Editing Liepāja (section)

=== Visual arts ===
Liepāja's art scene has a long and rich tradition. The oldest and most outstanding work of art in Liepāja is the altar of St Anne's Church, built in 1697. The most significant work of art of the 18th century is the organ of the [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Liepāja|Holy Trinity Cathedral]] The interior decoration of the Old Catholic Church is also noteworthy – ornamental formations in plaster (1762) and the altar retable – a typical late Baroque work, paintings of columns, walls and ceilings, stained glass windows. Works of applied art masters are in the [[Liepāja Museum]]. There are 18th-century door sashes from the house at 13 Stendera Street and works by tin foundrymen. The most outstanding sculpture of the 19th century is the sculpture by Fabiani for the chapel in the Old Cemetery, but the sculpture in the city is mainly memorial works. In the Northern Cemetery there is a monument to the memory of the soldiers who died in the [[Latvian War of Independence]], there is also a memorial marker to Colonel [[Oskars Kalpaks]] at his first burial site, and in the Jewish burial section of the Līva Cemetery there is a monument to the memory of the Jewish soldiers who died in the Latvian War of Independence near Liepāja. In Jūrmala Park, there is a [[monument to the sailors and fishermen perished in the sea]] and to the 16 January 1905 rally. Nearby is a monument to the poet [[Mirdza Ķempe]]. Until the restoration of independence, the city had several monuments created during the Soviet occupation, of which the monument to the 1941 defenders of Liepāja remains in place,<ref name=":1" /> but it is being dismantled in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liepājā demontēs trīs padomju okupācijas laika pieminekļus |url=https://www.liepajniekiem.lv/tv-kurzeme/sizeti/liepaja-demontes-tris-padomju-okupacijas-laika-piemineklus/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=liepajniekiem.lv |language=lv}}</ref> Since 1996, the town has been decorated with memorial sculptures to the bed of the River Līva, created in a plenary workshop led by Ģirts Burvis. The Liepāja anthem "In the City where the Wind is Born" is reproduced in [[bronze sculpture]]s along the entire length of Kūrmāja Prospect.<ref>{{Cite web |last=catchsmartsolution.com |first=CatchSmart {{!}} |title=Liepājas himnas tēlu skulptūras |url=https://liepaja.travel/darit-un-redzet/liepajas-himnas-telu-skulpturas/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=lv-LV}}</ref> There is a rich tradition of painting.<ref name=":1" />