St. Peter's Church, Riga

St. Peter's Church () is a tall Lutheran church in Riga, Latvia, named after Saint Peter.

History

First mention of the St. Peter's Church is in records dating to 1209. The church was a masonry construction and therefore undamaged by a city fire in Riga that year. The history of the church can be divided into three distinct periods: two associated with Gothic and Romanesque building styles, the third with the early Baroque period. The middle section of the church was built during the 13^th century, which encompasses the first period. The only remnants of this period are located in the outer nave walls and on the inside of a few pillars in the nave, around which larger pillars were later built.

Second period of construction

The second period dates to 1408-09, when master builders Johannes Rumeschottel <!-- and Kersten Rumeschottel (needs reference) --> from Rostock supervised the construction of the sanctuary, based on the St. Mary's Church in Rostock. The sanctuary was almost finished by 1409, but due to the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War it was completed and dedicated only in 1419. Other construction work was interrupted by the plague in 1420 and resumed in the 1430's. The 13^th century church was reconstructed in 1456-66 to conform to the newly built sanctuary. Both constructions were joined in the 1470's, thereby creating a mighty basilica with three aisles and...
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