Bastejkalns or Bastion Hill in English is a nice and quiet park in the very center of Riga. It was formed in the 19th century after tearing down city bulwarks. On the one side of Bastejkalns you will find the Liberty monument, while on the other – Blaumanis sculpture.
Dividing the Old Town from the Central District with the Freedom Monument in the middle and while on the other – Blaumanis sculpture, Bastejkalns Park itself is divided by the winding City (Pilsetas) Canal. Besides benches to bask in the sun and picturesque bridges over the canal, the park contains memorials to those who died there in Latvia’s struggle for freedom in 1991 during the times of the USSR collapse.