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Lakhta Center Opens as Europe's Tallest Building
- Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg is 462 m, 87 storeys, the tallest building in Russia and Europe and the northernmost skyscraper; it cost US$1.77 billion and is owned by Gazprom[2][3]
- Construction started on 30 October 2012, it was topped out on 29 January 2018 and completed in 2019[2]
- St Petersburg officials authorised commissioning on 19 October 2018, with the grand opening as Gazprom's HQ still about a year away[3]
- The foundation raft slab of 19,624 cubic metres was poured in 49 hours, described as a world record; it has 2,080 piles[2][3]
- It was certified LEED Platinum on 24 December 2018 and named Emporis Skyscraper of the Year 2020[2]
- It replaced the Okhta Center plan after UNESCO opposed a 400 m tower in the historic centre[2]
- Facilities include offices, a planetarium, a children's science centre and a public observation deck at 357 m; the spire has anti-icing measures tested in Russia and Canada[2][3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=dsvlvgTUcH8youtube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Dec 5, 2019 ✓· 60% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "the official opening of the Lakhta Center multifunctional complex took place on December 5, 2019."
- [2]82%Lakhta Center – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Published Jun 1, 2026· 40% of score
Wikipedia's article on Lakhta Center does not state an explicit opening date, only that construction was completed in 2019 and the tower topped out in January 2018 - broadly consistent with, but not a direct confirmation of, the pin's stored December 5, 2019 opening date.
- [3]80%Lakhta Center, Europe's new tallest skyscraper, now officially commissioned – Archinectarchinect.com· Published Dec 6, 2019· 0% of score
Archinect's own headline states the tower was 'now officially commissioned,' published December 6, 2019 - one day after the pin's stored December 5, 2019 opening date, consistent with a same-week commissioning report.
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