The first skyscrapers in Russia were built during the Stalinist Era in the Soviet Union. 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 Eastern Hemisphere, the vast majority of them are located in the MIBC, in the nation's capital of Moscow, which is home to 7 out of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in Europe.
As of 2022, the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg is the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe, with a height of . It is followed by four skyscrapers in the MIBC, Federation Tower Vostok (or "East"), OKO, Neva Tower 2, and Mercury City Tower, the tallest buildings in both Russia and Europe.
Russia is currently going through a skyscraper construction boom; with multiple skyscrapers under construction and planned. It is the first European nation with over roughly 300 skyscrapers completed over 100 metres.
The list does not include Ostankino Tower (540 m), the tallest free-standing structure in Russia and Europe. For this kind of buildings, see List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union.
Tallest buildings This list 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.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a building has been topped out, but not completed.
Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction
Under Construction RankNameImageLocationHeightm (ft)StoriesConstruction BeginsPlanned Construction EndNotes Lakhta Center IISaint Petersburg15020232035Lakhta Center IIISaint Petersburg10820252031Wildberries Bagration Bridge TowerMoscow8020262030Akhmat TowerGrozny1022016On Hold (Construction is expected to resume soon, in September 2026)Aurus Residences Tower 1Moscow10020262032One TowerMoscow9020192029Dau HouseMoscow8720242028Aurus Residences Tower 2Moscow8520262032Slava 5 TowerMoscow6520252030ParusYekaterinburg7520262031Top TowerMoscow64202520305 Towers Phase 1Moscow6920182028Sezar TowerMoscow5420252028Level South PortMoscow6920222026MFK Crocus CityKrasnogorsk512014On HoldOPERA TowerYekaterinburg422013On Hold
Proposed RankNameImageLocationHeightm (ft)StoriesYearNotesNeskuchny Home & Spa Tower 4Moscow100 -Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 3Moscow90 -Phenomen GorodaMoscow702031Neskuchny Home & Spa Tower 2Moscow75 -
Unbuilt RankNameImageLocationHeight meters (ft)StoriesCancelledNotesRussia TowerMoscow1182009Palace of the SovietsMoscow1001958Crystal IslandMoscow -2009Rotating TowerMoscow70 -Okhta CenterSaint Petersburg782011Ural TowerYekaterinburg80 -City Hall and City DumaMoscow702008Grand City MoscowMoscow50 -Zaryadye Administrative BuildingMoscow321953ZvenigorodskyMoscow62 -Pervy Nikovaevsky 3 & 4Yekaterinburg61 -MICEX BuildingMoscow36 -
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 (ft)StoriesSaints Peter and Paul CathedralSaint Petersburg1733–1952122.5 -Kotelnicheskaya Embankment BuildingMoscow1952–195302.032Main Building of Moscow State UniversityMoscow1953–200602.0 36Triumph PalaceMoscow2006–200702.0 57Naberezhnaya TowerMoscow2007–200902.0 61City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)Moscow2009–201201.076Mercury City TowerMoscow2012–201501.0 75OKO (South Tower)Moscow2015–201601.0 85Federation TowerMoscow2016–2018374 metres (1,227 ft)97Lakhta CenterSaint Petersburg2018–present87
See also List of tallest Orthodox churches List of tallest buildings in Europe List of tallest buildings in Moscow Ostankino Tower
References
External links The Skyscraper Center, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)