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 462 metres (1,516 ft). 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.^[1]

The list does not include Ostankino Tower (540 m), the tallest free-standing structure in Russia and Europe. For these 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 150 metres (490 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes all architectural details as well as antenna spires.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height m (ft)	Stories	Year	Notes
1	Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg 59°59′13.7″N 30°10′37.3″E / 59.987139°N 30.177028°E / 59.987139; 30.177028	462 metres (1,516 ft)	87	2019	Reached in 2017, topped-out in 2018, completed in 2019. Lakhta Center overtook Vostok (East Tower) of the Federation Towers as the tallest building in Russia, as well as the tallest building in Europe.[2][3][4]
2	Federation Towers (East Tower/Vostok)		Moscow 55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389	01.0130 metres (430 ft)130 metres (430 ft)130 metres (430 ft)374 metres (1,227 ft)	95	2017	Overtook the OKO as the tallest building in Russia, 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 (the tallest) and West Tower/Zapad.[5]
3	OKO (South Tower)		Moscow 55°44′58.48″N 37°32′3.69″E / 55.7495778°N 37.5343583°E / 55.7495778; 37.5343583	01.0 354.1 metres (1,162 ft)	85	2015	The third-tallest building in Russia and Europe. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of two towers: South Tower (the tallest) and North Tower.[5]
4	Neva Tower 2		Moscow 55°45′05″N 37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E / 55.75139; 37.53444	01.0 345 metres (1,132 ft)	79	2020	The tallest residential building in Europe and the fourth-tallest building in Russia and Europe.
5	Mercury City Tower		Moscow 55°45′2″N 37°32′22.6″E / 55.75056°N 37.539611°E / 55.75056; 37.539611	01.0354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft) 338.8 metres (1,112 ft)	75	2012	The fifth-tallest building in Russia and Europe. The distinctive shape and the blazing copper-orange facade help make the Mercury City Tower stand out from the rest in the MIBC. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe.[5]
6	Eurasia		Moscow 55°44′57″N 37°32′05″E / 55.74917°N 37.53472°E / 55.74917; 37.53472	01.0 308.9 metres (1,013 ft)	72	2013	The sixth-tallest building in Russia and the eighth-tallest building in Europe (surpassed by The Shard in London and Varso in Warsaw).[5]
7	Neva Tower 1		Moscow 55°45′05″N 37°32′04″E / 55.75139°N 37.53444°E / 55.75139; 37.53444	01.0 302 metres (991 ft)	65	2019	The seventh-tallest building in Russia and the ninth-tallest building in Europe.
8	City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)		Moscow 55°44′50″N 37°32′20″E / 55.74722°N 37.53889°E / 55.74722; 37.53889	01.0308.9 metres (1,013 ft) 301.6 metres (990 ft)	76	2009	The eighth-tallest building in Russia and the 10th-tallest building in Europe. It is composed of two towers, each representing a capital of Russia, Moscow Tower (the tallest) and St. Petersburg Tower. It was formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe.[5]
9=	Capital Towers 1		Moscow	295 metres (968 ft)	67	2022
9=	Capital Towers 2		Moscow	295 metres (968 ft)	68	2022
9=	Capital Towers 3		Moscow	295 metres (968 ft)	66	2022
10	Moscow Towers		Moscow	283.4 metres (930 ft)	62	2023
11	Naberezhnaya Tower		Moscow 55°44′48″N 37°32′13″E / 55.74667°N 37.53694°E / 55.74667; 37.53694	02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft)	61	2007	Formerly the tallest building in Russia and Europe. Composed of three towers: A, B, and C (the tallest).
12	Triumph Palace		Moscow 55°47′54″N 37°31′15″E / 55.79833°N 37.52083°E / 55.79833; 37.52083	02.0 264.1 metres (866 ft)	52	2006
13	City of Capitals (Saint Petersburg Tower)		Moscow	02.0 257 metres (843 ft)	65	2009
14	OKO (North Tower)		Moscow	254 metres (833 ft)	49	2014
15	Evolution Tower		Moscow	246 metres (807 ft)	55	2014
16	Federation Tower (West Tower/Zapad)		Moscow	02.0 242.2 metres (795 ft)	62	2008
17	Main Building of Moscow State University		Moscow	02.0 240 metres (790 ft)	36	1953
18	Imperia Tower		Moscow	02.0239 metres (784 ft)	60	2010
19	House on Mosfilmovskaya		Moscow	02.0 213 metres (699 ft)	54	2010
20	Iset Tower		Yekaterinburg	02.0 212.8 metres (698 ft)[6]	52	2016
21	Radisson Collection Moscow		Moscow	02.0 206 metres (676 ft)	34	1957
22=	MOD Dreiser Tower		Moscow	200 metres (660 ft)	55	2023
22=	MOD Mann Tower		Moscow	200 metres (660 ft)	56	2023
23	Will Towers 1		Moscow	199 metres (653 ft)	57	2022
24	Filli City Famous Tower		Moscow	197 metres (646 ft)	58	2020
25	Tricolor Tower A		Moscow	02.0198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)198 metres (650 ft)194 metres (636 ft)	56	2014
26	Sberbank City (Tower A)		Moscow	193 metres (633 ft)	47	2016
27	Tricolor Tower B		Moscow	192 metres (630 ft)	58	2015
28=	Continental House		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	48	2011
28=	D1 Kingchess Tower		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	59	2020
28=	D1 Excelsior Tower		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	59	2020
28=	Symphony 34 Graphite Tower		Moscow	191 metres (627 ft)	54	2023
29	Vysotsky		Yekaterinburg	02.0188.3 metres (618 ft)	53	2011
30	Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills Tower II)		Moscow	02.0188.2 metres (617 ft)	49	2004
31	Алые паруса (Scarlet sails)		Moscow	02.0179 metres (587 ft)	48	2003
32=	Edelweiss		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	43	2003
32=	Nebo Tower 1		Moscow	176 metres (577 ft)	53	2020
32=	Nobo Tower 2		Moscow	176 metres (577 ft)	53	2020
32=	Nobo Tower 3		Moscow	176 metres (577 ft)	53	2020
32=	Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building		Moscow	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	32	1952	The first skyscraper to be constructed in Russia.
33=	Scarlet Sails, Block IV		Moscow	175 metres (574 ft)	48	2003
33=	Headliner 1		Moscow	175 metres (574 ft)	53	2019
34=	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	27	1953
34=	Nordstar Tower		Moscow	02.0172 metres (564 ft)	42	2009
35	IQ-quarter, Tower 2		Moscow	169 metres (554 ft)	42	2016
36	Sberbank City (Tower B)		Moscow	02.0167 metres (548 ft)	41	2010
37	Oruzheyniy		Moscow	165 metres (541 ft)	28	2014
38	Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy		Moscow	02.0163 metres (535 ft)	34	2005
39	WellHouse on Leninskiy		Moscow	02.0162 metres (531 ft)	49 (51) - Section A (А), 40 (42) Section B (Б), 34 (36) Sections: C (В), D (Г)	2009
40	Kudrinskaya Square Building		Moscow	02.0160 metres (520 ft)	41 (22)	1954
41=	Presnya City: Tower 1		Moscow	156 metres (512 ft)	44	2018
41=	Presnya City: Tower 2		Moscow	156 metres (512 ft)	44	2018
41=	Presnya City: Tower 3		Moscow	156 metres (512 ft)	44	2018
42=	Savyolovskly City: Ellington Tower		Moscow	155.6 metres (510 ft)	47	2017
42=	Savyolovskly City: Coltrane Tower		Moscow	155.6 metres (510 ft)	47	2017
42=	Savyolovskly City: Armstrong Tower		Moscow	155.6 metres (510 ft)	47	2017
43=	Sparrow Hills Tower I		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
43=	Sparrow Hills Tower III		Moscow	02.0155 metres (509 ft)	44	2004
43=	Avenue 77 A		Moscow	155 metres (509 ft)	45	2009
43=	Avenue 77 B		Moscow	155 metres (509 ft)	45	2009
43=	Avenue 77 C		Moscow	155 metres (509 ft)	45	2009
44	Dirigible		Moscow	153 metres (502 ft)	40	2012
45	Zagorye		Moscow	152.6 metres (501 ft)	46	2013
46=	Gazprom building		Moscow	02.0150.9 metres (495 ft)	35	1994
46=	Sverdlovsk		Yekaterinburg	150.9 metres (495 ft)	37	2015

Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction

Under Construction

Proposed

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.

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height meters (ft)	Stories	Reference
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral		Saint Petersburg	1733–1952	122.5	-
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building		Moscow	1952–1953	02.0176 metres (577 ft)	32
Main Building of Moscow State University		Moscow	1953–2006	02.0 240 metres (790 ft)	36
Triumph Palace		Moscow	2006–2007	02.0 264.1 metres (866 ft)	52
Naberezhnaya Tower		Moscow	2007–2009	02.0 268.4 metres (881 ft)	61
City of Capitals (Moscow Tower)		Moscow	2009–2012	01.0308.9 metres (1,013 ft)306.6 metres (1,006 ft)	76
Mercury City Tower		Moscow	2012–2015	01.0354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft)354.1 metres (1,162 ft) 338.8 metres (1,112 ft)	75
OKO (South Tower)		Moscow	2015–2016	01.0 354.1 metres (1,162 ft)	85
Federation Tower		Moscow	2016–2018	374 metres (1,227 ft)	95
Lakhta Center		Saint Petersburg	2018–present	462 metres (1,516 ft)	87