What is the tallest building in Europe? The correct answer will surprise you

01.10.2024 12:22

The tallest building in Europe is not in the UK, Germany or France.

Such a building structure is located in Russia.

And, what’s most interesting, this is not some building in Moscow.

It turns out that the European “record holder” is located in St. Petersburg.

We are talking about one of the objects of the public and business complex "Lakhta Center".

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What is known about the Lakhta Center complex

The height of the tower of this complex is 462 meters.

Thanks to this indicator, the skyscraper is the tallest building in Europe.

The building also has another important status. It sounds like this: "The northernmost skyscraper in the world."

The facility was built in 2019. The building has 87 floors.

Other tall buildings in Europe

The top 5 ranking includes only Russian construction projects.

The objects in question are: one of the towers of the Federation complex (374 meters), one of the towers of the OKO complex (354 meters), one of the towers of the Neva Towers complex (345 meters), and the Mercury Tower (almost 339 meters). All objects are located in Moscow.

The tallest building in Europe not located in Russia is the 310-meter Varso skyscraper in the Polish capital.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Content
  1. What is known about the Lakhta Center complex
  2. Other tall buildings in Europe