SafekipediaList of tallest buildings in Russia
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The first very tall buildings in Russia were built during a special time called the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union. These buildings are known as the Seven Sisters and were made in a special style of architecture. The first of these tall buildings was the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building. Many of the tallest buildings in Europe and the Eastern Hemisphere are found in Moscow, the capital of Russia, especially in an area called the MIBC.
As of 2022, the tallest building in Russia and Europe is the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. It stands very high at 462 metres (1,516 feet). After that, the next tallest buildings are in the MIBC area of Moscow. These include the Federation Tower Vostok (or “East”), OKO, Neva Tower 2, and Mercury City Tower.
Right now, Russia is building many new tall buildings. The country is the first in Europe to have more than 300 buildings that are over 100 metres tall. This list does not include the Ostankino Tower, which is the tallest free-standing structure in Russia and Europe, but it is not a building. For information about very tall structures, you can see the List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union.
Tallest buildings
This list shows the tallest buildings in Russia that are at least 150 metres (490 ft) tall. The heights include all parts of the building, like antennas on top.
Some buildings have an asterisk (*) next to them. This means the building is finished at the top but not completely done yet.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Ostankino Tower | 540.1 (1,772) | 120 equiv. | 1967 | Moscow | |
| 1 | Lakhta Center | 462 (1,516) | 87 | 2019 | Saint Petersburg | |
| 2 | Federation, East Tower | 373.7 (1,226) | 97 | 2016 | Moscow | |
| 3 | OKO, South Tower | 354.2 (1,162) | 85 | 2015 | Moscow | |
| 4 | Neva Tower 2 | 345 (1,132) | 79 | 2019 | Moscow | |
| 5 | Mercury City Tower | 338.8 (1,112) | 75 | 2013 | Moscow | |
| 6 | Eurasia | 308.9 (1,013) | 67 | 2015 | Moscow | |
| 7 | Neva Tower 1 | 302 (991) | 79 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 8 | City of Capitals, Moscow Tower | 301.8 (990) | 76 | 2010 | Moscow | |
| 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 | |
| 12 | National Space Center Tower | 288 (945) | 47 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 13 | Moscow Towers | 283.4 (930) | 62 | 2022 | Moscow | |
| 14 | Five Towers | 274 (899) | 75 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 15 | Naberezhnaya Tower C | 268.4 (881) | 61 | 2007 | Moscow | |
| 16 | Triumph Palace | 264.1 (866) | 57 | 2005 | Moscow | |
| 17 | City of Capitals, Saint Petersburg Tower | 256.9 (843) | 65 | 2010 | Moscow | |
| 18 | iCity, Space Tower | 256 (840) | 61 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 19 | Evolution Tower | 245.9 (807) | 55 | 2015 | Moscow | |
| 20 | Federation, West Tower | 242.2 (795) | 62 | 2007 | Moscow | |
| 21 | Moscow State University | 240 (787) | 36 | 1953 | Moscow | |
| 22 | Imperia Tower | 238.6 (783) | 59 | 2011 | Moscow | |
| 22 | OKO, North Tower | 245 (804) | 49 | 2014 | Moscow | |
| 24 | Level Yuzhnoportovaya, Tower 1 | 225 (738) | 69 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 25 | House on Mosfilmovskaya, Tower 1 | 213.3 (700) | 54 | 2011 | Moscow | |
| 26 | Iset Tower | 212.8 (698) | 52 | 2016 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 27 | Hotel Ukraina | 206 (676) | 34 | 1955 | Moscow | |
| 28* | MOD Dreiser Tower | 200 (656) | 55 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 28* | MOD Mann Tower | 200 (656) | 55 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 28* | Upside Towers Elbrus Tower | 200 (656) | 57 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 31 | Will Towers, Tower 3 | 199 (653) | 56 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 32 | Fili City, Famous Tower | 198.1 (650) | 57 | 2022 | Moscow | |
| 33 | Wellton Towers 2 | 195.2 (640) | 58 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 34 | Tricolor, Tower A | 194 (636) | 58 | 2013 | Moscow | |
| 35 | Sberbank City, Tower A | 193 (633) | 47 | 2015 | Moscow | |
| 36 | Continental | 191 (627) | 48 | 2011 | Moscow | |
| 36 | D1, Kingchess Tower | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 36 | D1, Excelsior Tower | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 39 | Tricolor, Tower B | 190 (623) | 56 | 2013 | Moscow | |
| 39 | Symphony 34, Graphite Tower | 191 (627) | 54 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 39 | Vysotsky | 188.3 (618) | 53 | 2011 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 39 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 2 | 188.2 (617) | 49 | 2004 | Moscow | |
| 43* | Level Michurinsky, Tower 1 | 185.9 (610) | 54 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 44 | Will Towers, Tower 1 | 184.8 (606) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 44 | Will Towers, Tower 2 | 184.8 (606) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 46 | AFI Tower | 182.4 (598) | 53 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 47* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 1 (Topaz) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 47* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 2 (Emerald) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 47* | River Park Kutuzovsky, Tower 5 (Amber) | 179.9 (590) | 46 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 50 | City Bay, Indian Ocean Tower 1 | 179 (587) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 50 | City Bay, Indian Ocean Tower 6 | 179 (587) | 52 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 50* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 1 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 50* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 2 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 50* | City Bay, Atlantic Ocean Tower 3 | 179 (587) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 55* | Sobytye-4, Tower 1 | 178.4 (585) | 51 | 2027 | Moscow | |
| 55* | Sobytye-4, Tower 2 | 178.4 (585) | 51 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 57* | Wave, Tower Azure | 178 (584) | 52 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 58 | IQ-quarter, Tower 2 | 177.5 (582) | 42 | 2016 | Moscow | |
| 59 | Wellton Towers, Tower 1 | 177.2 (581) | 53 | 2022 | Moscow | |
| 60 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 1 | 176.5 (579) | 42 | 2004 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | 176 (577) | 32 | 1952 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Edelweiss | 176 (577) | 43 | 2003 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Nebo, Tower 1 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Nebo, Tower 2 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Nebo, Tower 3 | 176 (577) | 53 | 2020 | Moscow | |
| 61 | Rezhisser, Tower 1 | 176 (577) | 49 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 67 | Scarlet Sails, Block IV | 175.6 (576) | 48 | 2003 | Moscow | |
| 68* | Level Nizhegorodskaya, Tower 1 | 175 (574) | 47 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 69 | Headliner, Tower 1 | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 69 | Headliner, Tower 2 | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2019 | Moscow | |
| 69 | Headliner, Tower 3 | 174.9 (574) | 53 | 2019 | Moscow | |
| 72 | Symphony 34, Crystal Tower | 173.8 (570) | 49 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 73 | Sparrow Hills, Tower 3 | 172.2 (565) | 42 | 2004 | Moscow | |
| 74 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 172 (564) | 27 | 1953 | Moscow | |
| 75 | Nordstar Tower | 171.5 (563) | 42 | 2009 | Moscow | |
| 76 | Architektor, Tower 1 | 169.2 (555) | 47 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 76 | Architektor, Tower 2 | 169.2 (555) | 47 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 78 | Architektor, Tower 3 | 168.7 (553) | 46 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 79 | Alcon Tower | 168 (551) | 36 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 80 | Sberbank City, Tower B | 167.6 (550) | 41 | 2015 | Moscow | |
| 81 | Crystal | 167.5 (550) | 47 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 82 | Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy | 165 (541) | 34 | 2005 | Moscow | |
| 82 | Oruzheyniy | 165 (541) | 27 | 2014 | Moscow | |
| 82 | Zagorye | 165 (541) | 48 | 2013 | Moscow | |
| 85 | Paveletskaya City, Marlon Tower | 165 (541) | 46 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 85 | Paveletskaya City, Frank Tower | 165 (541) | 46 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 87* | MOD, Tower 5 | 164.6 (540) | 44 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 88 | WellHouse na Leninskom | 162 (531) | 47 | 2010 | Moscow | |
| 89 | Seliger City, Van Gogh Tower | 160 (525) | 43 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 89 | Sydney City, Tower 2.2 | 160 (525) | 46 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 89 | Headliner, Tower 4 | 158.5 (520) appr. | 48 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| 92 | Wellton Towers, Tower 3 | 157.2 (516) | 48 | 2022 | Moscow | |
| 93 | Serdtse Stolicy, Tower 1 | 156.6 (514) | 44 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 94 | Level Michurinsky, Tower 4 | 156.5 (513) | 45 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 95 | Kudrinskaya Square Building | 156 (512) | 22 | 1954 | Moscow | |
| 95 | Presnya City, Tower 1 | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | |
| 95 | Presnya City, Tower 2 | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | |
| 95 | Presnya City, Tower 3 | 156 (512) | 44 | 2018 | Moscow | |
| 99 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 1 | 155.6 (510) | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | |
| 99 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 2 | 155.6 (510) | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | |
| 99 | Savyolovskiy City, Tower 3 | 155.6 (510) | 47 | 2017 | Moscow | |
| 99* | Akvamarin | 155.5 (510) | 44 | 2021 | Vladivostok | |
| 103 | Avenue 77 A | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | |
| 103 | Avenue 77 B | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | |
| 103 | Avenue 77 C | 155 (509) | 45 | 2008 | Moscow | |
| 103 | Sydney City, Tower 3 | 155 (509) | 44 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 103* | Sydney City, Tower 5.2 | 155 (509) | 44 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 108 | Dirigible | 153 (502) | 40 | 2012 | Moscow | |
| 109 | Hide, River Side Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 109 | Hide, Park Lane Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 109 | Hide, West Dale Tower | 151.7 (498) | 41 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 112 | Symphony 34, Silver Tower | 151.6 (497) | 43 | 2024 | Moscow | |
| 113 | Gazprom Tower | 151 (495) | 35 | 1994 | Moscow | |
| 114 | Sverdlovsk | 150.9 (495) | 37 | 2015 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 115* | Wave, Tower Indigo | 150.6 (494) appr. | 44 | 2026 | Moscow | |
| 116 | Zilart, Tower 9 | 150 (492) | 40 | 2023 | Moscow | |
| 116 | iCity, Time Tower | 150 (492) | 34 | 2024 | Moscow |
Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction
Under Construction
Proposed
| Rank | Name | Location | Height m (ft) | Stories | Construction Begins | Planned Construction End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhta Center II | Saint Petersburg | 703 metres (2,306 ft) | 150 | 2023 | 2035 |
| 2 | Lakhta Center III | Saint Petersburg | 555 metres (1,821 ft) | 108 | 2025 | 2031 |
| 3 | Akhmat Tower | Grozny | 435 metres (1,427 ft) | 102 | 2016 | |
| 4 | Wildberries Bagration Bridge Tower | Moscow | 400 metres (1,300 ft) | 75 | 2026 | 2030 |
| 5 | Aurus Residences Tower 1 | Moscow | 393 metres (1,289 ft) | 100 | 2026 | 2032 |
| 6 | One Tower | Moscow | 380 metres (1,250 ft) | 90 | 2019 | 2029 |
| 5 | Dau House | Moscow | 340 metres (1,120 ft) | 87 | 2024 | 2028 |
| 6 | Aurus Residences Tower 2 | Moscow | 339 metres (1,112 ft) | 85 | 2026 | 2032 |
| 7 | Slava 5 Tower | Moscow | 310 metres (1,020 ft) | 65 | 2025 | 2030 |
| 8 | Top Tower | Moscow | 298 metres (978 ft) | 64 | 2025 | 2030 |
| 9 | 5 Towers Phase 1 | Moscow | 274 metres (899 ft) | 69 | 2018 | 2028 |
| 10 | Sezar Tower | Moscow | 228 metres (748 ft) | 54 | 2025 | 2028 |
| 11 | Level South Port | Moscow | 225 metres (738 ft) | 69 | 2022 | 2026 |
| 12 | MFK Crocus City | Krasnogorsk | 217 metres (712 ft) | 51 | 2014 | |
| 13 | OPERA Tower | Yekaterinburg | 158 metres (518 ft) | 42 | 2013 |
Unbuilt
| Rank | Name | Location | Height meters (ft) | Stories | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia Tower | Moscow | 612 metres (2,008 ft) | 118 | 2009 |
| 2 | Palace of the Soviets | Moscow | 495 metres (1,624 ft) | 100 | 1958 |
| 3 | Crystal Island | Moscow | 450 metres (1,480 ft) | - | 2009 |
| 4 | Rotating Tower | Moscow | 400 metres (1,300 ft) | 70 | - |
| 5 | Okhta Center | Saint Petersburg | 397 metres (1,302 ft) | 78 | 2011 |
| 6 | Ural Tower | Yekaterinburg | 380 metres (1,250 ft) | 80 | - |
| 7 | City Hall and City Duma | Moscow | 308 metres (1,010 ft) | 70 | 2008 |
| 8 | Grand City Moscow | Moscow | 275 metres (902 ft) | 50 | - |
| 9 | Zaryadye Administrative Building | Moscow | 275 metres (902 ft) | 32 | 1953 |
| 10 | Zvenigorodsky | Moscow | 253 metres (830 ft) | 62 | - |
| 11 | Pervy Nikovaevsky 3 & 4 | Yekaterinburg | 250 metres (820 ft) | 61 | - |
| 12 | MICEX Building | Moscow | 200 metres (660 ft) | 36 | - |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This section shows the history of the tallest buildings in Russia. It includes buildings that were once the tallest in the country at different times.
| Name | Image | Location | Years as tallest | Height meters (ft) | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 57 | |
| Naberezhnaya Tower | Moscow | 2007–2009 | 02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft) | 61 | |
| City of Capitals (Moscow Tower) | Moscow | 2009–2012 | 01.0301.6 metres (990 ft)301.6 metres (990 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) | 97 | |
| Lakhta Center | Saint Petersburg | 2018–present | 462 metres (1,516 ft) | 87 |
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