Lakhta Centre

skyscraper in Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Key facts

Preceded by: Federation Tower
Status: Completed
Type: Office
Architectural style: Neo-futurism
Location: Lakhta, Saint Petersburg , Lakhtinskij Prospect 2, Russia
Construction started: 2012 ; 14 years ago ( 2012 )
Completed: 2019 ; 7 years ago ( 2019 )
Cost: US$1.77 billion
Owner: Gazprom
Architectural: 462 m (1,516 ft)
Observatory: 357 m (1,171 ft)
Floor count: 87 above ground 3 below ground
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The Lakhta Center (Russian: Ла́хта-це́нтр, romanized: Lahta tsentr) is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighborhood of Lakhta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Standing 462 metres (1,516 ft) tall, it is the tallest building in both Russia and Europe, and the sixteenth-tallest building in the world. It is also the second-tallest structure in Russia and Europe, behind the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, in addition to being the second-tallest twisted building and the northernmost skyscraper in the world.