Riga's White House
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Riga Castle |
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Walkway inside castle walls |
The Riga Castle is a bit older than the White House in Washington. In 1515, the current castle was finished being built. It had another part added to it in 1641. The previous castle was burned down in the late 1400s. The castle today also holds a museum of Latvian history.

The president of Latvia has lived in the castle since 1922. Of course, during the Soviet era, the government administration was located here, but there was no president then. When independence returned to Latvia in 1991, the president then moved back into the palace.
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A section of castle wall |
On the right, you can see a section of the outer wall that was not finished so people can see the many layers of stones that have been added through the years to the construction. It's amazing that these walls have been standing for more than 500 years.
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Precision marching |
Because this is the palace of the president, the Latvian army has guards standing outside the castle main door for security.
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The changing of the guard |
I recently witnessed the changing of the guard. It's not often you see men stand statue-still for hours or march with precise movements.
But we see this every day on our way to our bus stop. Not many people can say that!
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