Latvian Academy of Sciences
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Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija | |
Formation | 14 February 1946 |
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Headquarters | Riga, Latvia |
Coordinates | 56°56′36″N 24°7′19″E / 56.94333°N 24.12194°E |
President | Ivars Kalviņš |
Website | www |
The Latvian Academy of Sciences (
Building
The Academy of Sciences edifice was built after World War II, between 1951 and 1961,[2] collecting the necessary financing from the newly established kolkhozes in Latvia and – as further expenses increased, collecting the finances as "voluntary donations" deducted from the salaries of the Latvian rural population.[3]
The building is decorated with several
The building, designed by Osvalds Tīlmanis, Vaidelotis Apsītis, and Kārlis Plūksne, is a cousin to similar Stalin-era skyscrapers, which were representative of what became known as Stalinist architecture (sometimes referred to as Socialist Classicism). The architecture of the skyscraper resembles many others built in the Soviet Union at the time, most notably the main building of Moscow State University. Local nicknames include Stalin's birthday cake and the Kremlin.
The view of Riga cityscape is open for public viewing from the 17th-floor balcony (height of 65 metres, 213 ft). The tower is located in the suburb of Maskavas forštate.
Gallery
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Aerial photograph of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
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Panorama view of the academy
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Panoramic deck
See also
- All-Russia Exhibition Centre
- Eighth Sister
- Hotel Leningradskaya
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
- Red Gates Administrative Building
- Moscow State University
- Palace of the Soviets
- Seven Sisters (Moscow)
- Triumph Palace
- Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science
- House of the Free Press in Bucharest