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St Christopher
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This towering sculpture of St Christopher (early 16th c.) carrying the infant Christ over water is tied to Riga’s founding legend. According to folklore, the giant ferryman once carried a mysterious child across the Daugava River. The next morning, he found gold where the child had slept—used to build Riga.
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