Standing at a height of 1,209 feet (386 meters) on an island in the Daugava River south of Riga’s city center, the Riga Radio and Television Tower is potentially the most notable structure built in Latvia during the Soviet era. The tower was originally conceived of in 1972 as not only a transmission tower but also as a tourist destination with an observation deck and restaurant—much in line with many other towers being built across the world at the time. Construction started in 1979. The first transmissions were sent in…
