Здание Академии наук Латвии (LZA) - которое берет за смотровую площадку 6 eur с человека, считаю легальным грабежом среди бела дня. Мы как увидели ценник, просто развернулись и ушли. Помните, мы живем в Латвии, а не в Швейцарии, и это 107 м Академия Наук, а не 585 м Бурдж-Халифа 🤦‍♂️

Сама высотка построенная по образцу московских «сталинских высоток» в 1958 г. полностью сдано в эксплуатацию в 1960 г. Изначально здание проектировалось как Дом колхозника. Первые три этажа предназначались...

Just a few hundred meters away from the Riga's central market, is an enormous Soviet building, similar to those that were built to all mayor cities in the era - a culture and science palace, as they used to be called. A similar building can also be found as a landmark in the Polish capital city, Warsaw. If you're interested in that type of buildings then you can reach it following the street from the old town under the railway just passing the market. Check if the entrance to the top...

You have a great panorama view when you stand on top of this building. The entrancefee is only 8 euros, which is relatively fair, although it's debatable if the view is worth the price. Another advantage of this place is that it was very calm when we were here, as there were almost no people on a saturday afternoon. The view itself is really nice, and you can see most of Riga well from here, even though there are taller buildings in the city. The main downside it that the toilet is quite...