The Freedom Monument is a statue built in Riga, Latvia, in 1935. The Freedom Monument is a 42-metre high statue made of granite, copper and travertine. The base of the statue comprises 13 groups of bas-relief sculptures symbolizing Latvia’s culture. A 19-metre high column topped with a figure of Liberty lifting 3 stars completes the statue.
Amazing Fact: A symbol of Latvia’s War of Independence, the statue was built to honour the martyrs of the war.
