History of city Daugavpils (Dünaburg, Borisogleb, Dvinsk) in photos
A small historical reference
Daugavpils - the center of Daugavpils county, the second largest and most important city after the capital of Riga Latvia is located in the south-east of the country, on the River Daugava (Western Dvina), close to the borders of Lithuania and Belarus. Date of first written mention - 1275. In 1582 the Polish King Stefan Batory granted Dinaburg Magdeburg Law.
Attractions - Castle of the Order (XIII century, destroyed by the Swedes in 1655), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (1856-1864), the fortress (the first half of the XIX century), the church of Alexander Nevsky (built without a single nail) Gaёk water pumping station (1889) railway workshops (1866), Boris and Gleb Cathedral - the biggest Orthodox church in Latvia (1905), Church of the Assumption of the Virgin (1877), the Lutheran Church (1893), Bethesda "Kaddish" (Synagogue, 1850).
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Church |
Dam |
Dam |
Dam |
Dam |
Dam |
Dam |
Dubrovinsky garden |
Urban boulevard |
Urban boulevard |
City club |
State bank |
Catholic Lutheran Church |
Catholic Lutheran Church |
Kirch and church dedicated |
Komendatsky garden |
The complex of religious buildings |
Catholic church |
Cathedral of Castle |
Bridge over the River Dvina |
Bridge over the River Dvina |
On the bank of the river Daugava |
New building |
The ferry |
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After this period photos it becomes public domain. The participants of the Berne Convention are 167 States.
