- Address: Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1048, Latvia;
- Built: in 2004;
- Height: 123 meters;
- Total number of floors: 29.
Often tourists, coming to Riga , aspire first of all to visit the most known historical places of this surprising city. They completely forget that here you can find a lot of stunning modern buildings and buildings, truly worthy of attention. One of such architectural sights is the skyscraper "Sunny Stone" in Riga.
Sun Stone - Description
"Sun Stone" is an office skyscraper, built in Riga in 2004. The authors of this project were architects Victor Valgums with their architect bureau "Zenico Projects" and Alvis Zlugotnist from the architect bureau "Tectum". The building reaches a height of 123 meters, thereby becoming the tallest building in Riga and the second tallest in the Baltic countries. "Sun Stone" ascends to the sky for as many as 27 floors and falls under the ground on 2 floors.
It was for finishing this skyscraper for the first time in Latvia that the glazed surface was used, with the unique Fulton system. Metal, concrete and mirrors glittering in the light - all this merges into a single symphony with an easy echo of urbanization.
Today in the building of the "Sun Stone" is located the Latvian, main, office of "Swedbank".
Interesting Facts
- When building a skyscraper in the ground to a depth of 30 meters, almost three hundred piles were installed. This measure was simply necessary to create a reliable foundation, because the "Sun Stone" was erected in the swampy terrain.
- The total length of electric cables laid in the building reaches 500 kilometers. If you deploy this cable and create a single line from it, then its size is enough to pave the way from Riga to Minsk.
- The piles used as the foundation for the foundation have a length that is commensurate with a quarter of the height of the skyscraper itself.
- "Sun Stone" was the first of four skyscrapers to be built on the left bank of the Daugava River in the heart of Riga. It was with him that the construction of all other modern high-rise buildings began in the Latvian capital.
How to get there?
If you move from the central square of Riga , then the path to the "Sunstone" will take only 15 minutes. In addition, there are buses to the skyscraper. So, from the Central area to the skyscraper every 5 minutes there is a bus number 5, and every 10 minutes - no. 25 minutes. From the stop you need to go literally 200 meters, and you will be in front of the entrance to the office.