In the city centre is this rather stunning obelisk memorial, called the Monument of Freedom and it was built, by public subscription, between 1931 and 1935 - surprisingly it was not taken down by either the NAZIs or the Soviets during their occupation of the city - although being caught laying flowers at the memorial led to immediate deportation to the Gulag so it was a risking business The woman on the top, Milna, represents Freedom, and she is holding 3 stars which represent the 3 regions of the country - Vidzeme, Kurzeme and Latgale There are armed guards round the memorial during the day and they change on an hourly basis in a small ceremony - it is not the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace as it involves 5 people but...
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