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What the world's most famous megaprojects would cost to build

World wonders' construction costs
Stonehenge, UK: $3.5 million (£2.6m)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq: $31.5 million (£22.7m)
Parthenon, Greece: $35 million (£25.3m)
Eiffel Tower, France: $40 million (£30.2m)
Taj Mahal, India: $110.5 million (£79.6m)
Empire State Building, USA: $681 million (£503.6m)
Hoover Dam, USA: $891.6 million (£660m)
Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt: $1.2 billion (£887.7m)
The Burj Khalifa, Dubai: $1.5 billion (£1.1bn)
Suez Canal, Egypt: $1.9 billion (£1.4bn)
The Large Hadron Collider, Switzerland: $6.1 billion (£4.5bn)
Panama Canal, Panama: $9.5 billion (£7.1bn)
Yas Island, UAE: $42.5 billion (£30bn)
Three Gorges Dam, China: $43.4 billion (£30.6bn)
Itaipu Dam, Brazil/Paraguay: $50.4 billion (£35.6bn)
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project, Japan: $76.9 billion (£54.4bn)
International Space Station: $169 billion (£119.6bn)
Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia: $200 billion (£141bn)
Great Wall of China: $360 billion (£255bn)
Interstate Highway System, USA: $563 billion (£398bn)
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World wonders' construction costs

The human race has been making its mark on the planet since time immemorial, embarking on ever more ambitious – and expensive – constructions. But what would some of the most famous wonders through history cost to build today? Read on to find out. All dollar values in US dollars.

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10 November 2021

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