Federation Tower

Federation Tower
Башня Федерации
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential building; office building
Architectural style	Postmodernism
Location	16, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Moscow-City, Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E
Construction started	2005
Completed	December 7, 2017
Opened	Zapad: 2008 Vostok: December 7, 2017
Cost	US$1.2 billion
Owner	AEON Corporation
Height
Antenna spire	450 m (1,476 ft) (dismantled)
Top floor	374 m (1,227 ft) (East Tower) 242 m (794 ft) (West Tower)
Technical details
Floor count	97 (East Tower) 63 (West Tower)
Floor area	439,154 m2 (4,727,010 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	66
Design and construction
Architect	Sergei Tchoban, Peter Schweger
Developer	Mirax Group (now Potok Corporation)
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
Main contractor	Renaissance Construction Company

The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерации, romanized: Bashnya Federatsii) is a skyscraper made up of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) 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 Lakhta Center, and the 55th-tallest building in the world. Zapad is a shorter skyscraper than Vostok and is the 11th-tallest building in Russia.

Standing upon the same versatile plinth, two towers grace the skyline. Among Moscow's most iconic high-rises, the Federation Tower boasts a distinct profile with its twin glass sails facing each other. Reaching a soaring height of 374 meters, this complex was crowned Europe's tallest skyscraper by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2017. Pioneering the concept of a vertical city in modern Russia, each tower blends office and residential spaces with recreational amenities. The six-story plinth hosts offices and a shopping arcade, supported by a robust concrete foundation. Anchoring the towers' stability are imposing concrete cores with walls measuring 1.4 meters thick at their base, complemented by 25 perimeter columns spanning from foundation to summit. At intervals of 25 to 30 stories, steel outrigger levels reinforce structural integrity. Facades feature cutting-edge glazing systems, harnessing sunlight while regulating internal temperatures akin to traditional brick walls in insulation efficiency.