✨ Lakhta Center

Лахтинский пр., 2

The tallest skyscraper in Europe; the viewing deck is ticketed

The tower is 462 m high; it is the world's northernmost skyscraper.
The project was first called Okhta Center; the tower's pentagonal plan echoes the Swedish fortress of Nyenschantz on the Okhta.
The concept's author is the architect Charles Fu of the British firm RMJM, which won the 2006 competition.
The tower stands on 264 piles that go down to 82 metres in the ground.
In 2015, 19,624 m³ of concrete were poured into the foundation slab in 49 hours — a Guinness record for continuous pouring.
The tower reached its design height on 29 January 2018.
The viewing deck on floors 83–86, at 365 m, opened in February 2025 — it is the highest observation deck in Europe.

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