Federation Tower

The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерации) is a skyscraper made up of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) in Moscow, Russia. The two skyscrapers are named Tower East or Vostok (Russian: Восток; literally means "East") and Tower West or Zapad (Russian: Запад; literally means "West").

Federation Tower
Башня Федерации
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential building; office building
Architectural stylePostmodernism
Location16, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Moscow-City, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389Coordinates: 55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389
Construction started2005
CompletedDecember 7, 2017
CostUS$1.2 billion[1]
Height
Antenna spire450 m (1,476 ft) (dismantled)
Top floor374 m (1,227 ft) (East Tower)
242 m (794 ft) (West Tower)
Technical details
Floor count97 (East Tower)
63 (West Tower)
Floor area439,154 m2 (4,727,010 sq ft)
Elevators66
Design and construction
OwnerAEON Corporation
Main contractorRenaissance Construction Company
ArchitectSergei Tchoban, Peter Schweger
DeveloperMirax Group (now Potok Corporation)
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti

The supertall skyscraper Tower East (Vostok) is currently the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe and Russia after Lakhta Center, and the 55th-tallest building in the world. Zapad is a shorter skyscraper than Vostok and is the 11th-tallest building in Russia.

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References

  1. "The Federation Tower - Tallest Building in Europe - Every Record". Every-Record.com. February 1, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.