St. Peter's Church, Riga: Tower Tickets & Prices
30 - 45 min
Gothic Church & Observation Tower
First recorded 1209; current steeple rebuilt 1746 (120.7 m) after a 1721 fire; destroyed by German artillery 29 June 1941; restored 1954-1983 with a modern steel-framed steeple and lift
Reformācijas laukums 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
€9.00
€3 (Church interior only, no tower); €7 (Students, with valid student card); €3 (Pupils/students up to age 18); Free (Children under 7)
Monday-Thursday and Sunday: 10:00-18:00. Friday-Saturday: 10:00-22:00. Ticket sales end before closing; the tower may close early in poor weather.
No advance booking required for individual visitors; tickets sold on-site. The tower lift may close early in poor weather.
A combined ticket covering the church interior and a lift ride (from the third floor) up to an observation platform roughly 72 meters above the Old Town, in Riga's tallest church (123.5 m steeple).
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult, church + tower | €9 | On-site at Reformācijas laukums 1 | |
| Church interior only | €3 | On-site | |
| Student (with student card) | €7 | On-site, valid ID required | |
| Pupil/student up to age 18 | €3 | On-site, valid ID required | |
| With Riga Pass | Discount not confirmed | Verify current inclusion directly with rigapass.lv before relying on it |
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€9.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
St. Peter's Church is Riga's tallest structure and one of the oldest and most significant examples of medieval monumental architecture in the Baltic states, first recorded in 1209. Its distinctive tiered steeple has been rebuilt repeatedly after storms, fires, and wartime destruction — most recently after Nazi German artillery burned the building down on 29 June 1941, with restoration completed only in 1983. A lift installed inside the modern steel-framed spire carries visitors up to an observation platform roughly 72 meters above the Old Town, one of Riga's most popular viewpoints over the UNESCO-listed historic centre and the Daugava River.
What to See: Top Highlights
The Observation Platform
A lift from the third floor carries visitors to a viewing gallery roughly 72 meters up, with panoramic views over the Old Town's red rooftops, the Daugava River, and the harbour beyond.
A 500+ Year Rebuilding Story
The steeple has collapsed or burned and been rebuilt multiple times — an octagonal 1491 spire fell in a 1666 storm, a 1721-fire rebuild reached 120.7 m in 1746, and the whole tower was destroyed again in 1941 before its current form was finished in 1983.
The Gilded Weathercock
A gold-plated rooster weathervane has topped the steeple in various forms since the 15th century; the current bird is the seventh in the church's history, raised in 1970 during the postwar reconstruction.
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Is St. Peter's Church Included on a Riga City Pass?
Compare Riga PassesNo confirmed free entry or discount could be verified for St. Peter's Church on any pass. Neither Go City nor Turbopass operates in Riga (confirmed absent from both providers' own published destination lists), and the only private multi-attraction product, the Riga Pass (rigapass.lv), publishes its full benefits list only as an image graphic and does not confirm this attraction anywhere independently checked in this research — treat any discount as unconfirmed rather than assume it applies.
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Buy directly on-site or via the church's own official site.
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A commission-based discount product, not a confirmed free-entry pass — St. Peter's Church inclusion could not be verified.
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