Checking In On The 10 Tallest Skyscrapers Under Construction In Europe
Ever wondered which skyscrapers in Europe are the tallest? Well, building data provider Emporis recently revealed a study in which they discovered that Moscow is steadily maintaining its status as the skyscraper capital of Europe. Already home to four of Europe's top five tallest buildings, Moscow has six of the 10 tallest structures currently under construction.
Moscow may be full of looming structures, but if St. Petersburg's 463m Lakhta finishes construction as planned in 2018, it will become the new tallest building in Europe. Check out the full list below, which is rounded out by three buildings being built in Istanbul.
1: Lakhta Center, St Petersburg, Russia
Height (architectural): 1,518.04 feet
Floors (above ground): 86
Construction start: 2013
Construction end: 2018
2: Vostok, Moscow, Russia
Height (architectural): 1,182.74 feet
Floors (above ground): 94
Floors (below ground): 3
Construction start: 2005
Construction end: May 2016
3: OKO Apartment Tower, Moscow, Russia
Height (architectural): 1,154.20 feet
Floors (above ground): 85
Floors (below ground): 1
Construction start: 2011
Construction end: 2015
4: Eurasia Tower, Moscow, Russia
Height (architectural): 1,013.45 feet
Floors (above ground): 67
Floors (below ground): 5
Construction start: 2006
Construction end: 2014
5 & 6: ST Towers, Moscow, Russia
Height (architectural): 944.88 feet
Floors (above ground): 65 & 60
Construction start: 2014
Construction end: 2015
7 & 8: Skyland Office & Skyland Residential Towers, Istanbul, Turkey
Height (architectural): 931.76 feet
Floors (above ground): 46
Construction start: 2013
Construction end: 2016
9: Evolution Tower, Moscow, Russia
Height (architectural): 836.61 feet
Floors (above ground): 53
Construction start: 2008
Construction end: 2014
10: The Metropol Tower, Istanbul, Turkey
Height (architectural): 820.21 feet
Floors (above ground): 58
Construction start: 2014
Construction end: 2016