Architecture

Corner House, east elevation

Riga, Latvia

Stūra māja [Latvian]
Corner House, east elevation

Architecture

The so called Corner House served as the headquarters of the Soviet KGB in Latvia from 1940 to 1941 and from 1944 to 1991.

structure overview

Architecture: Corner House

historic names
Tetera House
Tetera nams [Latvian]
built
1910-1912
culture
style/period
architect

Specifications

Specifications: Corner House

floor area
8 500 m²
stories (above ground)
6

Geography

local language location name
Rīga, Latvija [Latvian]
historical affiliations
1912-1918
1918-1940
1940-1941
1941-1944
1944-1991

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II
designation
reference
852

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,856 × 3,825  pixel
49.6 × 32.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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