Riga councilmen blame State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection for violating UNESCO recommendations on construction projects
In reviewing the issue of construction of the "Saules akmens" (Sun Stone) business complex in Kipsala, Riga City Council^apostrofs;s City Development Committee deputies expressed the view that the State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection possibly had...
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"Hansabanka" indignant over "Sun Stone" high-rise controversy
The joint-stock "Hansabanka" expresses its indignation over the situation in connection with the "Sun Stone" (Saules akmens) high-rise business complex under construction in Riga, according to a statement released by the bank^apostrofs;s board chairwoman Ingrida...
Riga councilmen want to hear UNESCO representative on controversial high-rise
At an extraordinary meeting today, the Riga City Council^apostrofs;s City Development Committee decided to invite Mechtild Rossler, the chief of the UNESCO World Heritage Center in the European Region, to tomorrow^apostrofs;s session of the committee...
Bojars, Lujans and Ribena instructed to halt construction of "Sun Stone" high-rise
Minister of Regional Development and Local Government Affairs Ivars Gaters sent letters yesterday to Riga City Council Chairman Gundars Bojars, Minister of Economy Juris Lujans and Minister of Culture Inguna Ribena, calling for rectifying all...
Repse and JL demand Riga City Council immediately rectify violations in "Sun Stone" construction project
Prime Minister Einars Repse and New Era (JL) today demanded Riga Mayor Gundars Bojars to submit explanations within three days on the violations permitted in the construction of the "Sun Stone" (Saules akmens) business complex...
Riga could be removed from UNESCO World Heritage List because of "Sun Stone" complex
There is a possibility that if the "Sun Stone" (Saules akmens) business complex project is implemented and a 26-story building is raised in Kipsala, Riga could be excluded from the UNESCO World Heritage List, Mechtild...