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The world's most expensive buildings ranked

The priciest buildings on the planet
The Bow, Calgary: $850 million (£657m)
Mercury City, Moscow: $1 billion (£772m)
United States Embassy, London: $1 billion (£772m)
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago: $1 billion (£772m)
Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai: $1 billion (£772m)
Vista Tower, Chicago: $1 billion (£772m)
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg: $1 billion (£772m)
Istana Nurul Iman Palace, Brunei: $1 billion (£772m)
New York Times Tower, New York: $1 billion (£772m)
Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles: $1.2 billion (£927m)
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas: $1.2 billion (£927m)
MGM Grand, Macau: $1.2 billion (£927m)
Bank of America Tower, New York: $1.2 billion (£927m)
Niagara Falls Hilton Tower 2, Ontario: $1.2 billion (£927m)
Comcast Innovation and Technology Center: $1.2 billion (£927m)
220 Central Park South, New York: $1.3 billion (£1bn)
CapitaGreen, Singapore: $1.4 billion (£1.1bn)
Chifley Tower, Sydney: $1.6 billion (£1.2bn)
Seat of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt: $1.6 billion (£1.2bn)
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide: $1.7 billion (£1.3bn)
Parliament House, Canberra: $1.8 billion (£1.4bn)
Burj Khalifa, Dubai: $1.9 billion (£1.46bn)
SunTrust Financial Center, Tampa: $1.9 billion (£1.46bn)
Myer Centre, Adelaide: $1.9 billion (£1.46bn)
The Shard, London: $1.9 billion (£1.46bn)
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong: $2 billion (£1.5bn)
MGM Grand Resort & Casino, Las Vegas: $2 billion (£1.5bn)
Antilia, Mumbai: $2 billion (£1.5bn)
Wembley Stadium, London: $2.1 billion (£1.6bn)
Kyoto Station, Kyoto: $2.1 billion (£1.6bn)
200 West Street, New York: $2.1 billion (£1.6bn)
Princess Tower, Dubai: $2.2 billion (£1.7bn)
The Palazzo, Las Vegas: $2.3 billion (£1.8bn)
Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City: $2.4 billion (£1.85bn)
Shanghai Tower, Shanghai: $2.4 billion (£1.85bn)
Tapei 101, Tapei: $2.5 billion (£1.9bn)
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur: $2.5 billion (£1.9bn)
Bellagio, Las Vegas: $2.5 billion (£1.9bn)
Yankee Stadium, New York: $2.8 billion (£2.2bn)
City of Dreams, Macau: $2.9 billion (£2.2bn)
Venetian Macao, Macau: $3.1 billion (£2.4bn)
Wynn Resort, Las Vegas, $3.6 billion (£2.8bn)
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi: $3.9 billion (£3bn)
One World Trade Center, New York: $3.9 billion (£3bn)
Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest: $3.9 billion (£3bn)
The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas: $4.7 billion (£3.6bn)
Apple Park, Cupertino: $5 billion (£3.8bn)
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore: $5.5 billion (£4bn)
Abraj Al Bait, Mecca: $15 billion (£10.8bn)
Masjid al-Haram, Mecca: $100 billion (£72.1bn)
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The priciest buildings on the planet

If you’ve ever wondered which world-famous buildings cost the most money to construct, look no further. We’ve rounded up the most expensive buildings on the planet, from dizzyingly-high skyscrapers to lavish casino resorts. Click or scroll through to see the top 50, with all pre-2010 figures adjusted in line with inflation.
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Daniel Coughlin

15 October 2020

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