Lookout, Tower
The interesting construction of the radio-television tower is a visible landmark of Riga from afar. The base is a "tripod" gracefully rising to a single thin spire. Few people are likely to know that the Riga TV tower, at 368 metres, is the tallest building in the European Union and the third tallest in Europe. It is also the 15th television or broadcasting tower in the world. The view from the tower At a height of 97 metres, you will find…
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Lookout, Historic building
The most striking example of Soviet architecture in Riga is undoubtedly the building of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, rising 108 metres high. It is built in the style of Moscow's Lomonosov University, along with Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Prague's Hotel International. The building was built between 1951 and 1961 and is nicknamed "Stalin's Birthday Cake". Step inside the building and you will be transported back to the last century. Not…
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