Below lists the most expensive buildings in the world, which cost the most money to construct.
Rank |
Building |
City |
Country |
Architect/designer |
Current owner(s) |
Completed |
Nominal Cost ($USbillion) |
Inflation-Adjusted Cost, 2015 ($USbillion) |
1 |
Abraj Al Bait (Mixed) |
Mecca |
Saudi Arabia |
Dar Al-Handasah |
King Abdulaziz |
2012 |
15.00[1] |
15.49 |
2 |
Berlin Brandenburg Airport |
Berlin |
Germany |
Gerkan, Marg & Partners[2] |
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH |
2020 |
10.70[3] |
10.70 |
3 |
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 |
Eurajoki |
Finland |
Areva NP and Siemens AG |
Teollisuuden Voima |
2018 |
9.06[4] |
9.22 |
4 |
Marina Bay Sands |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Moshe Safdie |
Las Vegas Sands |
2010 |
5.50 |
5.98 |
5 |
Apple Park |
Cupertino, California |
United States |
Foster and Partners[5] |
Apple Inc. |
2017 |
5.00[6] |
5.00 |
6 |
Resorts World Sentosa |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Michael Graves |
Genting Group |
2010 |
4.93[7] |
7.16 |
7 |
The Cosmopolitan |
Las Vegas |
United States |
Friedmutter Group with Arquitectonica |
The Blackstone Group |
2010 |
3.90[8] |
4.24 |
8 |
One World Trade Center |
New York City |
United States |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
2012 |
3.80[9] |
3.92 |
9 |
Emirates Palace |
Abu Dhabi |
United Arab Emirates |
John Elliott |
Abu Dhabi Government |
2005 |
3.00 |
3.64 |
10 |
Palace of the Parliament |
Bucharest |
Romania |
Anca Petrescu |
Romanian Government |
1997 |
3.00 |
4.43 |
11 |
Wynn Resort |
Las Vegas |
United States |
Butler/Ashworth Architects and Jerde Partnership |
Wynn Resorts |
2005 |
2.70 |
3.28 |
12 |
Venetian Macau |
Macau |
Macau |
Aedas |
Las Vegas Sands |
2005 |
2.40[10] |
2.91 |
13 |
City of Dreams |
Macau |
Macau |
Arquitectonica |
Melco Crown Entertainment |
2009 |
2.40 |
2.65 |
14 |
Royal Adelaide Hospital |
Adelaide |
Australia |
Perkins & Will |
Government of South Australia |
2017 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
15 |
Taipei 101 |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
C.Y. Lee & Partners |
Taipei Financial Center Corporation |
2004 |
1.80 |
2.26 |
16 |
The Palazzo |
Las Vegas |
United States |
HKS, Inc. |
Las Vegas Sands |
2007 |
1.80 |
2.06 |
17 |
Nya Karolinska Hospital |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
|
|
|
1.6 |
1.6 |
18 |
Bellagio |
Las Vegas |
United States |
DeRuyter Butler and Atlandia Design |
Bellagio(MGM Resorts International is the owner of the company) |
1998 |
1.60 |
2.33 |
19 |
Seat of the ECB |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Coop Himmelb(l)au |
European Central Bank |
2013 |
1.57[11] |
1.60222 |
20 |
Wembley Stadium |
London |
UK |
Foster and Partners |
The Football Association |
2006 |
1.50 |
1.76 |
21 |
Yankee Stadium |
New York City |
United States |
Populous |
New York City |
2009 |
1.50 |
1.66 |
22 |
Termoelektrarna
Šoštanj blok 6 |
Šoštanj |
Slovenia |
n.a. |
Sloveinan Government |
2014 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
23 |
Burj Khalifa |
Dubai |
United Arab Emirates |
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill |
Emaar Properties |
2010 |
1.50 |
1.63 |
24 |
Gigafactory 1 |
Storey County, Nevada |
United States |
HOK, Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, RMH Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Mortenson Construction, and CH2M HILL |
Tesla, Inc. |
2020 |
1.31[12] |
1.31 |
25 |
Petronas Twin Towers |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
César Pelli |
KLCC Holdings |
1999 |
1.16 |
1.65 |
26 |
Australian Parliament |
Canberra |
Australia |
Romaldo Giurgola |
Australian Government |
1988 |
1.10[13] |
2.87 |
27 |
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City |
Atlantic City, New Jersey |
United States |
Francis Xavier Dumont |
Hard Rock International |
1990 |
1.10[14] |
2.00 |
References
- ↑ Wainwright, Oliver (23 October 2012). "Mecca's mega architecture casts shadow over hajj" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ Röbel, Sven; Wassermann, Andreas (2012-07-30). "BERLIN: "Nicht mehr beherrschbar"". Der Spiegel. 31. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ↑ "Hauptstadtflughafen: Kosten für BER übersteigen sieben Milliarden Euro". Spiegel Online. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ↑ "Suomenkin uusi ydinvoimala maksaa 8,5 miljardia euroa". 13 December 2012.
- ↑ Wainwright, Oliver (15 November 2013). "All hail the mothership: Norman Foster's $5bn Apple HQ revealed" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ - Apple Campus 2 cost 5 billion Projects: Foster and Partners
- ↑ "Resorts World Sentosa: Singapore Buildings - e-architect". 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Arquitectonica". 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "One World Trade Center Will Cost $3.8 Billion, Making It The Most Expensive Building In The World". 31 January 2012 – via Huff Post.
- ↑ http://www.aedas.com/Venetian-Macao-Resort-Hotel
- ↑ eub2. "ECB's new building to cost more than expected, says official — EUbusiness.com - EU news, business and politics".
- ↑
- ↑ Parliament House, Canberra
- ↑ Topics, Lenny Glynn; Lenny Glynn Is A. Freelance Writer Who Specializes In Financial (8 April 1990). "Trump's Taj - Open at Last, With a Scary Appetite" – via NYTimes.com.