Europe's tallest building was The Shard in London (310 meters high) during 2012. But, actually it wasn't. At the time the Shard was 'topped off', technical construction term for finalising a building, another tower was already higher than it but hadn't been topped off/completed.
During 2013 the building was finished and ready for occupation. At November 2013 it is Europe's tallest building. In fact, despite many other skyscrapers that are much much taller, it is currently the World's tallest building built of reinforced concrete.
Here's a picture. I really like it's copper cladded look. Bit retro, but I bet it glimmers like crazy in the sunshine.
Sunshine that I guess it doesn't get too much of when you learn where it is.
But, before that. The technical spec:
Height: 339 meters
Floors: 75 + 5 basement floors
Start: 2005
Finalised: 2013
Architects: Mikhail Mikhailovich Posokhin, Frank Williams & Partners LLP
I really like the shape and the look of it.
So, where is this copper clad beauty then?
Moscow, of all places.
It's called Mercury City Tower - strange given the very different colour of Mercury to the building's cladding you might think? There is a reason. The developers are called Mercury Development Company - bit difficult to plan a fluid, liquid-based building made from mercury yet though!
There's a really good set of pictures at this website.
Next door however, there is a new 'tallest building in Europe'. The Russians have been busy putting Moscow back on the skyscraper map. Cue Federation Tower, a real monster construction at 506 meters high.
For now, one last look at Mercury City Tower with the final floors still to be clad (Federation Tower already started to the right).
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