Federation Tower
| Federation Tower | |
|---|---|
| Башня Федерация | |
The Federation Tower in July 2016
|
|
| General information | |
| Status | Architecturally Topped out |
| Location | Moscow-City, Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°ECoordinates: 55°44′59.17″N 37°32′13.70″E / 55.7497694°N 37.5371389°E |
| Construction started | 2003 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Cost | US$1.2 billion |
| Owner | |
| 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 | 95 (East Tower) 63 (West Tower) |
| Floor area | 439,154 m2 (4,727,010 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 66 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | AEON Corporation |
The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерация) is a complex of skyscrapers being built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. The project was conceived by Sergei Tchoban and Peter Schweger. The construction of the towers began in 2003. However, construction stopped until it resumed in August 2011 and is now expected to be completed in mid 2016. Upon completion, it is set to become the tallest building in Europe, overtaking the OKO Tower and the Mercury City Tower, also part of the MIBC.
The construction work is executed by the company AEON Corporation.
The complex consists of two towers built on one podium. Tower East is a 95-storey structure. Tower West is a 65-storey structure.
The building will accommodate offices, hotel suites and apartments. As stipulated in the plan, three covered sky bridges between the East and West towers will house restaurants and cafes.
Currently, the 61st floor of the Tower West accommodates the highest restaurant in Moscow, ‘Sixty’, run by Ginza Project. The building also features the highest digital clock in the world.
According to the builder of the tower, the company Potok, it uses for its construction concrete grade B90, which is twice as strong as regular concrete and will allow the skyscraper to withstand a direct hit of an aircraft.
The building is actively used as a sightseeing object and a high-rise structure for extreme sports lovers (base jumpers, climbers, etc.), as well as a site for shooting films and videos (TV shows, advertising, and movie production). In 2012, the Moscow 24 TV channel shot a movie about the business complex. Another film dedicated to the skyscraper was made by the Discovery Channel TV channel in 2009.
The tower was climbed solo by the Frenchman Alain Robert in September 2007.
The higher tower of the complex located in the eastern part of lot number 13 was formerly known as Tower "A". But in November 2006, to avoid name competition with Naberezhnaya Tower, it was renamed Tower "Vostok (East)". Tower East is designed to have 95 above-ground and 3 underground floors, and 17 high-speed elevators will be installed there (JP. Kocher). In early December 2009, the Potok corporation management (ex-Mirax Group) announced that in the case of financial problems it can reduce the number of floors of Tower East from 95 to 64 floors. However, in March 2010, the company's management stated that Tower East would be completed according to the original project design.
...
Wikipedia