St. Petersburg

Russia

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Lakhta Center (2019)

Tallest Building

Lakhta Center (462 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

263

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Tallest City in

Russia

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Lakhta Center	462 m / 1,516 ft
2	Leader Tower	140 m / 459 ft
3	Knyaz Aleksandr Nevskii	124 m / 407 ft
4	Peter and Paul Cathedral	122.5 m / 402 ft
5	Bogatyrskii 2	108 m / 354 ft
6	Atlantic City	105 m / 344 ft
7	Komendantskii 1	105 m / 344 ft
8	Komendantskii 2	105 m / 344 ft
9	Saint Isaac's Cathedral	101.5 m / 333 ft
10	A Poem in Three Lakes 1	100 m / 328 ft

Building Completions Timeline

St. Petersburg CVU Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Metropolis	Silver	10	ARCH
Osborn Engineering	Silver	2	ENGM
Stein Ltd.	Silver	0	MATR • VERC

Videos

22 October 2009

Gazprom Tower: The Politics of High Rise

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Research

26 October 2015

The Challenges of Delivering Iconic Tall Buildings Across the World: A Global Technology Transfer

Samsung and the authors’ involvement in these major tall and complex building projects have facilitated the transfer of the technologies and best practices to projects...

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Research

16 September 2014

From “O” to “L” Design Challenges, Gazprom Tower

Each supertall building project has its own design challenges and difficulties. The experience with Okhta “O” center which became Lakhta “L” center complex project in...

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