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.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a building has been topped out, but not completed.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Year | Notes | Location | Ref |
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N/A | Ostankino Tower | ![]() | 540.1 (1,772) | 120 equiv. | 1967 | Tallest free-standing structure in Europe. 12th tallest in the world. Between 1967 and 1974, it was the tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1,600 ft) in height. | Moscow | |
1 | Lakhta Center | ![]() | 462 (1,516) | 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. | Saint Petersburg 59°59′13.7″N30°10′37.3″E / 59.987139°N 30.177028°E | [2] [3] [4] |
2 | Federation, East Tower | ![]() | 373.7 (1,226) | 97 | 2016 | Also known as Vostok (Russian for 'East'); 2nd-tallest building in Russia and Europe, 53rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Europe from 2016 until 2017; surpassed by the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg. [5] [6] [7] | Moscow 55°44′59.17″N37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E | |
3 | OKO, South Tower | ![]() | 354.2 (1,162) | 85 | 2015 | 3rd-tallest building in Russia and Europe; the tallest building in Europe from 2014 to 2016, surpassed by the neighboring Federation Tower. [8] [9] [10] | Moscow 55°44′58.48″N37°32′3.69″E / 55.7495778°N 37.5343583°E | |
4 | Neva Tower 2 | ![]() | 345 (1,132) | 79 | 2019 | Tallest residential building in Europe. 4th-tallest building in Russia and Europe. | Moscow 55°45′05″N37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E | [11] [12] [13] |
5 | Mercury City Tower | ![]() | 338.8 (1,112) | 75 | 2013 | 5th-tallest building in Russia and Europe; the tallest building in Europe from 2013 to 2014, surpassed by OKO, South Tower. | Moscow 55°45′2″N37°32′22.6″E / 55.75056°N 37.539611°E | [14] [15] [16] |
6 | Eurasia | ![]() | 308.9 (1,013) | 67 | 2015 | Also known as Steel Peak. | Moscow 55°44′56″N37°32′07″E / 55.74889°N 37.53528°E | [17] [18] [19] |
7 | Neva Tower 1 | ![]() | 302 (991) | 79 | 2020 | Moscow 55°45′05″N37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E | [20] [21] [22] | |
8 | City of Capitals, Moscow Tower | 301.8 (990) | 76 | 2010 | Tallest building in Europe from 2010 to 2011; surpassed by The Shard in London, United Kingdom. | Moscow 55°44′50″N37°32′20″E / 55.74722°N 37.53889°E | [23] | |
9 | Capital Towers, Park Tower | ![]() | 295 (968) | 70 | 2022 | Moscow | ||
9 | Capital Towers, City Tower | ![]() | 295 (968) | 67 | 2022 | Moscow | ||
9 | Capital Towers, River Tower | ![]() | 295 (968) | 67 | 2022 | Moscow | [24] | |
12* | National Space Center Tower | 288 (945) | 47 | 2024 | Moscow | [25] [26] | ||
13 | Moscow Towers | ![]() | 283.4 (930) | 62 | 2022 | Formerly known as Grand Tower. [27] | Moscow | |
14 | Naberezhnaya Tower C | ![]() | 268.4 (881) | 61 | 2007 | Tallest building in Europe from 2007 to 2010; surpassed by the City of Capitals. | Moscow 55°44′48″N37°32′13″E / 55.74667°N 37.53694°E | |
15 | Triumph Palace | ![]() | 264.1 (866) | 57 | 2005 | Tallest building in Europe from 2005 to 2007; surpassed by Naberezhnaya Tower. | Moscow 55°47′54″N37°31′15″E / 55.79833°N 37.52083°E | |
16 | City of Capitals, Saint Petersburg Tower | 256.9 (843) | 65 | 2010 | Moscow | |||
17 | iCity, Space Tower | ![]() | 256 (840) | 61 | 2023 | Moscow | ||
18 | Evolution Tower | ![]() | 245.9 (807) | 55 | 2015 | Moscow | ||
19 | Federation, West Tower | ![]() | 242.2 (795) | 62 | 2007 | Moscow | ||
20 | Moscow State University | ![]() | 240 (787) | 36 | 1953 | Moscow | ||
21 | Imperia Tower | ![]() | 238.6 (783) | 59 | 2011 | Moscow | ||
21 | OKO, North Tower | ![]() | 245 (804) | 49 | 2014 | Moscow | ||
23 | House on Mosfilmovskaya, Tower 1 | ![]() | 213.3 (700) | 54 | 2011 | Moscow | ||
24 | Iset Tower | ![]() | 212.8 (698) | 52 | 2016 | Yekaterinburg | [28] | |
25 | Hotel Ukraina | 206 (676) | 34 | 1955 | Moscow | |||
26* | MOD Dreiser Tower | 200 (656) | 55 | 2023 | Moscow | [29] | ||
26* | MOD Mann Tower | 200 (656) | 55 | 2023 | Moscow | [30] | ||
26* | Upside Towers Elbrus Tower | 200 (656) | 57 | 2024 | Moscow | [31] [32] | ||
29 | Will Towers, Tower 3 | 199 (653) | 56 | 2023 | Moscow | [33] | ||
30 | Fili City, Famous Tower | 198.1 (650) | 57 | 2022 | Moscow | [34] | ||
31 | Wellton Towers 2 | ![]() | 195.2 (640) | 58 | 2020 | Moscow | [35] | |
32 | Tricolor, Tower A | ![]() | 194 (636) | 58 | 2013 | Moscow | [36] | |
33 | Sberbank City, Tower A | 193 (633) | 47 | 2015 | Moscow | [37] | ||
34 | Continental | ![]() | 191 (627) | 48 | 2011 | Moscow | [38] | |
34 | D1, Kingchess Tower | ![]() | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | Moscow | [39] | |
34 | D1, Excelsior Tower | ![]() | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | Moscow | ||
37 | Tricolor, Tower B | ![]() | 190 (623) | 56 | 2013 | Moscow | [36] | |
37 | Symphony 34, Graphite Tower | 191 (627) | 54 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
37 | Vysotsky | ![]() | 188.3 (618) | 53 | 2011 | Yekaterinburg | ||
37 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 2 | ![]() | 188.2 (617) | 49 | 2004 | Moscow | [40] | |
41* | Level Michurinsky, Tower 1 | 185.9 (610) | 54 | 2025 | Moscow | [41] | ||
42 | Will Towers, Tower 1 | 184.8 (606) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | [33] | ||
42 | Will Towers, Tower 2 | 184.8 (606) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | [33] | ||
44 | AFI Tower | 182.4 (598) | 53 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
45* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 1 (Topaz) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | [42] | ||
45* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 2 (Emerald) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | [42] | ||
45* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 5 (Amber) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | [42] | ||
48 | City Bay, Indian Ocean Tower 1 | 179 (587) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | [43] | ||
48 | City Bay, Indian Ocean Tower 6 | 179 (587) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | [43] | ||
48* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 1 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | [43] | ||
48* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 2 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | [43] | ||
48* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 3 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | [43] | ||
53* | Sobytye-4, Tower 1 | 178.4 (585) | 51 | 2025 | Moscow | [44] | ||
53* | Sobytye-4, Tower 2 | 178.4 (585) | 51 | 2025 | Moscow | [44] | ||
55* | Wave, Tower Azure | 178 (584) | 52 | 2026 | Moscow | [45] | ||
56 | IQ-quarter, Tower 2 | ![]() | 177.5 (582) | 42 | 2016 | Moscow | [46] | |
57 | Wellton Towers, Tower 1 | ![]() | 177.2 (581) | 53 | 2022 | Moscow | ||
58 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 1 | ![]() | 176.5 (579) | 42 | 2004 | Moscow | [47] | |
59 | Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | ![]() | 176 (577) | 32 | 1952 | The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia. | Moscow | [48] |
59 | Edelweiss | ![]() | 176 (577) | 43 | 2003 | Moscow | [49] | |
59 | Nebo, Tower 1 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |||
59 | Nebo, Tower 2 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |||
59 | Nebo, Tower 3 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |||
59 | Rezhisser, Tower 1 | 176 (577) | 49 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
65 | Scarlet Sails, Block IV | ![]() | 175.6 (576) | 48 | 2003 | Moscow | [50] | |
66* | Level Nizhegorodskaya, Tower 1 | 175 (574) | 47 | 2026 | Moscow | |||
67 | Headliner, Tower 1 | ![]() | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | [51] | |
67 | Headliner, Tower 2 | ![]() | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2019 | Moscow | [51] | |
67 | Headliner, Tower 3 | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2019 | Moscow | [51] | ||
70 | Symphony 34, Crystal Tower | 173.8 (570) | 49 | 2024 | Moscow | [52] | ||
71 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 3 | ![]() | 172.2 (565) | 42 | 2004 | Moscow | [53] | |
72 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ![]() | 172 (564) | 27 | 1953 | Moscow | [54] | |
73 | Nordstar Tower | ![]() | 171.5 (563) | 42 | 2009 | Moscow | [55] | |
74 | Architektor, Tower 1 | 169.2 (555) | 47 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
74 | Architektor, Tower 2 | 169.2 (555) | 47 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
76 | Architektor, Tower 3 | 168.7 (553) | 46 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
77 | Alcon Tower | ![]() | 168 (551) | 36 | 2023 | Moscow | [56] | |
78 | Sberbank City, Tower B | 167.6 (550) | 41 | 2015 | Moscow | [57] | ||
79 | Crystal | 167.5 (550) | 47 | 2023 | Moscow | [58] | ||
80 | Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy | ![]() | 165 (541) | 34 | 2005 | Moscow | [59] | |
80 | Oruzheyniy | ![]() | 165 (541) | 27 | 2014 | Moscow | ||
80 | Zagorye | ![]() | 165 (541) | 48 | 2013 | Moscow | [60] | |
83 | Paveletskaya City, Marlon Tower | 165 (541) | 46 | 2023 | Moscow | [61] | ||
83 | Paveletskaya City, Frank Tower | 165 (541) | 46 | 2023 | Moscow | [61] | ||
85* | MOD, Tower 5 | 164.6 (540) | 44 | 2024 | Moscow | [62] | ||
86 | WellHouse na Leninskom | ![]() | 162 (531) | 47 | 2010 | Moscow | [63] | |
87 | Seliger City, Van Gogh Tower | 160 (525) | 43 | 2023 | Moscow | |||
87 | Sydney City, Tower 2.2 | 160 (525) | 46 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
87 | Headliner, Tower 4 | 158.5 (520) appr. | 48 | 2025 | Moscow | [51] | ||
90 | Wellton Towers, Tower 3 | ![]() | 157.2 (516) | 48 | 2022 | Moscow | ||
91 | Serdtse Stolicy, Tower 1 | ![]() | 156.6 (514) | 44 | 2023 | Moscow | ||
92 | Level Michurinsky, Tower 4 | 156.5 (513) | 45 | 2024 | Moscow | [41] | ||
93 | Kudrinskaya Square Building | ![]() | 156 (512) | 22 | 1954 | Moscow | [64] | |
93 | Presnya City, Tower 1 | ![]() | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | ||
93 | Presnya City, Tower 2 | ![]() | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | ||
93 | Presnya City, Tower 3 | ![]() | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | ||
97 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 1 | ![]() | 155.6 (510) | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | ||
97 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 2 | ![]() | 155.6 (510)} | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | ||
97 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 3 | ![]() | 155.6 (510) | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | ||
97* | Akvamarin | ![]() | 155.5 (510) | 44 | 2021 | Vladivostok | ||
101 | Avenue 77 A | ![]() | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | [65] | |
101 | Avenue 77 B | ![]() | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | [66] | |
101 | Avenue 77 C | ![]() | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | [67] | |
101 | Sydney City, Tower 3 | 155 (509) | 44 | 2023 | Moscow | |||
101* | Sydney City, Tower 5.2 | 155 (509) | 44 | 2025 | Moscow | |||
106 | Dirigible | ![]() | 153 (502) | 40 | 2012 | Moscow | [68] | |
107 | Hide, River Side Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
107 | Hide, Park Lane Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
107 | Hide, West Dale Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |||
110 | Symphony 34, Silver Tower | 151.6 (497) | 43 | 2024 | Moscow | [69] | ||
111 | Gazprom Tower | ![]() | 151 (495) | 35 | 1994 | Moscow | ||
112 | Sverdlovsk | 150.9 (495) | 37 | 2015 | Yekaterinburg | |||
113* | Wave, Tower Indigo | 150.6 (494) appr. | 44 | 2026 | Moscow | [45] | ||
114 | Zilart, Tower 9 | 150 (492) | 40 | 2023 | Moscow 55°41′56.36″N37°38′26.73″E / 55.6989889°N 37.6407583°E | |||
114 | iCity, Time Tower | ![]() | 150 (492) | 34 | 2024 | Moscow |
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 | Akhmat Tower | Grozny | 435 metres (1,427 ft) | 102 | 2016 | On Hold | [70] | ||
3 | One Tower | Moscow | 405 metres (1,329 ft) | 108 | 2019 | 2025 | On Hold | [70] | |
4 | Dau House | Moscow | 340 metres (1,120 ft) | 87 | 2024 | 2028 | |||
5 | 5 Towers Phase 1 | Moscow | 274 metres (899 ft) | 69 | 2018 | 2028 | |||
6 | Sezar Tower | Moscow | 228 metres (748 ft) | 54 | 2025 | 2028 | |||
7 | Level South Port | Moscow | 225 metres (738 ft) | 69 | 2022 | 2026 | |||
8 | MFK Crocus City | Krasnogorsk | 217 metres (712 ft) | 51 | 2014 | On Hold | [70] | ||
9 | OPERA Tower | Yekaterinburg | 158 metres (518 ft) | 42 | 2013 | On Hold | [70] |
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 | Wildberries & Russ Headquarters | Moscow | 400 metres (1,300 ft) | 75 | 2030 | |||
4 | 2nd Krasnogvardeisky Road 6 | Moscow | 393 metres (1,289 ft) | 100 | - | |||
5 | Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 3 | Moscow | 380 metres (1,250 ft) | 90 | - | |||
6 | 2nd Krasnogvardeisky Road 8 | Moscow | 339 metres (1,112 ft) | 85 | - | |||
7 | 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) | 57 | |
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) | 97 | |
Lakhta Center | ![]() | Saint Petersburg | 2018–present | 462 metres (1,516 ft) | 87 |
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