Federation Tower

Federation Tower
Башня Федерация
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential building; office building
Architectural stylePostmodernism
Location12, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Moscow-City, Moscow
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E / 55.7497694; 37.5371389
Groundbreaking28 November 2003
Construction started2005
Completed7 December 2017
OpenedZapad: 2008
Vostok: 7 December 2017
CostUS$1.2 billion[1]
OwnerAEON Corporation (Russian)
Height
Antenna spire450 m (1,480 ft) (dismantled)
Top floor374 m (1,227 ft) (East Tower)
242 m (794 ft) (West Tower)
Technical details
Floor count97 (East Tower)
63 (West Tower)
Floor area439,154 m2 (4,727,010 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators66
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sergei Tchoban, Peter Schweger
DeveloperMirax Group (now Potok Corporation)
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Main contractorRenaissance Construction Company

The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерация, romanizedBashnya Federatsiya) is a complex of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. The two skyscrapers are named Tower East or Vostok (Russian: Восток; literally means "East") and Tower West or Zapad (Russian: Запад; literally means "West").

The supertall skyscraper Tower East (Vostok) is currently the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe and Russia after the Lakhta Center, the tallest building in Moscow, and the 55th-tallest building in the world. Zapad is a shorter skyscraper than Vostok and is the eleventh-tallest building in Russia, and the 22nd-tallest building in Europe. The complex stands on the 13th lot, which has an area of 439,154 square meters.

The project was conceived by German-Russian engineer Sergei Tchoban and German professor and engineer Peter Schweger. The complex was designed by architecture companies nps+partner and Schweger Associated Architects. The complex started construction in 2005, with Zapad completed first in 2008 with a height of 242 meters (794 feet). As a result of the Great Recession, construction of the complex stopped until August 2011, and Vostok was completed on 7 December 2017 with a height of 374 meters (1,227 feet). In late 2014, Vostok surpassed the South Tower of OKO, which it is also part of the MIBC, as the tallest skyscraper of Russia and Europe. A spire was to be also built which would have extended the complex's height to 450 meters (1,480 feet) as well as provided an observation deck but it was never completed and was dismantled afterward.

The complex is owned by the AEON Corporation, a Russian private international investment group. The complex consists of two towers built on one podium. Tower East is a 97-story structure and Tower West is a 63-story structure. The complex is bounded by a rectangle of 3 alleys & a driveway. All three alleyways are named Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, but the driveway on its east side is named 3rd Main Street. On 30 July 2023, across the alley from the back entrance, on the first floor, an aircraft (a Ukrainian drone) crashed into Rosbank (whose address is 1st Krasnogvardeisky Direction 19) & exploded, causing a small amount of damage to its facade.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Federation Tower – Tallest Building in Europe – Every Record". Every-Record.com. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ Osborn, Andrew; Harmash, Olena; Jaiswal, Rishabh (30 July 2023). Mallard, William; Feast, Lincoln; Kerry, Frances; Graff, Peter (eds.). Russia says it downs Ukrainian drones, Moscow buildings hit (Television production). Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment: Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2023. Ah! Mamochka! [Mummy!]
  3. ^ Waterhouse, James; Gregory, James (30 July 2023). "Zelensky after Moscow drone attack: War coming back to Russia". bbc.com. Ivano-Frankivsk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.