Lakhta Center reached the design height

The installation of the spire of the Lakhta Center Multifunctional Complex under construction in Saint Petersburg, which will house the headquarters of Gazprom Group, has been completed. Air lights were lighted up at the top of the skyscraper. Thus, the main building of the Complex reached its final height of 462 metres. The construction of the above-ground part of the skyscraper took two and a half years. Lakhta Center is a high-tech skyscraper, unique design and technical solutions are applied for the construction of it. The building weighing more than 670 thousand tonnes is built on the complex soils. Piles with a diameter of 2 meters are the widest in the world and are installed to a depth of 82 meters. In addition to the skyscraper, three more facilities of the Complex are at the final stage of construction: Multifunctional Building with Atrium, Stylobate and Main Entrance Arch. The total area of the facilities is 400,000sq.m. ***