New Moscow skyscraper is Europe's tallest The Federation Tower – designed as the centrepiece of Moscow’s International Business Centre (MIBC) – is set to become Europe’s tallest building, overtaking the nearby OKO and Mercury City Tower ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEDERATION TOWER Floor area 439,000 sq m Cost $1.2 billion Antenna spire 450m* WEST TOWER 1 to 4: Shopping arcade 7-46: Offices Apartments 49-58,61-62 59-60 Pool,gymnasium 242m Floors: 63 EAST TOWER 1:Entrance level (four entrance lobbies)– 2 to –4: Offices, conference room 49-60 Hotel Apartments 63-86 89-93:Bar,restaurant,viewing deck 374m Floors: 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federation Tower Mercury City Tower 339m MIBC OKO 354m Moskva River 200m 650ft ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moscow 10km 6 miles ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOW IT COMPARES 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900m The Shard London,2012 310m Federation Tower(East Tower), 2016 374m One World Trade Center New York City, 2014 540m Burj Khalifa (world’s tallest building) Dubai, completion 2010 828m ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources: Skyscraper City, wire agencies *Featured in original design, dismantled in 2015 after being partially constructed © GRAPHIC NEWS words 162