The sculptor Kārlis Zāle, who was visiting Riga to participate in the design contest for the Freedom Monument, was invited to take part in the second contest for the cemetery as well.
Billedhuggeren Kārlis Zāle, som besøgte Riga for at deltage i projektkonkurrencen for Frihedsmonumentet, blev også inviteret til at deltage i den anden konkurrence om kirkegården.