Se trata de un obelisco de 79 metros de altura y dos grupos de esculturas.
Latviešu: Uzvaras piemineklis (en:Victory Monument) (oficiālais nosaukums — "Padomju Latvijas un Rīgas atbrīvotājiem no vācu fašistiskajiem iebrucējiem") ir Padomju Savienības Sarkanās armijas uzvarai pār nacistisko Vāciju Otrajā pasaules karā veltīts piemineklis, kas atrodas Uzvaras parkā, Pārdaugavā, Rīgā. Piemineklis ir 79 metrus augsts.
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Media in category "Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders"
The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total.
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Badge. Leninsky district. Riga.png 907 × 907; 591 KB
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Bāriņu iela un Uzvaras piemineklis.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 1.27 MB
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Demonstration in Riga for the removal of Soviet Monument (1).jpg 576 × 790; 116 KB
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Demonstration in Riga for the removal of Soviet Monument (2).jpg 577 × 622; 80 KB
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Medal. 75 years of the liberation of Riga from the Nazi invaders.png 567 × 850; 355 KB
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Medal. The Supreme Council. The Latvian SSR. A.png 850 × 850; 971 KB
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Postal cover of the Soviet Union. Victory Monument (Riga)-Fragment.png 907 × 680; 362 KB
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Postal cover of the Soviet Union. Victory Monument (Riga).png 907 × 680; 236 KB
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RR5712-0041R.png 322 × 321; 188 KB
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Stone Bridge in Riga 05.jpg 2,672 × 3,809; 5.78 MB
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Uzvaras parks. Uzvaras piemineklis. Rīga 9 maijs 2016.jpg 1,361 × 1,020; 1.3 MB
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Uzvaras piemineklis - panoramio (1).jpg 900 × 1,200; 652 KB
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Uzvaras piemineklis. Uzvaras parks. Rīga 9 maijs 2016.jpg 1,134 × 850; 1.06 MB
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Categories:
- Victory Park (Riga)
- Architecture of Soviet Latvia
- Monuments and memorials built in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Military monuments and memorials in Latvia
- Red Army monuments and memorials in Latvia
- Star symbols on top of objects
- Built in the Soviet Union in 1985
- Victory monuments
- Granite monuments and memorials
- Soviet obelisks
- Monuments and memorials in Riga
- World War II memorials in Latvia
- Lev Bukovsky
- Aivars Gulbis
- Alexander Bugaev
- Monuments and memorials in the Soviet Union
- Destroyed monuments and memorials in Latvia
- Destroyed in Europe in 2022