List of tallest buildings in Russia

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.

As of 2020, the Lakhta Center of 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 of the MIBC, Federation Tower Vostok (or "East"), OKO, Neva Tower 2, and Mercury City Tower in being 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 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	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 the Russian Federation as well as the tallest building in Europe.[2][3][4]
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, 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 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 third tallest building in the Russian Federation and the third-tallest building in 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	01.0 345 metres (1,132 ft)	79	2020
5	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 fourth tallest building in the Russian Federation as well as the fourth-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. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe.[5]
6	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 fifth tallest building in the Russian Federation and the seventh-tallest building in Europe.[5]
7	Neva Tower 1		Moscow	01.0 302 metres (991 ft)	79	2019
8	City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)		Moscow	01.0308.9 metres (1,013 ft) 301.6 metres (990 ft)	76	2009	The sixth-tallest building in the Russian Federation and the seventh-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	Naberezhnaya Tower		Moscow	02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft)	61	2007	It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of three towers: A, B, and C (the tallest).
10	Triumph Palace		Moscow	02.0 264.1 metres (866 ft)	52	2006
11	City of Capitals (Saint Petersburg Tower)		Moscow	02.0 257 metres (843 ft)	65	2009
12	OKO (North Tower)		Moscow	254 metres (833 ft)	49	2014
13	Evolution Tower		Moscow	246 metres (807 ft)	55	2014
14	Federation Tower (West Tower/Zapad)		Moscow	02.0 242.2 metres (795 ft)	62	2008
15	Main Building of Moscow State University		Moscow	02.0 240 metres (790 ft)	36	1953
16	Imperia Tower		Moscow	02.0239 metres (784 ft)	60	2010
17	House on Mosfilmovskaya		Moscow	02.0 213 metres (699 ft)	54	2010
18	Iset Tower		Yekaterinburg	02.0 212.8 metres (698 ft)[6]	52	2016
19	Hotel Ukraina		Moscow	02.0 198 metres (650 ft)	34	1957
20	Tricolor Tower A		Moscow	02.0198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)194 metres (636 ft)	56	2014
21	Tricolor Tower B		Moscow	192 metres (630 ft)	58
22	Continental House		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	48	2011
23	Vysotsky		Yekaterinburg	02.0188.3 metres (618 ft)	53	2011
24	Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills Tower II)		Moscow	02.0188.2 metres (617 ft)	49	2004
25	Алые паруса (Scarlet sails)		Moscow	02.0179 metres (587 ft)	48	2003
26=	Edelweiss		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	43	2003
26=	Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	32	1952	The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia.
27=	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	27	1953
28=	Nordstar Tower		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	42	2009
30	Mirax Plaza (Tower B)		Moscow	02.0167 metres (548 ft)	41	2010
31	Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy		Moscow	02.0165 metres (541 ft)	34	2005
32	WellHouse on Leninskiy		Moscow	02.0162 metres (531 ft)	46	2009
33	Kudrinskaya Square Building		Moscow	02.0160 metres (520 ft)	41 (22)	1954
34=	Sparrow Hills Tower I		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
34=	Sparrow Hills Tower III		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
34=	Avenue 77		Moscow	155 metres (509 ft)	45	2009
37=	Gazprom building		Moscow	02.0150.9 metres (495 ft)	35	1994
38=	Sverdlovsk		Yekaterinburg	150.9 metres (495 ft)	37	2015

Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction[]

Under Construction[]

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

See also[]

• List of tallest Orthodox churches
• List of tallest buildings in Europe
• Ostankino 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

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