List of tallest buildings in Russia

The Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) contains most of the tallest buildings in Russia as well as Europe.

The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the USSR. These skyscrapers are known as the Seven Sisters, which were built in the Stalinist architectural style. The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia was the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building. Skyscrapers in Russia are among the tallest in Europe and the Western Hemisphere, many of them located in the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) in the Russian capital, Moscow.

As of June 2018, the Lakhta Center of St. Petersburg is de facto the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe with a height of 462 metres (1,516 ft) while Vostok or Tower East of the Federation Towers in Moscow is the tallest completed skyscraper in Russia and Europe, with a height of 374 metres (1,227 ft). The two are followed by two MIBC skyscrapers, OKO and Mercury City Tower, in being the tallest buildings in both Russia and Europe.

There are numerous skyscrapers being proposed or under construction: notable examples such as the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, the Akhmat Tower in Grozny, and the NEVA Towers in Moscow.

Tallest Buildings

Tallest Buildings in Russia

This lists ranks all topped out buildings in Russia that stand at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes all architectural details as well as antenna spires.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Stories	Year	Notes
1	Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg 59°59′13.7″N 30°10′37.3″E / 59.987139°N 30.177028°E / 59.987139; 30.177028	462 metres (1,516 ft)	87	2018	Topped-out in January 2018, the Lakhta Center overtook Vostok (East Tower) of the Federation Towers as the tallest building in the Russian Federation as well as the tallest building in Europe.[1][2][3]
2	Federation Towers (East Tower/Vostok)		Moscow 55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389	01.0130 metres (430 ft)130 metres (430 ft)130 metres (430 ft)374 metres (1,227 ft)	95	2017	Completed in 2017, the Federation Tower overtook the OKO as the tallest building in the Russian Federation as well as the tallest building in Europe. Composed of two towers, East Tower/Vostok (the tallest) and West Tower/Zapad.[4]
3	OKO (South Tower)		Moscow 55°44′58.48″N 37°32′3.69″E / 55.7495778°N 37.5343583°E / 55.7495778; 37.5343583	01.0 354.1 metres (1,162 ft)	85	2015	Completed in 2015, the OKO is the second tallest building in the Russian Federation and the second-tallest building in Europe. Composed of two towers: South Tower (the tallest) and North Tower.[4]
4	Mercury City Tower		Moscow 55°45′2″N 37°32′22.6″E / 55.75056°N 37.539611°E / 55.75056; 37.539611	01.0354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft) 338.8 metres (1,112 ft)	75	2012	Completed in 2012, Mercury City Tower is the third tallest building in the Russian Federation as well as the third-tallest building in Europe. The distinctive shape and the blazing copper-orange facade help make the Mercury City Tower stand out of the rest in the MIBC.[4]
5	Eurasia		Moscow 55°44′57″N 37°32′05″E / 55.74917°N 37.53472°E / 55.74917; 37.53472	01.0 308.9 metres (1,013 ft)	72	2013	Completed in 2013, Eurasia Tower is the fourth tallest building in the Russian Federation and the fifth-tallest building in Europe.[4]
6	City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)		Moscow	01.0308.9 metres (1,013 ft)301.6 metres (990 ft)	76	2009	The fifth-tallest building in the Russian Federation and the sixth-tallest building in Europe. It is composed of tower towers, each representing a capital of Russia, Moscow Tower (the tallest) and St. Petersburg Tower.[4]
7	Naberezhnaya Tower		Moscow	02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft)	61	2007	Composed of three towers: A, B, and C (the tallest).
8	Triumph Palace		Moscow	02.0 264.1 metres (866 ft)	52	2006
9	City of Capitals (Saint Petersburg Tower)		Moscow	02.0 257 metres (843 ft)	65	2009
10	Evolution Tower		Moscow	255 metres (837 ft)	53	2014
11	OKO (North Tower)		Moscow	254 metres (833 ft)	49	2014
12	Federation Tower (West Tower/Zapad)		Moscow	02.0 242.2 metres (795 ft)	62	2008
13	Main Building of Moscow State University		Moscow	02.0 240 metres (790 ft)	36	1953
14	Empire		Moscow	02.0239 metres (784 ft)	60	2010
15	House on Mosfilmovskaya		Moscow	02.0 213 metres (699 ft)	54	2010
16	Iset Tower		Yekaterinburg	02.0 212.8 metres (698 ft)[5]	52	2016
17	Hotel Ukraina		Moscow	02.0 198 metres (650 ft)	34	1957
18	Tricolor Tower A		Moscow	02.0198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)194 metres (636 ft)	56	2014
19	Tricolor Tower B		Moscow	192 metres (630 ft)	58	2015
20	Continental House		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	48	2011
21	Vysotsky		Yekaterinburg	02.0188.3 metres (618 ft)	53	2011
22	Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills Tower II)		Moscow	02.0188.2 metres (617 ft)	49	2004
23	Алые паруса (Scarlet sails)		Moscow	02.0179 metres (587 ft)	48	2003
24=	Edelweiss		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	43	2003
24=	Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	32	1952	The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia.
26=	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	27	1953
26=	Nordstar Tower		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	42	2009
28	Mirax Plaza (Tower B)		Moscow	02.0167 metres (548 ft)	41	2010
29	Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy		Moscow	02.0165 metres (541 ft)	34	2005
30	WellHouse on Leninskiy		Moscow	02.0162 metres (531 ft)	46	2009
31	Kudrinskaya Square Building		Moscow	02.0160 metres (520 ft)	41 (22)	1954
32=	Sparrow Hills Tower I		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
32=	Sparrow Hills Tower III		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
32=	Avenue 77		Moscow	155 metres (509 ft)	45	2009
35=	Gazprom building		Moscow	02.0150.9 metres (495 ft)	35	1994
35=	Sverdlovsk		Yekaterinburg	150.9 metres (495 ft)	37	2015

Tallest Buildings Proposed, Approved, or Under Construction

Under Construction

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Stories	Construction Begins	Planned Construction End	Notes	Reference
1	Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg	462 metres (1,516 ft)	87	2012	2018	Topped-out in January 2018 when it became the tallest skyscraper in Russia.	[6]
2	Akhmat Tower		Grozny	435 metres (1,427 ft)	102	2016	2020		[6]
3	NEVA Towers (Tower 2)		Moscow	345 metres (1,132 ft)	79	2013	2019		[6]
4	NEVA Towers (Tower 1)		Moscow	297 metres (974 ft)	65	2013	2019		[6]
5	Grand Tower		Moscow	283 metres (928 ft)	50	2013	–		[6]
6	MFK Crocus City		Krasnogorsk	216.8 metres (711 ft)	51	2014	–		[6]

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

This is a list of the history of the tallest buildings in Russia; it includes buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Russia.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height meters (ft)	Stories	Reference
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral		Saint Petersburg	1733-1952	122,5	-
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building		Moscow	1952–1953	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	32
Main Building of Moscow State University		Moscow	1953–2006	02.0 240 metres (790 ft)	36
Triumph Palace		Moscow	2006–2007	02.0 264.1 metres (866 ft)	52
Naberezhnaya Tower		Moscow	2007–2009	02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft)	61
City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)		Moscow	2009–2012	01.0308.9 metres (1,013 ft)306.6 metres (1,006 ft)	76
Mercury City Tower		Moscow	2012-2015	01.0354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft) 338.8 metres (1,112 ft)	75
OKO (South Tower)		Moscow	2015–2016	01.0 354.1 metres (1,162 ft)	85
Federation Tower		Moscow	2016–2018	374 metres (1,227 ft)	95
Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg	2018-present	462 metres (1,516 ft)	87	Topped-out in January 2018

See also

• List of tallest Orthodox churches
• List of tallest buildings in Europe
• Federation Tower

References

External links

• The Skyscraper Center, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
• Moscow Tower
• Naberezhnaya Tower C
• Triumph-Palace
• Capital City St. Petersburg Tower
• Zapad/Federation Tower West