page_title: Skanste
section_title: Riga conference and concert center
hierarchical_section_title: Skanste / Skanste in the future / Riga conference and concert center
caption_attribution_description: Latviešu: Rīgas konferenču un koncertu centra projekts
context_page_description: Skanste is a neighbourhood located in the center of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and is currently becoming its most modern part. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the Daugava, bordering with the Sarkandaugava, Brasa, Centrs, and Pētersala-Andrejsala neighborhoods.
  Skanste is considered part of the compact center of Riga. The neighborhood's central traffic artery is Skanstes Street, but the area is delineated by Pulkveža Brieža, Hanzas, Vesetas and Duntes streets, as well as Ganību dambis, and the railroad.
  The area that for decades was allotted for kitchen garden plots, has now been developed to include office towers, sports infrastructure complexes and residential buildings. Next to the historical heart of Riga and its so-called "quiet center", Skanste is developing as a contemporary neighborhood, attractive both to city residents and entrepreneurs and fosters Riga's competitiveness regionally and in the European context. Skanste continues to grow and there are several plans that will be implemented in the coming years.
context_section_description: The construction of the Riga conference and concert center is scheduled to be completed by 2024. It is planned that the center will be able to attract around 600,000 visitors annually and will be situated next to the Luminor building. The project is to be financed within the framework of state and private partnership. 
  Taking as a model the Malmö Live project, the center will include three buildings: a music hall, a conference center, and a hotel. The conference center will also include a symphony hall, which will be the permanent home of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
  The national level acoustic concert hall and conference center are stated priorities in strategic state and Riga City documents.
caption: Riga conference and concert center
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