Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia, is home to 12,719 completed high-rises,[1] 40 of which stand taller than 1830NaN0. The tallest building in the city is the 101-story East Tower of the Federation Tower complex, which rises 410m (1,350feet) in the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) and was completed in 2016.[2] [3] The Federation Tower was the tallest building in Europe upon its completion, and remained the tallest building until 5 October 2017 when it was surpassed by the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4] The second, third, and fourth-tallest buildings in Moscow are the South Tower of OKO, Neva Towers 2, and the Mercury City Tower, respectively, with OKO and Mercury City Tower also held the position of the tallest building in Europe.[5] [6] As of January 2021, Moscow had 50 buildings at least 500feet tall.[7]
The first skyscrapers to be completed in Moscow are the Stalinist-style Seven Sisters, designed between 1947 and 1953.[8] Among them, the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building and the main building of Moscow State University became the tallest buildings in Europe respectively, from 1952 to 1990, when it was surpassed by the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany.[9] [10] In 1992, the Moscow government conceived the MIBC as a new business district for the city, and would culminate in becoming the center where many of Europe's tallest buildings would be built.[11] In 2005, the Triumph Palace (not in the MIBC) surpassed the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt as the tallest building in Europe until almost two years later.[12] [13] From 2007 to 2017, skyscrapers based in the MIBC would continuously succeed each other as the tallest building in Europe (with the exception of The Shard based in London, United Kingdom from 2011 to 2012).
Several new skyscrapers that were completed since 2017 include the Neva Towers and Nebo.[14] Skyscrapers that are under construction as of January 2021 include the Capital Towers and the Grand Tower.
This list ranks Moscow skyscrapers that stand at least 1500NaN0 tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings; they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a building has been topped out, but not completed.
This lists buildings that are under construction in Moscow and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (492 ft).
| 1 | One Tower | 443 | 106 | 2030 | |
| 2 | Dau House | 340 | 87 | 2027 | [15] |
| 3 | The Five | 274 | 75 | 2026 | [16] |
| 4 | Severny Port, Tower 7.3 | 228 | 58 | 2028 | |
| 5 | Level Yuzhnoportovaya, Tower 1 | 225 | 69 | 2026 | [17] |
| 6 | Level Yuzhnoportovaya, Tower 3 | 225 | 69 | 2026 | |
| 7 | Level Yuzhnoportovaya, Tower 10 | 225 | 69 | 2026 | |
| 8 | Era 1 | 210 | 54 | ? | |
| 9 | Paveletskaya City | 206.7 | 56 | 2027 | |
| 10 | Amber City 1 | 200 | 63 | 2027 | [18] |
| 11= | Obrucheva 30 (Tower 1) | 200 | 60 | 2026 | [19] |
| 11= | Sydney City 1 | 200 | 55 | 2028 | [20] |
| 13 | Level Zvenigorodskaya, Tower 1 | 199 | 65 | 2028 | [21] |
| 14 | Indy Towers | 195.7 | 55 | 2026 | |
| 15 | HideOut | 190 | 53 | 2028 | |
| 16= | High Life | 186 | 48 | 2027 | |
| 16= | Tate, Tower 1 | 186 | 51 | 2027 | |
| 18 | Sezar City 1 | 185 | 51 | 2027 | |
| 19= | River Park Kutuzovsky 3 | 179.9 | 46 | 2027 | |
| 19= | River Park Kutuzovsky 4 | 179.9 | 46 | 2027 | |
| 21 | Sobytye-4, Tower 3 | 178.4 | 51 | 2027 | |
| 22 | Level Nizhny Novgorod | 175 | 47 | 2026 | |
| 23= | Amber City 2 | 170 | 56 | 2027 | |
| 23= | Amber City 3 | 170 | 56 | 2027 | |
| 23= | Amber City 4 | 170 | 56 | 2027 | |
| 23= | Amber City 5 | 170 | 56 | 2027 | |
| 27 | Tate, Tower 2 | 169 | 38 | 2027 | |
| 28= | Demiana Bednogo | 165 | 37 | ? | |
| 28= | Pavaletskaya City: Marlon | 165 | 46 | 2022 | Construction started in 2019.[22] |
| 28= | Pavaletskaya City: Frank | 165 | 46 | 2022 | Construction started in 2019. |
| 31 | Polar 1 | 161.6 | 50 | 2027 | |
| 32= | Republic 1 | 160 | 45 | 2025 | |
| 32= | Republic 2 | 160 | 45 | 2025 | |
| 34 | Seliger City 1 | 159.6 | 44 | 2026 | |
| 35= | Obrucheva 30 (Tower 2) | 155 | 45 | 2026 | |
| 35= | Sydney City 4 | 155 | 44 | 2028 | |
| 35= | Sydney City 5 | 155 | 44 | 2028 | |
| 35= | Sydney City 6 | 155 | 44 | 2028 | |
| 35= | Sydney City 7 | 155 | 44 | 2028 | |
| 35= | Sydney City 8 | 155 | 44 | 2028 | |
| 41= | Level Yuzhnoportovaya 2 | 154.9 | 49 | 2026 | [23] |
| 41= | Level Yuzhnoportovaya 8 | 154.9 | 49 | 2026 | [24] |
| 41= | Level Yuzhnoportovaya 9 | 154.9 | 49 | 2026 | [25] |
| 44 | Level Zvenigorodskaya, Tower 2 | 151 | 46 | 2028 | |
| 45= | Amber City 6 | 150 | 41 | 2027 | |
| 45= | MFC Mangazeya on Tulskaya | 150 | 42 | 2027 | |
| 45= | Quarter Edition | 150 | 43 | 2027 | |
| 45= | Dinamo Tower | 150 | 35 | 2027 | |
| 45= | Rakurs | 150 | 44 | 2028 | [26] |
| 45= | Izdanie Quarter | 150 | 43 | 2027 |
| Rank | Name | Floors | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jois 1 | 84 | 2026 | ||
| 2 | Set 1 | 59 | ? | ||
| 3 | Veer 1 | 59 | 2027 | ||
| 4 | Veer 2 | 59 | 2027 | ||
| 5 | Jois 2 | 57 | 2026 | ||
| 6 | Upside Towers 2 | 55 | 2027 | ||
| 7 | Jois 3 | 49 | 2026 | ||
| 8 | Jois 4 | 47 | 2026 | ||
| 9 | Veer 3 | 48 | 2027 | ||
| 10 | City Bay, North Ocean Tower 1 | 49 | 2027 | ||
| 11 | City Bay, North Ocean Tower 8 | 48 | 2027 | ||
| 12 | Rodina-park, Tower 1 | 45 | 2027 | ||
| 13 | Rodina-park, Tower 2 | 45 | 2027 | ||
| 14 | Headliner, Tower 4 | 48 | 2027 | ||
| 15 | Headliner, Tower 5 | 45 | 2027 | ||
| 16 | Headliner, Tower 6 | 45 | 2027 | ||
| 17 | Level Michurinsky, Tower 8 | 48 | 2026 | ||
| 18 | Cityzen, Tower 6 | 48 | 2027 | ||
| 19 | Wave, Tower Indigo | 44 | 2026 | ||
| 20 | Gerzen Quarter, Tower 1 | 58 | 2027 | ||
| 21 | Gerzen Quarter, Tower 2 | 46 | 2027 | ||
| 22 | Gerzen Quarter, Tower 3 | 46 | 2027 |
| Name | Years as tallest | Height | Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | 1952–1953 | 174 / 571 | 33 | |
| Main building of Moscow State University | 1953–2005 | 240 / 787 | 36 | [27] |
| Triumph Palace | 2005–2007 | 264.1 / 867 | 57 | [28] |
| Naberezhnaya Tower, Block C | 2007–2010 | 268.4 / 881 | 61 | [29] |
| City of Capitals, Moscow Tower | 2010–2013 | 301.6 / 989 | 76 | [30] |
| Mercury City Tower | 2013–2015 | 338.9 / 1,112 | 75 | [31] |
| OKO, South Tower | 2015–2016 | 354.1 / 1,161 | 85 | |
| Federation Tower, East Tower | 2016–present | 410 / 1,227 | 101 | |
List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union
A. This structure is not a habitable building but is included in this list for comparative purposes. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers, chimneys or masts are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.