2.Mercury City Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Total Cost: $1 billion*
Year Finished: 2013
The $1 billion Mercury City Tower is a distinctive and must-see feature of Moscow, Russia’s skyline. Situated at Plot 14 in the Moscow International Business Centre, the MCT boasts 75 stories and a height of 1,112 feet, positioning it among the nation’s highest structures.

Tower Mercury City ©Shutterstock/Ilya Platonov
There are retail stores, offices, residences, and a fitness centre in the mixed-use MCT. Hailed as an architectural marvel, the Tower has a distinctive golden glass façade and a modern European design. The Tower generates millions of dollars in revenue from sales alone and easily recovers its investment.
