The world’s most expensive structures in world

Princess Tower, $2.17 billion

This 101-story residential tower is the third tallest in Dubai. There are several basement levels for car parking and eight retail units. Other amenities for residents include indoor and outdoor pools, gym facilities, a children’s play area, and a mosque.

Taipei 101, $2.4 billion

Earning the title of the world’s tallest building when it opened in Taiwan in 2004, Taipei 101 would soon be overtaken by the Burj Kalifa in Dubai in 2007. But this 101-story building still reaches a pretty high 1,667 feet. The soaring tower houses a shopping mall at its base, while office space makes up the rest. The building cost $1.8 billion, the equivalent of $2.4 billion in today’s money.

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, $2.7 billion

Connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York, USA, this was the world’s longest suspension bridge when it opened in 1964, until the Humber Bridge in England was built in 1981. The distance between its 693-foot tall towers is a span of 4,260 feet.

City of Dreams, $2.9 billion

One of many luxurious resort-and-casinos in Cotai, Macau, City of Dreams opened in 2009 and its form is based on a podium, boasting four towers. Built by Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd, the designers behind it include big names in architecture like Zaha Hadid Architects which worked on Morpheus, one of the complex’s hotels. The facility also includes two theatres, 20 restaurants and four hotel towers

The Venetian Macao, $3 billion

Just across the street from City of Dreams in Macau, this resort is modeled on its sister property, the Venetian Las Vegas, which itself is inspired by the architecture of Venice, Italy. A total of 39 stories and 10.5 million square feet, makes it one of the top 10 largest buildings in the world by floor area. The resort also boasts one of the largest casinos in the world at 550,000 square feet.

Lotte World Tower, $3.4 billion

South Korea’s tallest building soars above the Seoul skyline, topping out at 1,821 feet. At the time of opening, it was the fifth tallest tower in the world in 2017. With 123 stories the mixed-use development opened not only to the usual offices and residences, but also a mall and a concert hall. Its swimming pool on the 85th floor and glass-bottom viewing deck are both the highest of such amenities in the world.

Great Wall of China, $360 billion

Built to protect trade routes as well as property, the Great Wall of China stretches over 13,171 miles (21,196km) and is more than 2,300 years old. Over the course of the project, it is estimated that millions of people helped to build the wall, with possibly as many as 400,000 dying during construction. There is debate over the cost of completing the Great Wall, but it ranges from $95 billion to a higher estimate of $360 billion.

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