Jul 18, 2014
Latvia FDC on "800th Anniversary of Turaida Castle"
First Day Cover
首日封
Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia
Latvia
800th Anniversary of Turaida Castle
Date of Issue : 11 July 2014
Turaida Castle is one of the best-known archaeological and architectural monuments of Latvia. The construction of the masonry castle started in 1214 at the site of the wooden castle of the Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida, which had burnt down during a battle. Nowadays, Turaida Castle is one of the oldest medieval castles to be seen in Latvia.
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