Sudrabkalniņš

Sudrabkalniņš is a historic monument in Riga that commemorates the soldiers of the 6th Riga Infantry Regiment, who drove the Bermont troops out of Anniņmuija in November 1919. It stands between Sloka Street and Kurzeme Avenue. The monument was unveiled by President Kārlis Ulmanis in 1937 and was created by the artists Kārlis Zāle and Ernests Štālbergs. The wall that divides the slope at a right angle to the street is made of granite blocks taken from the fortifications at Daugavgrīva. On the wall you can see a lion sculpture, the regiment's emblem, and a bronze plaque bearing the names of the fallen soldiers. After being damaged during the Soviet era, the memorial was restored in 2005.