St. Petersburg

Russia

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Lakhta Center (2019)

Tallest Building

Lakhta Center (462 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

263

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Tallest City in

Russia

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Lakhta Center	462 m / 1,516 ft
2	Leader Tower	140 m / 459 ft
3	Knyaz Aleksandr Nevskii	124 m / 407 ft
4	Peter and Paul Cathedral	122.5 m / 402 ft
5	Bogatyrskii 2	108 m / 354 ft
6	Atlantic City	105 m / 344 ft
7	Komendantskii 1	105 m / 344 ft
8	Komendantskii 2	105 m / 344 ft
9	Saint Isaac's Cathedral	101.5 m / 333 ft
10	A Poem in Three Lakes 1	100 m / 328 ft

Building Completions Timeline

St. Petersburg CTBUH Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Metropolis	Silver	10	STRC • ARCH • PMNG • ENGM
Osborn Engineering	Silver	2	ENGM
Stein Ltd.	Silver	0	MATR • VERC

CTBUH People & Events

2019 Tall Building Predictions for the Year to Come

22 January 2019

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2018 Tall Building Predictions

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Videos

22 October 2009

Gazprom Tower: The Politics of High Rise

The subject of intense debate when proposed in the historic city of St. Petersburg, this headquarters for the Russian energy giant Gazprom seems to be...

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Research

26 October 2015

The Challenges of Delivering Iconic Tall Buildings Across the World: A Global Technology Transfer

Samsung and the authors’ involvement in these major tall and complex building projects have facilitated the transfer of the technologies and best practices to projects...

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Global News

26 May 2021

Helical St. Petersburg Skyscraper Design Revealed

Designs have been unveiled for a 703-meter-high megatall skyscraper in St. Petersburg, Russia. Called Lakhta Centre II, the 150-story building plans to have an occupied...

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