Lakhta Centre
The Lakhta Centre (Russian: Ла́хта це́нтр, tr. Lahta tsentr) is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighbourhood 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.
| Lakhta Centre | |
|---|---|
Лахта центр | |
The Lakhta Center in 2018 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Russia and Europe since 2017[I] | |
| Preceded by | Federation Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | Lakhta, Saint Petersburg |
| Address | Lakhtinskij Prospect 2 |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 59°59′13″N 30°10′40″E |
| Construction started | 2012 |
| Completed | 2019 |
| Cost | US$1.77 billion |
| Owner | Gazprom |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Observatory | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 87 above ground
3 below ground |
| Floor area | 163,000 m2 (1,750,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | RMJM (until 2011), GORPROJECT |
| Structural engineer | Gorproject, Inforceproject |
| Main contractor | Rönesans Holding |
| References | |
Construction of the Lakhta Centre started on 30 October 2012, with the building topping out on 29 January 2018. It surpassed the Vostok Tower of the Federation Towers in Moscow as the tallest building in Russia and Europe on 5 October 2017. The centre is designed for large-scale mixed-use development, consisting of public facilities and offices. First designed by British architectural firm RMJM, the project was then continued by Gorproject (2011–2017) under the main contractor, Turkish company Rönesans Holding.
On 24 December 2018, the Lakhta Centre was certified according to the criteria of ecological efficiency at LEED Platinum. In August 2021, Gazprom, formerly headquartered in Moscow, completed its re-registration process in Saint Petersburg. The new address of the company is at the Lakhta Center Multifunctional Complex.