LATVIA - City 17 also resembles the capital of Latvia, Riga (Note: the City 17 view in "Escape from City 17" part 1 is actually a view of Riga). As stated in Raising the Bar City 17 strongly resembles Riga by being a coastal city, with a coastline that is very similar to the one the capital has. Moreover, many elements from the Art Nouveau style are noticed in the overall architeture of City 17 (Riga has one of the most famous examples of Art Nouveau-inspired buildings in Europe).