The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union. 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 Eastern Hemisphere, the vast majority of them are located in the MIBC, in the nation's capital of Moscow, which is home to 7 out of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in Europe.
As of 2022, the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg is the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe, with a height of 462 metres (1,516 ft). It is followed by four skyscrapers in the MIBC, Federation Tower Vostok (or "East"), OKO, Neva Tower 2, and Mercury City Tower, the tallest buildings in both Russia and Europe.
Russia is currently going through a skyscraper construction boom; with multiple skyscrapers under construction and planned. It is the first European nation with over roughly 300 skyscrapers completed over 100 metres. [1]
The list does not include Ostankino Tower (540 m), the tallest free-standing structure in Russia and Europe. For this kind of buildings, see List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union.
This list 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 |
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1 | Lakhta Center | Saint Petersburg | 462 metres (1,516 ft) | 87 | 2019 | Reached in 2017, topped-out in 2018, completed in 2019. Lakhta Center overtook Vostok (East Tower) of the Federation Towers as the tallest building in Russia, as well as the tallest building in Europe. [2] [3] [4] | |
2 | Federation Towers (East Tower/Vostok) | Moscow | 374 metres (1,227 ft) | 95 | 2017 | Overtook the OKO as the tallest building in Russia, as well as the tallest building in Europe, until it was surpassed by the Lakhta Center in 2018. Composed of two towers, East Tower/Vostok (the tallest) and West Tower/Zapad. [5] | |
3 | OKO (South Tower) | Moscow | 354.1 metres (1,162 ft) | 85 | 2015 | The third-tallest building in Russia and Europe. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of two towers: South Tower (the tallest) and North Tower. [5] | |
4 | Neva Tower 2 | Moscow | 345 metres (1,132 ft) | 79 | 2020 | The tallest residential building in Europe and the fourth-tallest building in Russia and Europe. | |
5 | Mercury City Tower | Moscow | 338.8 metres (1,112 ft) | 75 | 2013 | The fifth-tallest building in Russia and Europe. The distinctive shape and the blazing copper-orange facade help make the Mercury City Tower stand out from the rest in the MIBC. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. [5] | |
6 | Eurasia | Moscow | 308.9 metres (1,013 ft) | 72 | 2013 | The sixth-tallest building in Russia and the eighth-tallest building in Europe (surpassed by The Shard in London and Varso in Warsaw). [5] | |
7 | Neva Tower 1 | Moscow | 302 metres (991 ft) | 65 | 2019 | The seventh-tallest building in Russia and the ninth-tallest building in Europe. | |
8 | City of Capitals (Moscow Tower) | Moscow | 301.6 metres (990 ft) | 76 | 2009 | The eighth-tallest building in Russia and the 10th-tallest building in Europe. It is composed of two towers, each representing a capital of Russia, Moscow Tower (the tallest) and St. Petersburg Tower. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. [5] | |
9= | Capital Towers 1 | Moscow | 295 metres (968 ft) | 67 | 2022 | ||
9= | Capital Towers 2 | Moscow | 295 metres (968 ft) | 68 | 2022 | ||
9= | Capital Towers 3 | Moscow | 295 metres (968 ft) | 66 | 2022 | ||
10 | Moscow Towers | Moscow | 283.4 metres (930 ft) | 62 | 2023 | ||
11 | Naberezhnaya Tower | Moscow | 268.4 metres (881 ft) | 61 | 2007 | Formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of three towers: A, B, and C (the tallest). | |
12 | Triumph Palace | Moscow | 264.1 metres (866 ft) | 52 | 2006 | ||
13 | City of Capitals (Saint Petersburg Tower) | Moscow | 257 metres (843 ft) | 65 | 2009 | ||
14 | OKO (North Tower) | Moscow | 254 metres (833 ft) | 49 | 2014 | ||
15 | Evolution Tower | Moscow | 246 metres (807 ft) | 55 | 2014 | ||
16 | Federation Tower (West Tower/Zapad) | Moscow | 242.2 metres (795 ft) | 62 | 2008 | ||
17 | Main Building of Moscow State University | Moscow | 240 metres (790 ft) | 36 | 1953 | ||
18 | Imperia Tower | Moscow | 239 metres (784 ft) | 60 | 2010 | ||
19 | House on Mosfilmovskaya | Moscow | 213 metres (699 ft) | 54 | 2010 | ||
20 | Iset Tower | Yekaterinburg | 212.8 metres (698 ft) [6] | 52 | 2016 | ||
21 | Radisson Collection Moscow | Moscow | 206 metres (676 ft) | 34 | 1957 | ||
22= | MOD Dreiser Tower | Moscow | 200 metres (660 ft) | 55 | 2023 | ||
22= | MOD Mann Tower | Moscow | 200 metres (660 ft) | 56 | 2023 | ||
23 | Will Towers 1 | Moscow | 199 metres (653 ft) | 57 | 2022 | ||
24 | Filli City Famous Tower | Moscow | 197 metres (646 ft) | 58 | 2020 | ||
25 | Tricolor Tower A | Moscow | 194 metres (636 ft) | 56 | 2014 | ||
26 | Sberbank City (Tower A) | Moscow | 193 metres (633 ft) | 47 | 2016 | ||
27 | Tricolor Tower B | Moscow | 192 metres (630 ft) | 58 | 2015 | ||
28= | Continental House | Moscow | 191 metres (627 ft) | 48 | 2011 | ||
28= | D1 Kingchess Tower | Moscow | 191 metres (627 ft) | 59 | 2020 | ||
28= | D1 Excelsior Tower | Moscow | 191 metres (627 ft) | 59 | 2020 | ||
28= | Symphony 34 Graphite Tower | Moscow | 191 metres (627 ft) | 54 | 2023 | ||
29 | Vysotsky | Yekaterinburg | 188.3 metres (618 ft) | 53 | 2011 | ||
30 | Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills Tower II) | Moscow | 188.2 metres (617 ft) | 49 | 2004 | ||
31 | Алые паруса (Scarlet sails) | Moscow | 179 metres (587 ft) | 48 | 2003 | ||
32= | Edelweiss | Moscow | 176 metres (577 ft) | 43 | 2003 | ||
32= | Nebo Tower 1 | Moscow | 176 metres (577 ft) | 53 | 2020 | ||
32= | Nobo Tower 2 | Moscow | 176 metres (577 ft) | 53 | 2020 | ||
32= | Nobo Tower 3 | Moscow | 176 metres (577 ft) | 53 | 2020 | ||
32= | Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | Moscow | 176 metres (577 ft) | 32 | 1952 | The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia. | |
33= | Scarlet Sails, Block IV | Moscow | 175 metres (574 ft) | 48 | 2003 | ||
33= | Headliner 1 | Moscow | 175 metres (574 ft) | 53 | 2019 | ||
34= | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Moscow | 172 metres (564 ft) | 27 | 1953 | ||
34= | Nordstar Tower | Moscow | 172 metres (564 ft) | 42 | 2009 | ||
35 | IQ-quarter, Tower 2 | Moscow | 169 metres (554 ft) | 42 | 2016 | ||
36 | Sberbank City (Tower B) | Moscow | 167 metres (548 ft) | 41 | 2010 | ||
37 | Oruzheyniy | Moscow | 165 metres (541 ft) | 28 | 2014 | ||
38 | Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy | Moscow | 163 metres (535 ft) | 34 | 2005 | ||
39 | WellHouse on Leninskiy | Moscow | 162 metres (531 ft) | 49 (51) - Section A (А), 40 (42) Section B (Б), 34 (36) Sections: C (В), D (Г) | 2009 | ||
40 | Kudrinskaya Square Building | Moscow | 160 metres (520 ft) | 41 (22) | 1954 | ||
41= | Presnya City: Tower 1 | Moscow | 156 metres (512 ft) | 44 | 2018 | ||
41= | Presnya City: Tower 2 | Moscow | 156 metres (512 ft) | 44 | 2018 | ||
41= | Presnya City: Tower 3 | Moscow | 156 metres (512 ft) | 44 | 2018 | ||
42= | Savyolovskly City: Ellington Tower | Moscow | 155.6 metres (510 ft) | 47 | 2017 | ||
42= | Savyolovskly City: Coltrane Tower | Moscow | 155.6 metres (510 ft) | 47 | 2017 | ||
42= | Savyolovskly City: Armstrong Tower | Moscow | 155.6 metres (510 ft) | 47 | 2017 | ||
43= | Sparrow Hills Tower I | Moscow | 155 metres (509 ft) | 44 | 2004 | ||
43= | Sparrow Hills Tower III | Moscow | 155 metres (509 ft) | 44 | 2004 | ||
43= | Avenue 77 A | Moscow | 155 metres (509 ft) | 45 | 2009 | ||
43= | Avenue 77 B | Moscow | 155 metres (509 ft) | 45 | 2009 | ||
43= | Avenue 77 C | Moscow | 155 metres (509 ft) | 45 | 2009 | ||
44 | Dirigible | Moscow | 153 metres (502 ft) | 40 | 2012 | ||
45 | Zagorye | Moscow | 152.6 metres (501 ft) | 46 | 2013 | ||
46= | Gazprom building | Moscow | 150.9 metres (495 ft) | 35 | 1994 | ||
46= | Sverdlovsk | Yekaterinburg | 150.9 metres (495 ft) | 37 | 2015 |
Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height m (ft) | Stories | Construction Begins | Planned Construction End | Notes | Reference |
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1 | Lakhta Center II | Saint Petersburg | 703 metres (2,306 ft) | 150 | 2023 | 2030 | |||
2 | One Tower | Moscow | 445 metres (1,460 ft) | 110 | 2019 | on hold | [7] | ||
3 | Akhmat Tower | Grozny | 435 metres (1,427 ft) | 102 | 2016 | 2028 | [7] | ||
4 | Dam House | Moscow | 340 metres (1,120 ft) | 86 | 2024 | 2028 | |||
5 | National Space Centre | Moscow | 288 metres (945 ft) | 50 | 2019 | 2023 | [7] | ||
6 | Parus Business Centre | Yekaterinburg | 288 metres (945 ft) | ≈70 | 2024 | ≈2027 | |||
7 | Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 1 | Moscow | 262 metres (860 ft) | 69 | 2018 | - | on hold | ||
8 | ICity Space Tower | Moscow | 256 metres (840 ft) | 59 | 2020 | 2024 | |||
9 | Level South Port | Moscow | 225 metres (738 ft) | 69 | 2022 | 2026 | |||
10 | MFK Crocus City | Krasnogorsk | 216.8 metres (711 ft) | 51 | 2014 | – | on hold | [7] |
Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height m (ft) | Stories | Year | Notes | Reference |
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1 | Lakhta Center III | Saint Petersburg | 555 metres (1,821 ft) | 107 | 2030 | |||
2 | Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 4 | Moscow | 400 metres (1,300 ft) | 100 | - | |||
3 | Palette | Moscow | 398 metres (1,306 ft) | 81 | - | |||
4 | Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 3 | Moscow | 380 metres (1,250 ft) | 90 | - | |||
5 | Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 2 | Moscow | 286 metres (938 ft) | 75 | - |
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 |
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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral | Saint Petersburg | 1733–1952 | 122.5 | - | ||
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | Moscow | 1952–1953 | 176 metres (577 ft) | 32 | ||
Main Building of Moscow State University | Moscow | 1953–2006 | 240 metres (790 ft) | 36 | ||
Triumph Palace | Moscow | 2006–2007 | 264.1 metres (866 ft) | 52 | ||
Naberezhnaya Tower | Moscow | 2007–2009 | 268.4 metres (881 ft) | 61 | ||
City of Capitals (Moscow Tower) | Moscow | 2009–2012 | 306.6 metres (1,006 ft) | 76 | ||
Mercury City Tower | Moscow | 2012–2015 | 338.8 metres (1,112 ft) | 75 | ||
OKO (South Tower) | Moscow | 2015–2016 | 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 |
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