The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders falls during demolition in Riga, Latvia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.

The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, which at 80 meters towered over the surrounding Victory Park in the capital, was brought down on August ...

Featuring five spires and five-pointed stars, the monument was built in 1985 in Latvia’s capital, Riga, as a memorial to Soviet soldiers killed in World War II.

The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders falls during demolition in Riga, Latvia, Thursday, Aug. 25. A nearly 80-meter (260-foot) concrete obelisk ...