Federation Tower is a two-tower skyscraper complex in the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia, designed by Sergei Tchoban and Peter Schweger through the firms nps tchoban voss and Schweger Associated Architects. Its taller component, Tower East (Vostok), rises 374 meters over 97 stories and was completed on December 7, 2017, while the shorter Tower West (Zapad) reaches 242 meters over 63 stories and was completed in 2008. Tower East briefly held the title of tallest building in Europe from 2014 to 2017 and remains the second-tallest in Europe and in Russia, after the Lakhta Center. The complex, which cost about 1.2 billion dollars to build, combines offices, retail, a hotel, and luxury residences, and its foundation slab set a Guinness record in 2007 when roughly 14,000 cubic meters of concrete were placed in a single continuous pour.
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Completed YearWest Tower completed 2008; East Tower, the taller at 374 m, completed 2017; Value given is the East Tower completion year. Height (m)West Tower height is 242 m; Value given is for the taller East Tower. Building Type Classification
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The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерация, romanized: Bashnya Federatsiya) is a complex of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia.
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is a complex of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia.
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in Moscow, Russia.
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7 December 2017
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On 6 October 2017, the Lakhta Center of St. Petersburg surpassed Vostok's height of 1,227 ft (374 m), making it the tallest building in Russia and Europe.
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The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерация, romanized: Bashnya Federatsiya) is a complex of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia.
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According to the company Potok, which is the builder of the tower, it used grade B90 concrete which is twice as strong as regular concrete and will allow the skyscraper to withstand a direct hit of an aircraft.
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