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Latvian Academy of Sciences (Panorama Riga)

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Riga’s ‘Stalin’s birthday cake’ – the 1958 Soviet high-rise whose rooftop terrace is the city’s best observation deck, with sweeping skyline views (marketed today as Panorama Riga).

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Address: Akademijas laukums 1, Riga. Rooftop terrace daily ~10:00-22:00; small admission.

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