Tornu Street (a tower tower, apparently from a thorn, runes of tourists or Tours is a giant. By the way, the old Riga legend of the giant Big Kristaps, the patron saint of the city) is connected with this area between the Yakovlev barracks and a fragment of the fortress walls. The square tower in the wall is called the Ramer Tower. The barracks, originally built for the quartering of Swedish soldiers after submission of Riga to the Swedes in the 17th century, were rebuilt by order of Peter the Great and called Yakovlev by the name of the defensive tower of the northern wall, which, along with the sand tower (later gunpowder), played an important role in urban fortifications. The barracks served military purposes until Latvia gained independence. Today there are cafes, shops and even apartments. Translated with Google Translate