Powder Tower, Riga

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View of the Powder Tower taken from a picture postcard of the very early 20th century.

The Powder Tower (Latvian: Pulvertornis) is situated in Riga, Latvia, and originally a part of the defensive system of the town. The Powder Tower was restructured in the years 1937 to 1940 when it was included to the structure of the Latvian War Museum.^[1]

References

↑ "The Powder Tower". citariga.lv. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

v t e Riga cityscape

Buildings	Castle Cat House Convent Yard Daugavgrīva House of the Blackheads Large Guild Latvian Academy of Sciences National Library of Latvia Powder Tower Small Guild Swedish Gate Three Brothers

Hotels	Grand Palace Radisson Blu Daugava

Monuments & memorials	Brothers' Cemetery Bikernieki Memorial Freedom Monument Great Cemetery Pokrov Cemetery Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

Parks & gardens	Vērmanes Garden

Places of worship	Nativity Cathedral Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. James's Cathedral

Structures	Island Bridge Radio and TV Tower Railway Bridge Southern Bridge Stone Bridge Vanšu Bridge

Tourist attractions	Central Market Zoo

Waterways	Daugava River

Coordinates: 56°57′04″N 24°06′32″E / 56.9512353°N 24.108789°E / 56.9512353; 24.108789

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