Corner House
Vidzeme Suburb, Latvia
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Corner House (Stūra māja) is an Art Nouveau building in central Riga, Latvia, at 61 Brīvības iela. Designed by architect Aleksandrs Vanags, it was completed in 1912 as apartments and shops. It served as the headquarters of the Soviet KGB in Latvia during the Soviet occupation periods, and since 2015 it has housed an exhibition on the KGB's history by the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- revenue house
- Heritage
- local architectural monument, place of historical event of national importance
- Place
- Vidzeme Suburb, Latvia
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