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Powder Tower, Riga

Latvia

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Powder Tower (Latvian: Pulvertornis) is situated in Riga, Latvia, and originally a part of the defensive system of the town. The current Powder Tower was built in 1650 and renovated in the years 1937 to 1940 when it was added to the structure of the Latvian War Museum.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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