Getting the highest skyscraper in Europe is a significant milestone for Moscow, which marks its development as a financial center and will attract more global companies in the future, Basati said. He added that Moscow now has 87 buildings higher than 100 meters, which makes it "a city of skyscrapers

Moscow Overtakes London With Europe's Highest Tower

Moscow Overtakes London With Europe's Highest Tower

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The Toronto Skyscraper Blog brings you news from overseas. And this time we have news from the far east of Europe as London relinquishes the title of the tallest skyscraper after just getting the title this summer with the London Shard Tower. Now Moscow comes in with it's massive skyscraper

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The tower, which is almost 29 meters higher than its British peer, cost more than $1 billion to build, he said at a presentation of the project Thursday, adding that its implementation encourages Mercury Development to set more ambitious goals.

Several skyscrapers have been built in the city over the past few years, and there are more projects in the pipeline, with the expansion of Moscow City being under way.

Mercury Development CEO Vyacheslav Basati said that the district has good prospects to develop as a business center. He added that it is likely to concentrate more activities over the next few years as a result of City Hall's ban on high-rise construction in Moscow's historical center.

Earlier this year City Hall prohibited the construction of buildings that are higher than 75 meters in the city center in an effort to preserve Moscow's historical skyline. However, the regulations didn't affect the projects that had been approved prior to the ban and ones under construction.

The interior design of Mercury City, whose construction started in 2006, is to be completed by the end of this year. The 75-story tower, covered with gold-colored glass, was designed as a multi-functional complex whose total space amounts to 173,960 square meters, including 87,600 square meters of A-class offices and 22,360 square meters of apartments.

Getting the highest skyscraper in Europe is a significant milestone for Moscow, which marks its development as a financial center and will attract more global companies in the future, Basati said. He added that Moscow now has 87 buildings higher than 100 meters, which makes it "a city of skyscrapers