Everything about Latvian Academy Of Sciences totally explained
The
Academy of Sciences is the official
science academy of
Latvia and is an association of the country's foremost scientists. It is located in
Riga.
Building
The
Academy of Sciences edifice was built after
World War II, between 1953 and 1956, as a gift from the workers and peasants of the other
Soviet republics to the
Latvian people and also to mark the borders of
Stalin's empire, and is appropriately decorated with several
hammers and sickles as well as Latvian folk ornaments . Most Latvians consider themselves lucky that the giant portrait of Stalin that was supposed to be a part of the
facade never came to fruition. Being 108 metres (353 ft) tall, it was the first
skyscraper in
the republic and was the tallest building until the construction of the
Hansabanka Central Office (121m or 396ft), and at the time, one of the highest
reinforced concrete buildings in the world.
The building, designed by
Lev Rudnev, is a cousin to similar Stalin-era skyscrapers, which were representative of what became known as
Stalinist architecture (sometimes referred to as Stalin's Empire style or 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 for this building include
Stalin's birthday cake and
the Kremlin.
One can enjoy a magnificent view of Riga from the 17th-floor balcony (height of 65m) which is open to the public.
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