City of Capitals

Stoliz Gorod (Russian Город Столиц, German City of Capitals, Eng. Well as Capital City or City of Capitals ) referred to two skyscrapers in the Russian capital Moscow. The two buildings are part of the new business center Moscow City.

Construction began in 2005. The topping out ceremony of the two towers was the end of 2009, the work was completely finished in summer 2010. Both towers are called Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. They have a height of 302 meters and 257 meters. The first tower is now the third tallest building in Europe and has replaced the Embankment Tower ( 268 meters) in this position. Higher are just the Mercury City Tower also in Moscow with 338 meters and the Shard in London with almost 310 meters. The tower is also the first building on the continent, which is higher than 300 meters. With a height of 257 meters, the second tower is nevertheless still the sixth highest in the city. On the 76 and 65 floors of the skyscraper to be built luxurious apartments. Would pass through their design, which acts as if the towers moved from a plurality of stacked " building blocks ", they should stand out in the skyline of the city especially.