ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | Lakhta Center II & III | 2,306 & 1,821 FT | 105 & ? FLOORS

pianowizard · #1 Posted **May 29, 2021, 9:10 PM**

Source:

https://newatlas.com/architecture/kettle-lakhta-center-two-proposal/

sentinel · #2 Posted **May 29, 2021, 9:13 PM**

Good God.

Dale · #3 Posted **May 29, 2021, 9:28 PM**

Saw this on Russia Beyond. We don’t get enough St. Petersburg news on SSP or SSC.

SIGSEGV · #4 Posted **May 29, 2021, 10:12 PM**

Busy Bee · #5 Posted **May 30, 2021, 12:32 AM**

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Perfect, and the Childlike Empress can live in the top and look over the motherland as the kleptocracy strips it bare like the nothingness.

KevinFromTexas · #6 Posted **May 30, 2021, 8:21 PM**

Unicorns are real.

Mulan · #7 Posted **Aug 31, 2023, 1:58 PM**

https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/26/kettle-collective-lakhta-centre-ii/

pianowizard · #8 Posted **Aug 31, 2023, 4:09 PM**

I already started this thread over 2 years ago:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247003

Urbannizer · #9 Posted **Aug 31, 2023, 8:12 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ahoi

https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/26/kettle-collective-lakhta-centre-ii/

No update since 2021. Likely not happening.

Busy Bee · #10 Posted **Aug 31, 2023, 9:03 PM**

Like what someone said over on NYY... "corrupt petrostate" comes to mind.

You've got to be kidding me with this...

Mulan · #11 Posted **Sep 1, 2023, 2:27 PM**

Per:
https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/st-petersburg-lakhta-center-2-3-2306-1821-ft-150-floors/19474/11

Go go first Megatall in Europe

mrnyc · #12 Posted **Sep 1, 2023, 3:22 PM**

well whaddaya know? looks like the tallest structure's foundation is well underway per the yimby link pics.

gazprom owns the site and is likely well involved -- they got it like that with the rubles, so money probably isnt a big thing.

HyperPower · #13 Posted **Sep 1, 2023, 6:26 PM**

Sitting at 462 metres tall, the first Lakhta Centre makes the Freedom Bunker & WTC look like a banal mediocre design half developed in 20 years by Gov entities and a cheap "value engineering" developer.

The center Won the following CTBUH 2021 awards...

Quote:

We are proud to announce that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has awarded the Lakhta Center the Audience Awards 2021 for Best Tall Building 400 meters and above and for Best Tall Building in Europe.
The Center has also won the CTBUH Construction Award 2021 and the Category Awards for Façade Engineering.

https://rmjm.com/the-lakhta-center-awardswins-the-ctbuh-audience-awards-2021/

Lakhta Centre II reminds us of the pitt from the Chicago Spire and rivals Shanghai Tower in aesthetics. Only for Mother Russia!!!

Busy Bee · #14 Posted **Sep 1, 2023, 6:34 PM**

I still don't understand why it's named after a potato pancake...

Mulan · #15 Posted **Sep 1, 2023, 9:10 PM**

SORRY

the war must end, — don't bring peace. peace in europe.

Russia and Ukraine must make peace

Urbannizer · #16 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 6:30 AM**

Site prep underway; plans on the table for a third tower.

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/%...page-46?post_id=194947981#post-194947981

https://www.kettle.co/

Dale · #17 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 12:22 PM**

Sweet!

BanBrokenChatBots · #18 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 5:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Like what someone said over on NYY... "corrupt petrostate" comes to mind.

You've got to be kidding me with this...

"Russia is a gas station with nukes"

This tower does look like a unicorn from The NeverEnding Story. I can only imagine the cost of putting the facade on.

plinko · #19 Posted **Oct 16, 2025, 4:08 AM**

Wow. Fascinating. I actually think this tower is fairly interesting architecturally. That third one though? Looks way too disproportionate and fat.

I would love to someday explore St. Petersburg and Russia. I will likely be 75 years old by the time Putin kicks it though...

Gresto · #20 Posted **Oct 16, 2025, 6:30 PM**

The tallest one is the worst kitsch.