History of the world's tallest buildings to be tall, but its true height is not known. For thousands of years, the Great Pyramid in Egypt was the tallest "structure" in the world, but the Great Pyramid is not considered a building since it is not habitable. The earliest structures now known to be the tallest in the world were the Egyptian pyramids, with the Great Pyramid of Giza, at an original height of , being the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1300. From then until the completion of the Washington Monument (capped in 1884)
Eurasia (building) Eurasia (building) Eurasia (), also known as Steel Peak (), is a tall skyscraper located on plot 12 of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. Occupying a total area of , the mixed-use building houses offices, apartments, a hotel, fitness center, and a casino. It is also the fifth-tallest building in Russia, the sixth-tallest in Europe, and the 72nd tallest in the world. Construction of Eurasia started in 2006 and was completed in 2014. The concept of Eurasia was first proposed in 2003. Construction started in 2006 and was completed in 2014. According to Swanke Hayden Connell Architects,