# Federation Tower (Башня «Федерация»)
**Federation Tower** (Башня «Федерация») is a supertall skyscraper complex in the [Moscow International Business Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/moscow-international-business-center) (Moscow-City), consisting of two towers, Vostok (East) and Zapad (West), rising from a shared podium. The Vostok tower reaches 374 meters and was the tallest building in [Russia and Europe](https://www.edgepedia.org/russia-and-europe) until it was surpassed by the 462-meter [Lakhta Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/lakhta-center) in Saint Petersburg.[1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) • [2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html) • [14](https://lakhta.center/en/about/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Height | Vostok tower 374 m, classified internationally as a supertall skyscraper; the tallest building in Russia and Europe[5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) • [1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) |
| Floors | Vostok: 97 floors; West: 242 m with a restaurant on its 62nd floor[1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) • [2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html) |
| Construction period | 2004 to 2017, with periodic freezes[3](https://brstu.ru/docs/faculties/feis/conferences/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8_2024.pdf) |
| Structure | Concrete core and 25 perimeter columns cast in V90 high-strength concrete; three levels of steel outrigger trusses distribute gravity and wind loads between core and perimeter[4](https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/federation-tower/118) |
| Elevators | 67 elevators; Schindler cars reach 8 m/s, the fastest in Russia[1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) • [5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) |
| Underground part | Podium with parking for 3,000 cars, technical rooms, and a pedestrian zone[2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html) |
| Milestone | On 25 September 2014 it became the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe[2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html) |
## Design and original concept
The winning competition design, built on plot 13 of Moscow-City, called for two glass towers of 260 and 340 meters growing from a common stone base and grouped around a thin transparent mast with panoramic elevators, giving a height of 432 meters with the antenna.[6](https://archi.ru/projects/world/64/bashnya-federaciya-moskva-siti) The architect Sergei Tchoban conceived the idea during a long flight from Hanoi to Moscow.[7](https://mospenthouse.ru/bashnya-federatsiya-kak-ustroena-glavnaya-bashnya-strany/)
The mast was never completed. Abandoned for technical reasons, it was replaced by an 11-story atrium between the towers.[7](https://mospenthouse.ru/bashnya-federatsiya-kak-ustroena-glavnaya-bashnya-strany/) • [8](https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/23/anatomiya-bashni) The unfinished spire structure, less than half built, was cut down at the level of the 40th floors in 2015 using water-jet cutting technology.[9](https://moscow-city.online/build/federation/)
## Structure and engineering
The building uses a concrete core and was the first in Russia to use super high-strength, high-performance concrete. Three levels of steel outrigger truss systems strengthen the building by distributing gravity and wind loads between the core and the perimeter framing.[4](https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/federation-tower/118) The V90 concrete was used for the core and for the 25 load-bearing columns around the building's perimeter.[5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) Outrigger tiers, metal structures that transfer load from upper floors to lower ones, run through the tower roughly every 25 to 30 floors.[7](https://mospenthouse.ru/bashnya-federatsiya-kak-ustroena-glavnaya-bashnya-strany/)
Glass railings were tested for strength and stability under design load before the building entered service.[10](https://status-capital.com/projects/bashnya-federaciya/)
## Construction history
Construction ran from 2004 to 2017, interrupted by periodic freezes.[3](https://brstu.ru/docs/faculties/feis/conferences/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8_2024.pdf) During the financial difficulties the two towers were built autonomously rather than as a single project.[11](https://naukaru.ru/ru/storage/download/87135) At one point the unfinished tower was arrested by a court as security for a loan by Alfa Bank to Mirax Group.[12](https://iromanenko.org/assets/moscow_skyscrapers.pdf) On 25 September 2014 the complex became the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe.[2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html)
## Interior and amenities
The complex holds a trading gallery, restaurants, a cinema, a wellness club with a pool and yoga studio, offices, and residential apartments.[1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) Apartments occupy only the upper floors of the Vostok tower. Ceiling heights rise with altitude: 3.5 meters on the 70th floors, 3.8 meters on the 80th, from 5.5 to 11 meters in the Platinum apartments, and up to 14 meters in the penthouse.[5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) Panoramic windows run from 3.55 to 5 meters in height and 1.77 meters in width.[9](https://moscow-city.online/build/federation/)
The pool in the Nebo fitness center on the 61st floor is the highest in Europe.[8](https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/23/anatomiya-bashni) The Sixty restaurant, run by Ginza Project, occupies the 62nd floor of the West tower.[2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html)
## Elevators and vertical transport
Residents and visitors are served by 67 modern elevators.[1](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture) Schindler cars rise at 8 meters per second, the only elevators in Russia at that speed.[5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) • [13](https://fedtower.ru/about/) To cut waiting times, the complex was the first in Russia to apply the Schindler Twin system, in which two cabins of a high-speed elevator share one shaft.[8](https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/23/anatomiya-bashni)
## Height in figures
Published figures for the Vostok tower differ slightly: the developer's materials give 374 meters,[5](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/) a technical review gives 373.7 meters,[3](https://brstu.ru/docs/faculties/feis/conferences/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8_2024.pdf) and one account gives 95 floors and 373 meters.[2](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html) At 97 floors, winter temperatures at the top run about 5 degrees below those at ground level.[8](https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/23/anatomiya-bashni)
## References
1. [Архитектурное решение Башни Федерация в Москва-Сити, fedtower.ru](https://fedtower.ru/about/architecture)
2. [О комплексе Башня Федерация, federacia.moscow](https://federacia.moscow/federacia.html)
3. [Министерство науки и высшего образования РФ, конференц-сборник БРТУ 2024](https://brstu.ru/docs/faculties/feis/conferences/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84_%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8_2024.pdf)
4. [Federation Tower, The Skyscraper Center](https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/federation-tower/118)
5. [Архитектура Башня Федерация, f375.fedtower.ru](https://f375.fedtower.ru/about/architecture/)
6. [Башня «Федерация» (Москва-Сити), archi.ru](https://archi.ru/projects/world/64/bashnya-federaciya-moskva-siti)
7. [Башня Федерация: как устроена главная башня страны, mospenthouse.ru](https://mospenthouse.ru/bashnya-federatsiya-kak-ustroena-glavnaya-bashnya-strany/)
8. [Анатомия башни, Meduza (2016)](https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/23/anatomiya-bashni)
9. [Башня Федерация Москва Сити, moscow-city.online](https://moscow-city.online/build/federation/)
10. [Башня «Федерация» — испытания стеклянных ограждений, Статус Капитал](https://status-capital.com/projects/bashnya-federaciya/)
11. [История развития высотного строительства, naukaru.ru](https://naukaru.ru/ru/storage/download/87135)
12. [Москва-Сити: большая инфографика, iromanenko.org](https://iromanenko.org/assets/moscow_skyscrapers.pdf)
13. [Башня Федерация. Небоскреб без компромиссов, fedtower.ru](https://fedtower.ru/about/)
14. [About Lakhta Center](https://lakhta.center/en/about/)
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