List of most expensive buildings
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In the following, a building is defined as a structure with a roof and walls that stands permanently in one place. Airports are excluded as their construction cost includes runways and systems; however, terminal buildings are included in the list.
Building | City | Country | Architect/designer | Current owner(s) | Completed/Will Complete | Nominal cost ($USbillion) | Inflation-adjusted cost, 2018 ($USbillion) |
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The Great Mosque of Mecca or Masjid al-Haram (King Abdullah Expansion Project) | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | KSA | Government of Saudi Arabia | 2021 | 100.00[1] | |
ITER | Saint-Paul-lès-Durance | France | Bernard Bigot | ITER | 2025 | 25.00 | |
Flamanville 3 | Flamanville | France | 2023 | 21.93 | |||
Abraj Al Bait | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Binladen Group | Government of Saudi Arabia | 2012 | 16.00 | |
Olkiluoto 3 | Eurajoki | Finland | Areva | Teollisuuden Voima | 2021[2] | 12.4[3] | 12.4 |
Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (block 3 & 4) | Mochovce | Slovakia | Slovenské elektrárne | Slovenské elektrárne | 2023 | 7.61[4] | |
Željava Air Base | Željava | Croatia | SFRJ | Croatian Army | 1968 | 6.0[5][circular reference] | 44.11 |
SoFi Stadium | Inglewood | United States | HKS, Inc. | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | 2020 | 5.5[6] | 5.5 |
Marina Bay Sands | Singapore | Singapore | Moshe Safdie | Las Vegas Sands | 2010 | 5.50[7] | 6.33 |
Apple Park | Cupertino, California | United States | Foster and Partners[8] | Apple Inc. | 2017 | 5.00[9] | 5.3 |
Resorts World Sentosa | Singapore | Singapore | Michael Graves | Genting Group | 2010 | 4.93[10] | 5.68 |
Wynn Palace | Cotai | Macau | Butler/Ashworth Architects and Wong & Ouyang | Wynn Resorts | 2016 | 4.2[11] | 4.84 |
The Cosmopolitan | Las Vegas | United States | Friedmutter Group with Arquitectonica | The Blackstone Group | 2010 | 4.10[12] | 4.72 |
One World Trade Center | New York City | United States | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | 2012 | 3.80[13] | 4.16 |
Lotte World Tower | Seoul | South Korea | James von Klemperer | Lotte Corporation | 2016 | 3.11 | 4 |
Emirates Palace | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | John Elliott | Abu Dhabi Government | 2005 | 3.00 | 3.86 |
Palace of the Parliament | Bucharest | Romania | Anca Petrescu | Romanian Government | 1997 | 3.00 | 4.69 |
Nya Karolinska Hospital | Stockholm | Sweden | Whitearkitekter & and White Tengbom team | Region Stockholm | 2018 | 6.61[14] | 6.92 |
Wynn Resort | Las Vegas | United States | Butler/Ashworth Architects and Jerde Partnership | Wynn Resorts | 2005 | 2.70 | 3.47 |
Venetian Macau | Macau | Macau | Aedas | Las Vegas Sands | 2005 | 2.40[15] | 3.09 |
City of Dreams | Macau | Macau | Arquitectonica | Melco Crown Entertainment | 2009 | 2.40 | 2.81 |
Antillia | Mumbai | India | Perkins and Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates | Mukesh Ambani | 2010 | 0.7[16] | 2 |
New Children's Hospital[17] | Dublin | Ireland | Benedict Zucchi | Irish Government | 2022 | 2.4[18] | |
Taipei 101 | Taipei | Taiwan | C.Y. Lee & Partners | Taipei Financial Center Corporation | 2004 | 1.80 | 2.39 |
The Palazzo | Las Vegas | United States | HKS, Inc. | Las Vegas Sands | 2007 | 1.80 | 2.18 |
Lakhta Center | Saint Petersburg | Russia | RMJM (until 2011), Gorproject | Gazprom Neft | 2018 | 1.77[19] | 1.94 |
Camp Nou | Barcelona | Spain | Francesc Mitjans and Josep Soteras | FC Barcelona | 2018 | 1.73 | 1.73 |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | Adelaide | Australia | Silver Thomas Hanley & DesignInc | Government of South Australia | 2017 | 1.61 (2.3 AU$) | 1.65 |
Bellagio | Las Vegas | United States | DeRuyter Butler and Atlandia Design | Bellagio (MGM Resorts International is the owner of the company) | 1998 | 1.60 | 2.47 |
Seat of the ECB | Frankfurt | Germany | Coop Himmelb(l)au | European Central Bank | 2013 | 1.57[20] | 1.69222 |
Wembley Stadium | London | UK | Foster and Partners | The Football Association | 2006 | 1.50 | 1.87 |
Yankee Stadium | New York City | United States | Populous | New York City Industrial Development Agency | 2009 | 1.50 | 1.76 |
Termoelektrarna Šoštanj blok 6[21][circular reference] | Šoštanj | Slovenia | n.a. | Government of Slovenia | 2014 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Burj Khalifa | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill | Emaar Properties | 2010 | 1.5[22] | 1.73 |
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[23] | 1.39 |
Mall of Tripla | Helsinki | Finland | YIT, | 2019 | 1.33[24][25] | ||
181 Mercer Street | New York | United States | Davis Brody Bond | New York University | 2023 | 1.285[26] | 1.37 |
Jewel Changi Airport (mixed-use building) | Singapore | Singapore | Moshe Safdie | Changi Airport Group | 2019 | 1.26[27] | 1.32 |
Petronas Twin Towers | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | César Pelli | KLCC Holdings | 1999 | 1.16 | 1.75 |
Parliament House | Canberra | Australia | Romaldo Giurgola | Parliament of Australia | 1988 | 0.848[28] | 1.7 |
See also[]
- Megaproject
- List of megaprojects
- List of largest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of largest hotels in the world
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- ^ Termoelektrarna Šoštanj blok 6
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