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August 9, 2014

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Latvia: Riga, Monuments, Sculptures

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Riga: Sudrabu Edžus Piemineklis

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Sudrabu Edzus 1860-1941

In Kronvalds Park near to Riga Congress Hall is the sculpted monument of Sudrabu Edžus. Edžus was a Latvian writer and educator who was well acquainted with Russian and German classical literature.

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The sculpture, which sits on a plinth, is the work of the Latvian sculptor Ojārs Siliņš and was unveiled in 1957.

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