The development of Moscow has been a sore subject for residents of the capital for many centuries. It is hard to imagine that once the townspeople were afraid of even five-story houses. Initially, only churches and temples stretched to heaven. Until now, in some historical areas they stand out from other buildings. The apartment buildings, which sought to squeeze the most out of the capital’s expensive land and emphasize the ambitiousness of the owners, also followed.
In Soviet times, high-rise construction in Moscow unfolded to its full potential. The main building of Moscow State University held the palm from 1953 until the construction of the ambitious Triumph Palace in 2003. Following it, the skyscrapers of Moscow City, which have already become a symbol of the city, began to be erected.
The Moscow International Business Center was originally conceived as the “most-most”, so it is not surprising that with the beginning of active development ever higher skyscrapers appeared. And it is easy to guess that soon there will be new construction records in Moscow City. We present the rating of the tallest buildings in Moscow.
List
- 10. OKO, North Tower | 245 m
- 9. Tower "Evolution" | 255 m
- 8. "City of Capitals", the tower "St. Petersburg" | 256.9 m
- 7. The Triumph Palace | 264.1 m
- 6. “Tower on the Embankment”, tower C | 268.4 m
- 5. "City of Capitals", the tower "Moscow" | 301.6 m
- 4. "Eurasia" | 308.9 m
- 3. The Mercury Tower | 338.8 m
- 2. OKO, South Tower | 354 m
- 1. "Federation", the tower "East" | 374 m
- "Federation" in the format of 360 degrees (video)
10. OKO, North Tower | 245 m
- Year of construction: 2014.
- Architect: American Bureau of SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill).
- Number of floors: 49.
- Appointment: offices.
The complex of two towers, made in the postmodern style. Facades decorated with tinted glass. The name "OKO" is an abbreviation for the phrase "united by a crystal of the base." The northern skyscraper is fully given over to the offices of large companies and the offices of the Moscow City Hall.
9. Tower "Evolution" | 255 m
- Year of construction: 2014.
- Architect: Alexander Burkov, concept of Tony Kettle (Scottish bureau RMJM).
- Number of floors: 52 + 2 underground.
- Appointment: offices and shopping areas.
The building stands out from other Moscow-City skyscrapers in its spiral shape. Initially, the largest wedding palace in the city was planned in its place. RMJM bureau designed a spiral view of a skyscraper, symbolizing the eastern concept of yin and yang or newlyweds dancing in a dance. Later, I had to abandon the original idea and give the building for commercial needs.
During construction, innovative engineering solutions were applied. Each floor is rotated 3 degrees to the previous one, which in the end gives more than 150 degrees of "twisting" of the skyscraper.
After construction, the skyscraper was awarded many professional awards around the world.
8. "City of Capitals", the tower "St. Petersburg" | 256.9 m
- Year of construction: 2009.
- Architect: Eric van Egeraat, American Bureau of NBBJ.
- Number of floors: 65.
- Appointment: residential apartments, recreation and shopping areas.
The complex “City of Capitals” symbolizes the two main cities of Russia - Moscow and St. Petersburg. Skyscrapers attract attention with an unusual design: the blocks are offset relative to each other. The complex is decorated with tinted glass, this adds dynamics and solemnity to the towers.
7. The Triumph Palace | 264.1 m
- Year of construction: 2006.
- Architects: Andrey Trofimov, Elena Treshchilina, Victor Shteller, Olga Markova (JSB Tromos).
- Number of floors: 57.
- Appointment: residential apartments.
Triumph Palace is the tallest fully residential skyscraper not only in Moscow, but throughout the world. This merit is already noted in the Guinness Book of Records. The building is notable for its stylization of the famous Stalinist skyscrapers, which became a symbol of the 1950s. The exquisite facades are decorated with granite, porcelain stoneware and travertine. After the construction, Triumph Palace became the subject of fierce disputes about the adopted architectural decisions. The building was criticized for deviating from the canons of the same Stalinist skyscrapers. But, despite this, it still remains a significant structure of the city. The uniqueness of the complex has made it home to many domestic politicians and stars.
The last three floors belong to the boutique hotel, which leads the list of the highest hotels in Europe.
6. “Tower on the Embankment”, tower C | 268.4 m
- Year of construction: 2007.
- Architects: Wehby Inan, Oldjay Ostyurk.
- Number of floors: 60.
- Appointment: offices.
The Tower on the Embankment is a post-modern style complex of three towers:
- A 85 m high and 17 floors,
- B 127 m high and 27 floors,
- With a height of 268.4 m and 60 floors.
At the moment it is the most populated building of Moscow City. The complex is designed specifically for offices and business premises.
5. "City of Capitals", the tower "Moscow" | 301.6 m
- Year of construction: 2009
- Architect: Eric van Egeraat, American Bureau of NBBJ.
- Number of floors: 73.
- Appointment: residential apartments, recreation and shopping areas.
The “City of Capitals” was noted by many international experts as one of the best design projects in Russia, the best multi-functional complex-skyscraper, the project that “made the city more interesting”, the most popular skyscraper in Europe.
Before the construction of "Mercury" in 2013, the tower "Moscow" led the list of the highest buildings of the city.
4. "Eurasia" | 308.9 m
- Year of construction: 2014.
- Architect: architectural company SHCA (Swanke Haydell Connen Architects).
- Number of floors: 70 + 5 underground.
- Appointment: offices, residential apartments.
The tallest building in Europe with a metal frame, which is why the tower is sometimes called the "Steel Top". The facade of the skyscraper is laconic and decorated with tinted emerald glass, revealing breathtaking panoramic landscapes and protecting from excessive solar radiation.
3. The Mercury Tower | 338.8 m
- Year of construction: 2013.
- Architects: Frank Williams, Mikhail Posokhin, Gennady Sirota.
- Number of floors: 75 + 5 underground.
- Appointment: offices, residential apartments, recreational and shopping areas.
The skyscraper stands out among other Moscow City buildings with a bright facade trimmed with tinted yellow glass. The so-called "Golden Tower" was designed as an environmentally friendly building. Most of the offices in the daytime do not require additional lighting, and part of the rainwater is collected and used for technical purposes. In addition, Mercury tops the ranking of the highest media facades in Europe.
2. OKO, South Tower | 354 m
- Year of construction: 2016.
- Architect: American Bureau of SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill).
- Number of floors: 85.
- Appointment: residential apartments.
The southern skyscraper is given under modern elite residential apartments and a luxurious five-star hotel. On the roof is the highest observation deck in Europe. It is the only open area on the territory of Moscow City.
1. "Federation", the tower "East" | 374 m
- Year of construction: 2017
- Architects: Sergey Choban and Peter Schweger.
- Number of floors: 101.
- Appointment: offices, residential apartments and an observation deck.
The tower is recognized as the tallest building in Moscow and ranks second among European skyscrapers, second only to St. Petersburg "Lakhta Center". However, Vostok with 101 floors is ahead of the Lakhta 87 floors.
To implement such an ambitious project, the most stringent construction standards were applied. Unique engineering solutions have also been developed and successfully applied. Thus, the concrete base of the eastern part of the building was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most voluminous material injection.
The tower gained additional sad popularity due to the fire in April 2012. 25 units and 4 helicopters were thrown at its extinguishing. Despite the use of air equipment, it was not possible to eliminate the fire for a long time. As a result, victims and serious injuries were avoided, and construction continued.