City of Capitals
The City of Capitals (Russian: Город Столиц, tr. Gorod Stolits) is a mixed-use complex composed of two skyscrapers and an office building located on plot 9 in the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia with a total area of 288,680 square metres (3,107,300 sq ft). The two skyscrapers are named after the two historical capitals of Russia: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Construction of the complex began in 2005, with the office building completed in 2008 and the two skyscrapers completed in 2009.
| City of Capitals | |
|---|---|
Город Столиц | |
| Alternative names | Capital City |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Architectural style | Deconstructivism |
| Location | Moscow International Business Center, Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°44′50″N 37°32′20″E |
| Construction started | 18 August 2005 |
| Completed | 5 March 2010 |
| Cost | RUB73.641 billion US$1 billion |
| Owner | Capital Group |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Moscow: 301.6 m (989.5 ft) St. Petersburg: 256.9 m (842.8 ft) |
| Antenna spire | Moscow: 309.8 m (1,016.4 ft) St. Petersburg: 257.2 m (843.8 ft) |
| Top floor | Moscow: 300.8 m (986.9 ft) St. Petersburg: 250.1 m (820.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Moscow: 76 St. Petersburg: 65 |
| Floor area | 288,680 m2 (3,107,300 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | NBBJ |
| Developer | Capital Group |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | Ant Yapi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. |
| References | |
Moscow Tower is the taller of the two skyscrapers, with a height of 301.6 metres (990 ft) and 73 stories, surpassing the Naberezhnaya Tower as the tallest building in Russia and Europe in 2008, until it was surpassed by The Shard in London, United Kingdom in 2012. St. Petersburg Tower has a height of 256.9 metres (843 ft) and 65 stories while the office building serves as a stylobate with a height of 76 metres (249 ft) with 18 floors. As of 2022, Moscow Tower is the eighth-tallest building in Russia and the 21st-tallest residential building in the world.