Kārlis Zāle
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Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, but grew up in Liepāja. After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculp
Zāle in 1935
Main gate, Brothers' Cemetery (Riga)
Liberty atop the Freedom Monument
Order of the Three Stars
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Order of the Three Stars is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is Per aspera ad astra,
Kārlis Zāle
…He died in Inčukalns, Latvia. He was awarded the Latvian Order of the Three Stars 2nd Class on 15 November 1935. Apsitis, V., 1982 (3ed edn, 1993). Latvian Art in 1915–1940 (comp. I. Burane). Stockholm: Latvian State Academy of Arts…
Chain and star of the order