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THE 10 MOST EXPENSIVEBUILDINGS IN THE WORLD
City of Dreams
City: Macau
Construction Cost: $2.4 billion
The City of Dreams is a resort & gaming complex. It includes the towers you see in the photo but the entire layout is attached – making it a single building and the 10th most expensive in the world.
The Venetian Macau
City: Macau
Construction Cost: $2.45 billion
An American-owned casino and resort, the building has a sister in Las Vegas called The Venetian. The building has a 15,000 seat arena for sporting events.
Wynn
City: Las Vegas
Cost: $2.7 billion
Another resort and casino, this time in Las Vegas. The resort’s design is deceptively humble. The price tag is not.
Emirates Palace
City: Abu Dhabi
Cost: $3 billion
A luxury resort designed to celebrate Arabian culture. The building adjoins a 1.3km stretch of private beach and has 394 rooms for residents to stay.
One World Trade Centre
City: Manhattan
Cost: $3.8 billion
Built on the site of 9/11 to replace the Twin Towers. The One World Trade Centre is a symbol of unity and is often referred to as ‘Freedom Tower.’Much of the hefty price tag went into security and safety to prevent future attacks.
The Cosmopolitan
City: Las Vegas
Cost: $3.9 billion
Another Las Vegas hotel and resort. The Cosmopolitan has won the title of ‘best hotel in the world.’
Marina Bay Sands
City: Marina Bay, Singapore
Cost: $5.50 billion
Including the land cost, this building is worth a total of $8 billion. The iconic ‘surfboard’ on the top of the towers is the largest cantilevered platform in the world.
Resorts World Sentosa
City: Sentosa, Singapore
Cost: $6.59 billion
More of a complex than a single building, this site includes a theme park, water park & aquarium. When fully operational, it employs 10,000 people.
Tokamak Reactor
City: Cadarache, France
Cost: $14 billion
Still under construction (& expected to be finished in 2019) – this building uses a special form of energy generation that involves confining plasma using magnetic fields.
It will be the second most expensive building when complete.
Abraj Al Bait
City: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Cost: $15 billion
A government owned building aimed to modernise the hospitality of the city for pilgrims visiting Mecca. The building has the world’s largest clock face attached to its façade.
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