Capital Towers (Moscow)

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Capital Towers
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Park Tower, City Tower and River Tower
Capital Towers (Moscow)
General information
StatusCompleted
Town or city Moscow
Country Russia
Coordinates 55°45′5.360″N37°32′54.910″E / 55.75148889°N 37.54858611°E / 55.75148889; 37.54858611
Construction started2017
Opened2023
OwnerCapital Group [1]
Height295 metres (968 ft)
Technical details
Floor count61
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s) Sergey Skuratov Architects
DeveloperCapital Group
Website
capitaltowers.ru

Capital Towers is a complex of three residential skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia. The towers are located near the Moscow International Business Center on a Moskva River bank. [2] The three skyscrapers are named Park Tower, City Tower and River Tower. The construction started in 2017 and ended in 2023. Having been completed, at a height of 295 metres each, the Capital Towers are among the tallest buildings in Moscow and in Europe. [3]

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