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Mercury City Tower
Меркурий Cити Tауэр
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Residential condominiums
Architectural styleStructural Expressionism
LocationMoscow International Business Center
Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°45′2″N 37°32′22.6″E / 55.75056°N 37.539611°E / 55.75056; 37.539611
Construction started2009
Completed2013
CostUS$ 1 billion
OwnerIgor Kesaev
Height
Roof338.8 m (1,112 ft)
Technical details
Floor count75
5 below ground
Floor area180,160 m2 (1,939,200 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators31
Design and construction
Architect(s)M.M. Posokhin
Frank Williams and partners
G.L. Sirota
DeveloperLLC Rasen Stroy
Structural engineerMosproject-2
Main contractorRasen Construction
References
[1][2][3][4]

Mercury City Tower (Template:Lang-ru) is a 338.8 meter tall skyscraper in Moscow and one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The structure is highly recognisible because of its golden glass facade.

Overview

Located in the Moscow International Business Center, construction started in 2009. The Mercury City Tower is a multipurpose building with housing, offices and shops.[5] The tower is located on plot 14 of the MIBC. The structure's height is 339 meters [6] above ground, with five underground floors. The building topped out at 338.8 m (1,112 ft) on 1 November 2012 and overtook The Shard in London as Europe's tallest building.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Mercury City Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ Mercury City Tower at Emporis
  3. ^ "Mercury City Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Mercury City Tower at Structurae
  5. ^ "Mercury City Tower, Moscow". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  6. ^ Emporis GmbH. "Mercury City Tower, Moscow, Russia". Emporis.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  7. ^ Ilya Khrennikov, 'Moscow Mercury City Tops Shard as Europe’s Tallest Tower', Bloomberg, 1 November 2012.