The Lakhta Center is a new landmark in St. Petersburg, the city’s tallest building, a skyscraper, and a new business center. The Lakhta Center tower stands 462 meters tall.
Location
The Lakhta Center business center is located in the northwestern part of the city, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, at the junction of Lakhtinsky Prospekt and Primorskoye Highway, south of Lake Lakhtinsky Razliv. Approximately one kilometer east of the center is the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park. The Western High-Speed Diameter (a toll road) is approximately 3 kilometers away. The nearest metro station, Begovaya, is located next to the Park and approximately 1.4 kilometers from the Lakhta Center.
The location of the Lakhta Center business center can be found on the map of St. Petersburg.
Information
- Construction (planned): 2012–2018.
- Number of floors: 87
- The spire is 462 meters high.
- The top floor is 386 meters high.
The Lakhta Center business center will house the offices of Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, and other companies.
According to online information, the Lakhta Center business center will also house:
Office space.
Medical center.
Sports complex.
Convention center.
Children’s science and education center.
Planetarium.
Panoramic restaurant.
Cinema.
Observation deck for tourists.
Exhibition space.
Not all St. Petersburg residents are happy with the addition of such a tall building to the city. The top of the Lakhta Center suddenly appears where you wouldn’t expect it. Many consider it an out-of-place feature in the city’s architecture. Furthermore, some question whether the city really needs it. High-rise buildings are justified where there’s a shortage of land for construction.
Opponents of high-rise buildings claim that the Lakhta Center is destroying St. Petersburg’s “skyline.” Look at the photo and make up your own mind.
In the photo: a view of Vasilievsky Island from the Hermitage. Can you see the Lakhta Center there?