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Wonder
which world-famous buildings cost the most money to construct? From
super-tall skyscrapers to impossibly lavish casino resorts, we reveal
the some most expensive buildings ever, adjusted for inflation.
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BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI: $1.7 BILLION
Standing at a stomach-churning 2,722 feet high, Dubai's Burj Khalifa is
hands down the tallest structure on the planet, but it isn't even the
most expensive building in Dubai. Completed in 2009 at a cost of $1.5
billion, Burj Khalifa is only the 30th most pricey edifice in the world. |
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SEAT OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, FRANKFURT: $1.7
BILLION
Plagued by a series of construction problems and delays, the new Seat of
the European Central Bank in Frankfurt went massively over-budget, with
the total cost of the skyscraper complex hitting $1.6 billion upon its
completion in 2013. |
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PETRONAS TOWERS, KUALA LUMPUR: $1.8 BILLION
Kuala Lumpur's spectacular twin towers were the tallest buildings in the
world from 1998 to 2004. Designed by Argentine architect Cesar Pelli,
the duo cost around $1.2 billion to construct during the late 1990s. |
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WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON: $1.8 BILLION
The first stadium in the world with a price tag in excess of $1 billion,
Wembley Stadium in North London cost a total of $1.5 billion to build.
Completed in 2006, the iconic home of English soccer seats 90,000
spectators and is crowned by a prominent arch. |
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BANK OF CHINA TOWER, HONG KONG: $1.9 BILLION
The Bank of China Tower is one of Hong Kong's most recognizable
buildings and at 1,033.5 feet high, the first super-tall skyscraper to
be built outside the US. Eye-watering at the time, the construction bill
for the building totaled $1 billion in 1990.
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KYOTO STATION, KYOTO: $2 BILLION
Kyoto's eponymous terminus comprises a 15-story building that houses
everything from a hotel to a department store. Still, the world's most
expensive railway station, which was completed in 1997 at a cost of $1.3
billion, is only Japan's second-largest after Nagoya Station.
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THE PALAZZO, LAS VEGAS: $2.1 BILLION
The Palazzo casino resort in Las Vegas is the largest hotel in the
world, the second biggest building in the Western Hemisphere and Sin
City's tallest structure. Completed in 2007, the opulent resort set back
investors a cool $1.8 billion.
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