1The light image of city architectural objects observed in daylight dramatically changes at night with artificial illumi nation. The formation of an expressive light image is the creative task of a light designer, and it is especially important in the case of highrise buildings and constructions, which usually serve the dominant structures in lit views and perspectives of a night city. The principal methods and ways of a light-and-colour composition of facades are considered with different interpretations of the set task using the example of one of Moscow skyscrapers. A short review of the global experience of architectural illumination of high-rise buildings is given.