Comet Fort Fortification
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The Comet Fort Dam is historically related to cultural monuments of national significance: the buildings of the Daugavgrīva Fortress, as well as the complex of fortification structures of the Daugava estuary in Mangaļsala. The mole, which was constructed in 1850–1861 and whose construction was actively supervised by the Russian Tsar, who repeatedly visited it, stretches into the sea from Mangaļsala. Two stones can be found on the bank of the Daugava in the vicinity of the mole: they were named “Tsar’s Stones” in honour of the visit by the Russian Tsar Alexander II and Prince Royal Nicholas to this place.
Used sources and references:
Archaeological research in Latvia in 2003 and 2004. Riga: Publishing House of the Institute of Latvian History, 2004.
Prieditis, E. Latvian Navy. 1919-1940. Riga: Typography Lemon, 2004.
Andersons, E. Latvian Armed Forces and Their Background. Toronto: Daugava Hawks Central Supply, 1983.
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