14 most expensive skyscrapers built in the last 20 years

Over the past decades, skyscrapers have not only become higher, but have also grown in value. Our rating includes the most expensive towers in the world, rebuilt over the past twenty years. The height of each of them is at least 152 m.

14. Antiliya (Maharashtra, India)

In 2010, for businessman from India Mukesh Ambani, Antilia skyscraper 173 m high was erected. The private house of the magnate holds 27 floors, and its area is 37 thousand m². The skyscraper is able to withstand an earthquake with a magnitude of eight points. Antilia cost Ambani $ 1 billion and became the largest private residential building in the world, at a price conceded only to Buckingham Palace.

13. Burj Al-Mamljaka (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

The 99-story high-rise skyscraper of more than 300 m was designed by the American company Ellerbe Becket and rebuilt in 2002. The giant houses offices, hotel and apartments, as well as a covered bridge, from which panoramic views of Riyadh are opened.

On the second floor of the skyscrapers there are a bank, a shopping and entertainment center and a mosque for women. Construction of the building cost $ 1 billion.

12. Headquarters of the European Central Bank (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

The skyscraper was erected in 2014, and from 2015 belongs to the central bank of the euro area.

The cost of building the tower was $ 1.25 billion.

11. Burj Khalifa (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

The opening of the highest skyscraper in the world took place in early 2010 - six years after the start of construction. With the spire the height of the building is 828 m.

Inside the Burj Khalifa are offices, shops, restaurants, apartments and eight hotels, as well as the world's highest observation deck. In the construction of the giant was invested $ 1.5 billion.

10. Shard (London, England)

Shard worth $ 1.5 billion was built in 1975, but its maximum height of 310 m, it reached only in 2012. Now the 95-storey tower is the tallest building not only in England, but throughout Europe.

In the skyscraper there are offices, apartments, restaurants, shops, a hotel, a hospital, a business school and the highest observation deck in the country.

9. Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan)

Skyscraper, as its name suggests, includes 101 floors and reaches a height of 509 m. In the high-rise are offices, shops and a restaurant. The landmark of the building was a huge pendulum ball suspended between the 92nd and 87th floors. It reduces the risk of collapse of the structure in the event of an earthquake or hurricane.

The construction of Taipei 101, which ended in 2004, cost $ 1.8 billion.

8. Palazzo (Las Vegas Strip, USA)

The building of the hotel and the casino "Palazzo" is distinguished by its luxurious design created under the influence of Italian Renaissance architecture.

Its construction, which required $ 2.05 billion, ended in 2007.

7. Princess Tower (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

The tower was erected in 2012 and cost $ 2.17 billion. In a skyscraper 414 m high, there are more than 700 luxury apartments and shops.

From the top floors of the tower you can enjoy stunning views of Dubai.

6. Venice (Macau, China)

The skyscraper combines a luxury hotel, a casino, as well as a shopping center, on the territory of which the channels are located. On them on gondolas visitors move from one store to another.

The skyscraper, rebuilt in 2005, was invested $ 2.4 billion.

5. Tower of Freedom (New York, USA)

The high-rise building, erected in 2013, cost $ 3.8 billion. It is located in the north-western corner of the site, on which towered the World Trade Center, destroyed as a result of the terrorist attack.

Lifts of the Freedom Tower, rising to the viewing platform, are equipped with screens that show how Manhattan has changed since 1500.

4. Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas, USA)

A chic skyscraper with shops, restaurants, a casino, a theater, a conference hall, a fitness center and a spa demanded $ 3.9 billion for its construction.

The main attraction of Cosmopolitan was the incredible size of a Swarovski crystal chandelier.

3. Winn Las Vegas (Las Vegas Strip, USA)

Construction of the 187-meter hotel and casino "Winn Las Vegas" ended in 2005. At that time, its cost was $ 4.1 billion. However, in 2016, the skyscraper began work on its expansion.

In the next 4 years, for which they are calculated, another $ 1.6 billion will be invested in the building.

2. Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

In 2010, in the Central region of Singapore, a new complex of three 55-story towers two hundred meters high - Marina Bay Sands - was opened. The owners of the high-rise have invested $ 5.7 billion in its construction.

Marina Bay Sands includes a hotel, a shopping center, 2 theaters, 7 restaurants, a skating rink and a casino, recognized as the most expensive in the world. On the towers of the complex there is a terrace in the form of a gondola with a swimming pool and a garden of more than 12 thousand m².

1. Abraj al-Bayt (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)

The construction of the complex, owned by the government of Saudi Arabia, cost $ 15 billion. At the moment this is the most expensive structure ever created. Abraj al-Beit consists of seven skyscrapers and occupies the third position in the ranking of the world's largest buildings and structures.

In the highest complex is the 120-storey Royal Clock Tower, remotely resembling London's Big Ben.

It is known for its giant watches, connected by a 45-meter spire with a gilt crescent.

Inside the skyscraper are luxury hotels, apartments, restaurants, a five-story shopping and entertainment center and parking.

The Royal Clock Tower is visible from the Preserved Mosque, to which thousands of Muslims pray daily.