Latvian Academy of Sciences

Latvian Academy of Sciences is an office building in Riga, Riga region which is located on Akadēmijas laukums. Latvian Academy of Sciences is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Riga Panorama, as well as near Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church.

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Type: Office building
Description: architectural structure
Also known as: “Akadēmijas laukums 1”, “Building of Latvian Academy of Sciences”, “Collective Farmers’ House”, “Hochhaus der Wissenschaftsakademie (Riga)”, “Kolhoznieku nams”, “Latvian Academy of Sciences building”, “Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija”, “Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas augstceltne”, “Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas ēka”, “LZA”, “LZA augstceltne”, “Pałac Kultury i Nauki (Ryga)”, “Palácio da cultura e ciência (riga)”, “palais de la Culture et de la Science (Riga)”, and “Palais de la culture et de la science (riga)”
Address: Akadēmijas laukums 1, Rīga, LV-1050

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church and Central Market.

Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church

Church

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Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church is an Orthodox church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 9 Emilijas Benjamiņas Street. Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Church is situated 110 metres northeast of Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Central Market

Marketplace

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Riga Central Market is Europe's largest market and bazaar in Riga, Latvia. It is one of the most notable structures from the 20th century in Latvia and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with Old Riga in 1998. Central Market is situated 340 metres west of Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Church of Jesus

Church

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Church of Jesus is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 18 Elijas Street. Church of Jesus is situated 190 metres southeast of Latvian Academy of Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

Vecrīga

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Old Riga — Vecrīga in Latvian — is the old town of Riga. Vecrīga is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. Vecrīga is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Bastion Hill

Locality

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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the old town of Latvian capital Riga.

Latgale neighborhood

Suburb

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The Latgale neighbourhood of Riga is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of Old Riga. Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate, and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to Moscow.

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Categories: tower block, building, and office
Location: Riga, Riga region, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

56.94314° or 56° 56′ 35″ north

Longitude

24.12211° or 24° 7′ 20″ east

Levels

Height

107 metres (351 feet)

Open location code

9G86W4VC+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 87570115

OpenStreetMap feature

building=office

Wikidata ID

Q458599

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Latvian Academy of Sciences” goes by many names.

Chinese: “拉脱维亚科学院”
Chinese: “科學院大廈”
Dutch: “Building of Latvian Academy of Sciences”
Esperanto: “Riga Kultur- kaj Sciencpalaco”
Finnish: “Latvian tiedeakatemian rakennus”
French: “Académie des sciences de Lettonie”
French: “Gratte-ciel de l’Académie des sciences”
French: “Palais de la Culture et de la Science”
German: “Hochhaus der Wissenschaftsakademie”
German: “Lettische Akademie der Wissenschaften”
Hungarian: “A Lett Tudományos Akadémia épülete”
Italian: “Accademia lettone delle Scienze”
Italian: “Palazzo dell’Accademia lettone delle Scienze”
Latin: “Academia scientiarum Latviensis”
Latvian: “Zinātņu akadēmijas augstceltne”
Lithuanian: “Latvijos mokslų akademija”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kulturpalasset i Riga”
Polish: “Łotewska Akademia Nauk”
Polish: “Wieżowiec Akademii Nauk Łotwy”
Portuguese: “Palácio da Cultura e Ciência (Riga)”
Portuguese: “Palácio da Cultura e Ciência”
Russian: “Академия наук Латвии”
Russian: “Здание Академии наук Латвии”
Slovenian: “stavba Latvijske akademije znanosti”
Ukrainian: “Академія наук Латвії”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riga Panorama and Akadēmijas laukums.

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