Mercury City Tower
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| Mercury City Tower | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Moscow , Russia
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| Construction time : | 2006-2013 |
| Opening: | November 1, 2012 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Late modern |
| Architects : | Frank Williams & Associates , Mikhail Possochin , Gennadi Sirota |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | Offices, apartments, hotels |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 339 m |
| Height to the top: | 339 m |
| Top floor: | 293 m |
| Rank (height) : | 4th place (Russia) |
| Floors : | 75 |
| Elevators : | 31 |
| Usable area : | 158,000 m² |
| Building material : | Structure: reinforced concrete ; Facade: glass , aluminum |
| Building-costs: | around $ 1 billion |
The Mercury City Tower ( Russian Меркурий Сити Тауэр Merkuri Siti Tauer ) is a skyscraper in the Russian capital Moscow and part of the new Moscow City business district .
The foundation stone for the tower was laid in 2006. With a height of 339 meters, the Mercury City Tower is both the second tallest skyscraper in Europe and all of Russia. The 75-storey high-rise has office and commercial space up to the 40th floor, with luxury apartments above.
Originally the tower was supposed to reach a total height of 380 meters, but in the summer of 2011 the height had to be reduced due to a new building regulation of the city of Moscow, as this regulation only stipulates a maximum height of 340 meters in this area. Therefore, the steel spike that was supposed to follow on the roof at a height of 332 meters was no longer taken into account in the construction plans. However, nothing was changed in the rest of the design of the tower, so that the construction work was not subject to any restrictions.
The building is constructed entirely of reinforced concrete and clad with a golden-brown shimmering glass facade, which makes it stand out from the Moscow skyline. The building, which was largely completed at that time, was presented on November 1, 2012. The construction costs are said to have been around 780 million euros.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Moscow
- List of skyscrapers in Europe
- List of tallest buildings in the world
Web links
- Official project website (русский / Russian)
- Mercury City Tower on the side of the CTBUH (English)
- Mercury City Tower at SkyscraperPage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Russia Buildings , skyscrapercenter.com, accessed June 22, 2018
- ^ Tallest building in Europe in Moscow , November 2, 2012, manager magazin online
- ↑ a b Mercury City Tower: Europe's tallest building is now in Moscow ( Memento from December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) at Financial Times Deutschland, November 2, 2012 (accessed November 4, 2012).
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 2 " N , 37 ° 32 ′ 22" E