List of tallest buildings in Russia

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Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg is the tallest building in Russia Lakhta Center in 2018.jpg
Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg is the tallest building in Russia

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.

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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.

Tallest buildings

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.

RankNameImageLocationHeight
m (ft)
StoriesYearNotes
1 Lakhta Center
Lakhta Center in 2018.jpg
Saint Petersburg

59°59′13.7″N30°10′37.3″E / 59.987139°N 30.177028°E / 59.987139; 30.177028

462 metres (1,516 ft)872019Reached 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)
Federation Tower 2022.jpg
Moscow

55°44′59.17″N37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389

374 metres (1,227 ft)952017Overtook 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)
Oko towers1.jpg
Moscow

55°44′58.48″N37°32′3.69″E / 55.7495778°N 37.5343583°E / 55.7495778; 37.5343583

354.1 metres (1,162 ft)852015The 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
Neva Towers 2022.jpg
Moscow

55°45′05″N37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E / 55.75139; 37.53444

345 metres (1,132 ft)792020The tallest residential building in Europe and the fourth-tallest building in Russia and Europe.
5 Mercury City Tower
Mercury City Tower 2022.jpg
Moscow

55°45′2″N37°32′22.6″E / 55.75056°N 37.539611°E / 55.75056; 37.539611

338.8 metres (1,112 ft)752013The 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
Eurasia Tower 2016.jpg
Moscow

55°44′57″N37°32′05″E / 55.74917°N 37.53472°E / 55.74917; 37.53472

308.9 metres (1,013 ft)722013The 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
Neva Towers 2022.jpg
Moscow

55°45′05″N37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E / 55.75139; 37.53444

302 metres (991 ft)652019The seventh-tallest building in Russia and the ninth-tallest building in Europe.
8 City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)
City of Capitals 2019.jpg
Moscow

55°44′50″N37°32′20″E / 55.74722°N 37.53889°E / 55.74722; 37.53889

301.6 metres (990 ft)

762009The 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)672022
9= Capital Towers 2 Moscow 295 metres (968 ft)682022
9= Capital Towers 3 Moscow 295 metres (968 ft)662022
10 Moscow Towers Moscow 283.4 metres (930 ft)622023
11 Naberezhnaya Tower
Naberezhnaya Tower 2022.jpg
Moscow

55°44′48″N37°32′13″E / 55.74667°N 37.53694°E / 55.74667; 37.53694

268.4 metres (881 ft)

612007Formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of three towers: A, B, and C (the tallest).
12 Triumph Palace
Triumph Palace.jpg
Moscow

55°47′54″N37°31′15″E / 55.79833°N 37.52083°E / 55.79833; 37.52083

264.1 metres (866 ft)522006
13 City of Capitals (Saint Petersburg Tower)
City of Capitals 2019.jpg
Moscow 257 metres (843 ft)652009
14 OKO (North Tower)
Oko towers1.jpg
Moscow 254 metres (833 ft)492014
15 Evolution Tower
Evolution Tower 2019.jpg
Moscow 246 metres (807 ft)552014
16 Federation Tower (West Tower/Zapad)
Bashnia federatsiia 2018.jpg
Moscow 242.2 metres (795 ft)622008
17 Main Building of Moscow State University
Moscow -- Main building of Moscow State University.jpg
Moscow 240 metres (790 ft)361953
18 Imperia Tower
Imperia Tower 2019.jpg
Moscow 239 metres (784 ft)602010
19 House on Mosfilmovskaya
Mosfilmsvyusotka.jpg
Moscow 213 metres (699 ft)542010
20 Iset Tower
Iset Tower.jpg
Yekaterinburg 212.8 metres (698 ft) [6] 522016
21 Radisson Collection Moscow
Hotel Ukraina - Moskau.JPG
Moscow 206 metres (676 ft)341957
22=MOD Dreiser Tower Moscow 200 metres (660 ft)552023
22=MOD Mann Tower Moscow 200 metres (660 ft)562023
23Will Towers 1 Moscow 199 metres (653 ft)572022
24Filli City Famous Tower Moscow 197 metres (646 ft)582020
25 Tricolor Tower A Moscow 194 metres (636 ft)562014
26 Sberbank City (Tower A)
Mirax Plaza.jpg
Moscow 193 metres (633 ft)472016
27 Tricolor Tower B Moscow 192 metres (630 ft)582015
28=Continental House Moscow 191 metres (627 ft)482011
28=D1 Kingchess Tower Moscow 191 metres (627 ft)592020
28=D1 Excelsior Tower Moscow 191 metres (627 ft)592020
28=Symphony 34 Graphite Tower Moscow 191 metres (627 ft)542023
29 Vysotsky
Vysotskii leto 2014.jpg
Yekaterinburg 188.3 metres (618 ft)532011
30Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills Tower II)
Sparrow Hills-residential complex.jpg
Moscow 188.2 metres (617 ft)492004
31Алые паруса (Scarlet sails) Moscow 179 metres (587 ft)482003
32= Edelweiss
Edelweiss, Moscow.jpg
Moscow 176 metres (577 ft)432003
32=Nebo Tower 1 Moscow 176 metres (577 ft)532020
32=Nobo Tower 2 Moscow 176 metres (577 ft)532020
32=Nobo Tower 3 Moscow 176 metres (577 ft)532020
32= Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Lubyanka CDM view from Panoramic view point 05-2015 img12.jpg
Moscow 176 metres (577 ft)321952The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia.
33=Scarlet Sails, Block IV Moscow 175 metres (574 ft)482003
33=Headliner 1 Moscow 175 metres (574 ft)532019
34= Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Moscow, Russian Federation.jpg
Moscow 172 metres (564 ft)271953
34= Nordstar Tower
Biznes-tsentr Nordstar Tower.jpg
Moscow 172 metres (564 ft)422009
35 IQ-quarter, Tower 2
IQ-querter1.jpg
Moscow 169 metres (554 ft)422016
36 Sberbank City (Tower B)
Mirax Plaza.jpg
Moscow 167 metres (548 ft)412010
37Oruzheyniy Moscow 165 metres (541 ft)282014
38 Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy
Krasnye holmy3.jpg
Moscow 163 metres (535 ft)342005
39WellHouse 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
Stalinian architecture in Moscow (Kudrinskaya Square Building)-2.JPG
Moscow 160 metres (520 ft)41 (22)1954
41=Presnya City: Tower 1 Moscow 156 metres (512 ft)442018
41=Presnya City: Tower 2 Moscow 156 metres (512 ft)442018
41=Presnya City: Tower 3 Moscow 156 metres (512 ft)442018
42=Savyolovskly City: Ellington Tower Moscow 155.6 metres (510 ft)472017
42=Savyolovskly City: Coltrane Tower Moscow 155.6 metres (510 ft)472017
42=Savyolovskly City: Armstrong Tower Moscow 155.6 metres (510 ft)472017
43= Sparrow Hills Tower I
Sparrow Hills-residential complex.jpg
Moscow 155 metres (509 ft)442004
43= Sparrow Hills Tower III
Sparrow Hills-residential complex.jpg
Moscow 155 metres (509 ft)442004
43=Avenue 77 A
Avenue 77.jpg
Moscow 155 metres (509 ft)452009
43=Avenue 77 B
Avenue 77.jpg
Moscow 155 metres (509 ft)452009
43=Avenue 77 C
Avenue 77.jpg
Moscow 155 metres (509 ft)452009
44Dirigible Moscow 153 metres (502 ft)402012
45Zagorye Moscow 152.6 metres (501 ft)462013
46=Gazprom building
Gazprom Headquarters.jpg
Moscow 150.9 metres (495 ft)351994
46=Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg 150.9 metres (495 ft)372015

Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction

Under Construction

RankNameImageLocationHeight
m (ft)
StoriesConstruction BeginsPlanned Construction EndNotesReference
1Lakhta Center II Saint Petersburg 703 metres (2,306 ft)15020232030
2 One Tower Moscow 445 metres (1,460 ft)1102019on hold [7]
3 Akhmat Tower Grozny 435 metres (1,427 ft)10220162029 [7]
4Dam House Moscow 340 metres (1,120 ft)8620242028
5 National Space Centre Moscow 288 metres (945 ft)5020192023 [7]
6

Parus Business Centre

Yekaterinburg 288 metres (945 ft)≈702024≈2027
7Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 1 Moscow 262 metres (860 ft)692018-on hold
8 ICity Space Tower Moscow 256 metres (840 ft)5920202024
9Level South Port Moscow 225 metres (738 ft)6920222026
10MFK Crocus City Krasnogorsk 216.8 metres (711 ft)512014on hold [7]

Proposed

RankNameImageLocationHeight
m (ft)
StoriesYearNotesReference
1Lakhta Center III Saint Petersburg 555 metres (1,821 ft)1072030
2Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 4 Moscow 400 metres (1,300 ft)100-
3Wildberries & Russ Headquarters Moscow 400 metres (1,300 ft)752030
4Palette Moscow 398 metres (1,306 ft)81-
5Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 3 Moscow 380 metres (1,250 ft)90-
6Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 2 Moscow 286 metres (938 ft)75-

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.

NameImageLocationYears as tallestHeight

meters (ft)

StoriesReference
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg main facade.jpg
Saint Petersburg 1733–1952122.5-
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Lubyanka CDM view from Panoramic view point 05-2015 img12.jpg
Moscow 1952–1953176 metres (577 ft)32
Main Building of Moscow State University
Moscow State University crop.jpg
Moscow 1953–2006240 metres (790 ft)36
Triumph Palace
Triumph Palace.jpg
Moscow 2006–2007264.1 metres (866 ft)52
Naberezhnaya Tower
Naberezhnaya Tower 2014.jpg
Moscow 2007–2009268.4 metres (881 ft)61
City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)
City of Capitals 2014.jpg
Moscow 2009–2012306.6 metres (1,006 ft)76
Mercury City Tower
View from Imperia Tower Moscow 04-2014 img12.jpg
Moscow 2012–2015338.8 metres (1,112 ft)75
OKO (South Tower)
OKO Towers 2016.jpg
Moscow 2015–2016354.1 metres (1,162 ft)85
Federation Tower
Federation-Tower-February.jpg
Moscow 2016–2018374 metres (1,227 ft)95
Lakhta Center
Saint Petersburg Lakhta center 06.jpg
Saint Petersburg 2018–present462 metres (1,516 ft)87

See also

References

  1. "Russia Buildings". The Skyscraper Center . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. "European altitude record broken". lakhta.center. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  3. "Russian skyscraper 'becomes Europe's tallest building'". euronews. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  4. Лахта Центр (2018-01-29), Lakhta Center reached the design height, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-06-17
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tallest Buildings In Europe". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  6. Schematic of Iset Tower
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Russia—The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.