Which of the world's buildings cost the most (Number 1 cost over 15 BILLION DOLLARS!)

1. THE 10 MOST EXPENSIVE
BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD

2. City of Dreams
City: Macau
Construction Cost: $2.4
billion
The City of Dreams is a
resort & gaming complex.
It includes the towers you
see in the photo but the
entire layout is attached –
making it a single building
and the 10th most
expensive in the world.

3. The Venetian Macau
City: Macau
Construction Cost: $2.45
billion
An American-owned casino
and resort, the building has
a sister in Las Vegas called
The Venetian.
The building has a 15,000
seat arena for sporting
events.

4. Wynn
City: Las Vegas
Cost: $2.7 billion
Another resort and casino,
this time in Las Vegas. The
resort’s design is deceptively
humble. The price tag is not.

5. Emirates Palace
City: Abu Dhabi
Cost: $3 billion
A luxury resort designed to
celebrate Arabian culture.
The building adjoins a 1.3km
stretch of private beach and
has 394 rooms for residents
to stay.

6. One World Trade
Centre
City: Manhattan
Cost: $3.8 billion
Built on the site of 9/11 to
replace the Twin Towers.
The One World Trade Centre
is a symbol of unity and is
often referred to as
‘Freedom Tower.’
Much of the hefty price tag
went into security and
safety to prevent future
attacks.

7. The Cosmopolitan
City: Las Vegas
Cost: $3.9 billion
Another Las Vegas hotel and
resort.
The Cosmopolitan has won
the title of ‘best hotel in the
world.’

8. Marina Bay Sands
City: Marina Bay, Singapore
Cost: $5.50 billion
Including the land cost, this
building is worth a total of
$8 billion.
The iconic ‘surfboard’ on the
top of the towers is the
largest cantilevered
platform in the world.

9. Resorts World
Sentosa
City: Sentosa, Singapore
Cost: $6.59 billion
More of a complex than a
single building, this site
includes a theme park,
water park & aquarium.
When fully operational, it
employs 10,000 people.

10. Tokamak Reactor
City: Cadarache, France
Cost: $14 billion
Still under construction (&
expected to be finished in
2019) – this building uses a
special form of energy
generation that involves
confining plasma using
magnetic fields.
It will be the second most
expensive building when
complete.

11. Abraj Al Bait
City: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Cost: $15 billion
A government owned building aimed
to modernise the hospitality of the city
for pilgrims visiting Mecca.
The building has the world’s largest
clock face attached to its façade.

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Drone footage of newly constructed buildings.