Vērmanes Garden is a central Riga public park created after the destruction of the suburbs in 1812. Named for donor Anna Ģertrūde Vērmane, it has been reshaped over two centuries and remains a place for everyday meetings and cultural life.
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Vērmanes Garden is a green meeting place in central Riga, but its origin lies in a devastating fire. After the suburbs were burned in 1812, residents and officials planned new public greenery on the cleared ground. The garden that opened in 1817 bears the name of one of its most generous supporters, Anna Ģertrūde Vērmane.
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- The garden opened to the public in 1817.
- Anna Ģertrūde Vērmane donated land and funds for the garden.
- Its present commemorative obelisks are later copies of earlier monuments.
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