City of Capitals

City of Capitals
Город Столиц
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Alternative namesCapital City
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMixed-use
Architectural styleDeconstructivism
LocationMoscow International Business Center, Moscow
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°44′50″N 37°32′20″E / 55.74722°N 37.53889°E / 55.74722; 37.53889
Construction started18 August 2005
Completed5 March 2010
CostRUB73.641 billion
US$1 billion
OwnerCapital Group
Height
ArchitecturalMoscow: 301.6 m (989.5 ft)
St. Petersburg: 256.9 m (842.8 ft)
Antenna spireMoscow: 309.8 m (1,016.4 ft)
St. Petersburg: 257.2 m (843.8 ft)
Top floorMoscow: 300.8 m (986.9 ft)
St. Petersburg: 250.1 m (820.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor countMoscow: 76
St. Petersburg: 65
Floor area288,680 m2 (3,107,300 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators8
Design and construction
Architect(s)NBBJ
DeveloperCapital Group
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorAnt Yapi Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
References
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The City of Capitals (Russian: Город Столиц, romanized: 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.[6]

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.[7][8][9][10] As of 2022, Moscow Tower is the eighth-tallest building in Russia and the 21st-tallest residential building in the world.

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  5. ^ "City of Capitals: St. Petersburg". SkyscraperPage.
  6. ^ Official site Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Capital City Moscow Tower, Moscow | 200466 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Capital City St. Petersburg Tower, Moscow | 200467 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Capital City North Office Block, Moscow | 253452 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ 'The sky's the limit' (Editorial). Financial Times (London). 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012. (registration required)