VEF Culture Palace

VEF Culture Palace is a building in , , which is located on Ropažu iela. VEF Culture Palace is situated near , as well as near the convention center .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Culture Palace VEF”, “VEF kultūras pils”, and “ДК ВЭФ”
  • Address: Ropažu iela 2, Rīga, LV-1039

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Čiekurkalns and Great Cemetery.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 660 metres north of VEF Culture Palace.

Park
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The was formerly the principal of in , established in 1773. It was the main burial ground of the Baltic Germans in Latvia. is situated 1¼ km west of VEF Culture Palace.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center, which is situated 1 km south of VEF Culture Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teika and Čiekurkalns.

Neighborhood
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is a in the Vidzeme Suburb of , the capital of . is the only neighbourhood in Riga which was planned and partly built in the 1920s and 1930s during interwar Latvia.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of the Northern District of , the capital of . It is located on the southwestern shore of . In April 2014, the new building of the State Revenue Service of Latvia was unveiled at Talejas iela 1 in .

Suburb
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is a of , the capital of .

VEF Culture Palace

Latitude
56.9745° or 56° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
24.16596° or 24° 9′ 58″ east
Established
1960
Levels
4
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9G86X5F8+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88035826
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4155929
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“VEF Culture Palace” goes by many names.
  • French: “Palais de la Culture VEF”
  • Hungarian: “VEF Kulturális Központ”
  • Hungarian: “VEF Kulturális Palota”
  • Latvian: “VEF Kultūras pils”
  • Russian: “Дворец культуры ВЭФ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fantadroms and GUSTAVS biznesa centrs, 2-3 kārta.

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