Riga’s 11 November Embankment follows the right bank of the Daugava beside Old Riga, combining a busy riverside route with a long history of trade and public gatherings.
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On the right bank of the Daugava, 11 November Embankment runs past Old Riga between the railway bridge and Vanšu Bridge. Across the water are the left-bank skyline and AB Jetty; here the subject is the city’s own riverfront, its road and the places beside it where people have traded and gathered. The wide water and passing traffic make the scale of Riga’s relationship with the river apparent.
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Quick facts
- The riverfront market operated here for centuries before its closure in 1930.
- The 1934 street name commemorated the defence of Riga in November 1919.
- The embankment was a major gathering place during Latvia’s independence movement in 1989–1991.
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