Russia

Europe

Moscow

Yekaterinburg

St. Petersburg

Vladivostok

Chelyabinsk

Krasnodar

Krasnogorsk

Novorossiysk

Rostov-on-Don

Samara

Surgut

Tolyatti

Tyumen

Facts

Population

141,927,297 (2013)

Area

17,098,240 km² • 6,601,630 mi²

Density

8.3 people per km²

21.5 people per mi²

GDP

$2.68 trillion (2014)

First 150m+ Building

Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya (1952)

Tallest Building

Lakhta Center (462 m)

tallest-map.tallest-city

Moscow

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Lakhta Center	462 m / 1,516 ft
2	Federation Tower	373.7 m / 1,226 ft
3	OKO - Residential Tower	354.2 m / 1,162 ft
4	NEVA TOWERS 2	345 m / 1,132 ft
5	Mercury City Tower	338.8 m / 1,112 ft
6	Eurasia Tower	308.9 m / 1,013 ft
7	Capital City Moscow Tower	301.8 m / 990 ft
8	NEVA TOWERS 1	297 m / 974 ft
9	National Space Center	288.1 m / 945 ft
10	Grand Tower	283 m / 928 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Russia 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
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	183	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Ghelamco Poland	Silver	3	DEV • PROP
Inforceproject	Silver	2	CIV • STRC
Metropolis	Silver	10	ARCH
Osborn Engineering	Silver	2	ENGM
Priedemann Holding GmbH	Silver	26	FAC • FACS
Stein Ltd.	Silver	0	MATR • VERC

CVU People & Events

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Lobby Agency

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