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No. 00234

Tallest Building Engineered for Extreme Northern Climate

Holder
Lakhta Center Tower (architect Gordon Bennett, RMJM)
Country
Russia
Date
2018
Location
Russia

About this record

The Lakhta Center Tower in St. Petersburg, designed by Gordon Bennett of RMJM and completed in 2018, rises 462 meters and was engineered to withstand the region's severe climate and strong winds.