Turaida castle seen over Gauja river in Gauja National Park Vidzeme Latvia

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Turaida Castle (Latvian: Turaidas pils, German: Treiden, Treyden; meaning Thor's garden in Livonian) is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the opposite bank of the Gauja River from Sigulda. The castle was constructed in the Brick Gothic style in 1214 under Albert, archibishop of Riga, on the site of the destroyed wooden castle of the Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Gauja National Park Vidzeme Latvia
Photo credit: © Armands Pharyos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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