Russia Tower
Moscow began foundations for what would have been Europe's tallest building, then the financial crisis left the site without its tower.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Never Born
- Peak stage
- full production started
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A proposed 612-metre mixed-use skyscraper in the Moscow International Business Center designed by Foster + Partners.
The triangular tower combined offices, residences, hotel space and observation levels. After multiple earlier schemes, the Foster design received approval and foundation work began.
Existence timeline
A 612-metre triangular tower becomes the active Moscow proposal.
Ground works and foundations begin in the business district.
Credit and investor conditions deteriorate sharply.
The developer stops construction as financing fails.
The project is abandoned and the site moves toward other uses.
Why it ended
Financing failed during the global financial crisis. Work stopped, the project was cancelled and the site was reassigned.
Last confirmed trace
Project drawings, construction photographs and records of the completed foundation work remain.
What it left behind
Russia Tower is a rare megatall that crossed from rendering into the ground but never rose above it.
How we classified it
The proposed archive unit never reached ordinary public access in the form being documented.
The strongest verified milestone maps to full_production_started under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.