Moscow

Moscow

About Moscow

Population

11,503,501 in city
11,890,100 in metro

Size

1,080 km² (417 mi²)

Altitude

410 m

Moscow is a city in which one comes face to face with all that is finest and all that is most frustrating in Russia. The gregarious geniality of its people is as evident as the extreme tensions of a city coming to terms with the confusions of rapid social change. More than anywhere else in the country, it is in Moscow where the Soviet past collides with the capitalist future. Yet, as the new Moscow emerges, it is becoming increasingly clear that any move into the future will be marked by a strong appreciation of the city's rich and varied heritage – a heritage that vastly predates the era of Soviet rule. Indeed, the most striking aspect of the city today is not Moscow's much-publicized embrace of Western culture but its self-assured revival of its own traditions. Moscow is once more assuming its position as the capital and mother city of the ancient state of Russia.

Zones

Grand Park' (16), Maryinsky Park (63), Moskva City (17), Russian Cultural Center (6), The Moscow Kremlin (38)

Boroughs

Central (305), East (52), North (114), Northeast (230), Northwest (167), South (406), Southeast (201), Southwest (278), West (454), Zelenogradsky (1)

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
13,335	All Buildings
13,173	existing
118	under construction
13	planned
11	unbuilt
20	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Vostok	1,226 ft	2016
2	OKO Apartment Tower	1,154 ft	2015
3	Neva Tower 1	1,132 ft	2019
4	Mercury City	1,112 ft	2013
5	Eurasia Tower	1,013 ft	2015

Building types

No.	Type
12,705	high-rise building
318	low-rise building
247	skyscraper
18	guard tower
15	church
13	chimney
3	monument
3	clock/bell tower
3	ferris wheel
2	telecommunications tower
2	bridge
1	stadium
1	mosque
1	open-air structure
1	house
1	hall
1	mast (framework)

Other buildings

No.	Type
9	Famous buildings
107	Buildings with construction images