List of tallest buildings in Russia


The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the USSR. 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 Western Hemisphere, many of them located in the Moscow International Business Center in the Russian capital, Moscow.
As of May 2020, the Lakhta Center of St. Petersburg is the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe with a height of. It is followed by three MIBC skyscrapers, Federation Tower Vostok, OKO, and Mercury City Tower, in being the tallest buildings in both Russia and Europe.
There are numerous skyscrapers being proposed or under construction: notable examples such as the Akhmat Tower in Grozny and the Neva Towers and One Tower in Moscow.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks all topped out buildings in Russia that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes all architectural details as well as antenna spires.
RankNameImageLocationHeight
m 		StoriesYearNotes
Lakhta CenterSaint Petersburg
872019Reached in 2017, topped-out in 2018, completed in 2019. Lakhta Center overtook Vostok of the Federation Towers as the tallest building in the Russian Federation as well as the tallest building in Europe.
Federation Towers Moscow
01.0952017Completed 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 and West Tower/Zapad.
OKO Moscow
01.0 852015Completed 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 and North Tower.
Mercury City TowerMoscow
01.0 752012Completed 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.
EurasiaMoscow
01.0 722013Completed in 2013, Eurasia Tower is the fifth tallest building in the Russian Federation and the seventh-tallest building in Europe.
City of Capitals Moscow01.0
762009The 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 and St. Petersburg Tower. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe.
Naberezhnaya TowerMoscow02.0
612007It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of three towers: A, B, and C.
Triumph PalaceMoscow02.0 522006
City of Capitals Moscow02.0 652009
OKO Moscow492014
Evolution TowerMoscow552014
Federation Tower Moscow02.0 622008
Main Building of Moscow State UniversityMoscow02.0 361953
Imperia TowerMoscow02.0602010
House on MosfilmovskayaMoscow02.0 542010
Iset TowerYekaterinburg02.0 522016
Hotel UkrainaMoscow02.0 341957
Tricolor Tower AMoscow02.0562014
Tricolor Tower BMoscow582015
Continental HouseMoscow482011
VysotskyYekaterinburg02.0532011
Vorobyovy Gory Moscow02.0492004
Алые паруса Moscow02.0482003
EdelweissMoscow02.0432003
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment BuildingMoscow02.0321952The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia.
Ministry of Foreign AffairsMoscow02.0271953
Nordstar TowerMoscow02.0422009
Mirax Plaza Moscow02.0412010
Swissôtel Krasnye HolmyMoscow02.0342005
WellHouse on LeninskiyMoscow02.0462009
Kudrinskaya Square BuildingMoscow02.041 1954
Sparrow Hills Tower IMoscow02.0442004
Sparrow Hills Tower IIIMoscow02.0442004
Avenue 77Moscow452009
=Gazprom buildingMoscow02.0351994
=SverdlovskYekaterinburg372015

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.
NameImageLocationYears as tallestHeight
meters 		StoriesReference
Saints Peter and Paul CathedralSaint Petersburg1733–1952122.5-
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment BuildingMoscow1952–195302.032
Main Building of Moscow State UniversityMoscow1953–200602.0 36
Triumph PalaceMoscow2006–200702.0 52
Naberezhnaya TowerMoscow2007–200902.0 61
City of Capitals Moscow2009–201201.076
Mercury City TowerMoscow2012–201501.0 75
OKO Moscow2015–201601.0 85
Federation TowerMoscow2016–2017374 metres 95
Lakhta CenterSaint Petersburg2017–present87