Riga Castle (Rigas pils) is another resurrected survivor of the busy 14th century, and now home not only to two museums, but the offices and residence of the President of Latvia as well (and we thought the White House was posh). This also means that aside from the museums, much of the castle is off limits and well secured, so unless you'd like a run-in with Riga's not so friendly finest, we suggest reading the signs and sticking to the tourist part of the castle. Though like most castles it's been stormed, destroyed, and re-built ad nauseam, it has survived more or less intact since the 1930s, and is a symbol of Riga's beginnings, built on the site of first permanent structure in the city from the 13th century.
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