List of tallest structures in Riga
This list of the tallest structures in Riga includes all structures and high-rise buildings in the Latvian capital Riga from a height of 80 meters. Riga's tallest structure is the television tower , which with a total of 368.5 meters is also the tallest, non-guyed structure in the European Union .
No | Surname | height | opening | Remarks | photo |
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1 | Riga TV Tower | 368.5 | 1986 | Highest television tower in the European Union | |
2 | Z-Tower I | 135.2 | 2015 | When completed, it will be Riga's tallest skyscraper | |
3 | Petrikirche | 123.25 | 1973 | First mentioned in 1209 and destroyed by the Second World War. Reconstruction began in 1973. | |
4th | Saules Akmens | 122.78 | 2004 | Swedbank headquarters in Latvia. Will remain Riga's tallest skyscraper until Z-Tower I is completed. | |
5 | Z-Tower II | 121.9 | 2015 | Second of the two twin towers of the Z Towers | |
6th | Panorama Plaza II | 114.0 | 2007 | Tallest building in the planned high-rise complex, consisting of four towers. | |
7th | Vanšu Bridge pylon | 109.0 | 1981 | When it was completed, the Vanšu Bridge was the longest cable-stayed bridge in Europe at 625 meters. | |
8th | High-rise of the Academy of Sciences | 108.0 | 1958 | Seat of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, built in socialist classicism | |
9 | Panorama Plaza I. | 99.8 | 2006 | One of the two already completed high-rise buildings in the building complex. | |
10 | Radisson Blu Hotel Latvia | 98.3 | 1976 | Headquarters of the Radisson Blu hotel chain and tallest hotel building in the Baltic States. | |
11 | Ministry of Agriculture | 91.7 | 1976 | The skyscraper on the Daugava houses the Ministry of Agriculture and other institutions. | |
12 | Riga Cathedral | 90.0 | 1776 | Originally built in 1211, the Riga Cathedral is one of the largest and most famous churches in the Baltic States. | |
13 | TV high-rise | 89.0 | 1987 | ||
14th | Jakobskirche | 86.0 | 1225 | ||
15th | Astra Lux | 80.8 | 2007 | The Astra Lux serves as a residential high-rise. |