Riga Castle was built by the Livonian Order, a branch of the Teutonic Knights, on the banks of the Daugava river, and became the seat of the Master of the order. The citizens of Riga resented the order's power, and in the late fifteenth century they destroyed the castle, which the order rebuilt after a conflict. Through the following centuries, with the changes of rule over Livonia, it served as the residence of Polish, Swedish and Russian governors. Its present form is the result of many alterations and restorations, and it houses several museums. Since Latvia regained independence at the beginning of the 1990s, it has been the official residence of the President of Latvia.
Before and after
- 1325Birth of Hafez
- 1325Origins of Templo Mayor
- 13 March 1325Founding of Mexico City
- 14 June 1325Ibn Battuta sets out from Tangier
- 1330Construction of Riga Castle
- from 1331 to 1333Gümmenenkrieg
- 27 May 1332Birth of Ibn Khaldun
- 1334Construction of Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
- 1335Origins of Visoki Dečani
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The era
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