Their construction has spent billions of dollars.
Over the past few decades the height of skyscrapers, and, consequently, their costs have steadily increased. In this ranking contains the most expensive skyscrapers built in the last 20 years whose height exceeds 150 meters.
Skyscraper “Antilia”
Cost: $1 billion
“Antilia” – a 27-story building, some of the floors which are separated by a large space. The total height of the building is 173 m.
This is a residential building built in Mumbai for Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, and has an area of about 37,000 m2, making it the largest private residential building in the world.
The skyscraper is serve 600 people for permanent staff.
The building is designed to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale.
At 27 floors, “Antilia” (some separated by a large space because the height of the tower would accommodate up to 60 floors) is situated a garage for 160 cars, personal car service, hanging gardens, a gym and a small theater, swimming pool, ballroom, three helipads and the actual residence of the family Ambani.
Skyscraper “Kingdom Centre”
Cost: $1.5 billion
This 99-storey skyscraper located in the capital of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh.
Construction began in 1999 and ended in 2002. In the same year it received the prize “Emporis Skyscraper Award” for exceptional design and functionality.
In a skyscraper located shops, the Observatory at a height of 297 meters, apartments, offices, the Four Seasons hotel and even a mosque.
The architectural project developed by the American company Ellerbe Becket.Kingdom Centre is the headquarters of a company owned by Saudi Prince (Kingdom Holding Company.
In 2002, the Kingdom Centre was the winner of the Emporis award in the nomination “the Best design skyscraper in the world.”
Skyscraper “Burj Khalifa”
Cost: $1.5 billion
“Burj Khalifa” – a skyscraper height of 828 meters in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. The shape of the building resembles a stalagmite.
The opening ceremony was held on 4 January 2010 in the largest city of the United Arab Emirates – Dubai.
The building was planned to open on 9 September 2009, coinciding with the opening of Dubai metro, but the opening was moved to January 2010 due to reduced funding from the developer.
“Dubai tower” was designed as a “city within a city” – with its own lawns, boulevards and parks.
“Burj Khalifa” was originally planned as the tallest building in the world. When the skyscraper was being built, its design height was kept secret.
This was done in case, if somewhere will be designed skyscraper greater height then the project Dubai tower could make adjustments.
The headquarters of ECB in Frankfurt
Cost: $1.25 billion
The headquarters of the European Central Bank is an office skyscraper in Frankfurt am main, Germany.
The headquarters of the European Central Bank in 2015.
The complex consists of two buildings, with a height of about 184 and 165 meters (without spires and antennas), connected by four Atria on the 3rd, 15th, 27th and 38th floors .
In the North block 45 above-ground floors, in the South 43. Total area of premises – 185 000 m2 .
In the building there are 18 elevators, employs approximately 2300 employees.
The Shard
Cost: $1.5 billion
Shard skyscraper in London (310 m, 87 floors), built on the site of Southwark Towers, a 25-storey office center, built in 1975.
30 Mar 2012 the building reached its top mark of 310 meters, becoming the tallest building not only in London but also in Europe.
The opening ceremony took place on 5 July 2012.
The shape of the building was designed in the form of an irregular pyramid, lined with glass.
The skyscraper includes 72 floors with offices, apartments, gardens and technical facilities: the Italian architect Renzo Piano calls his creation “a vertical city”.
On the last floor of the building located Britain’s highest observation deck and gallery.
Skyscraper “Taipei 101”
Cost: $1.8 billion
Taipei 101 – a landmark skyscraper located in the capital of Taiwan – Taipei. The number of floors of a skyscraper is 101 floor, height – 509,2 m, with a spire. On the lower floors are shopping malls, on the top offices.
The construction of the skyscraper began in 1999. The official opening took place on 17 November 2003, in operation the building was put декабря2003 31 years.
In this skyscraper are the fastest elevators in the world rising at a speed of 60.6 km/h From the fifth floor to the observation decks on the 89th can be reached within 39 seconds.
The building of glass, steel and aluminum 380 concrete support pillars, each of which goes into the ground at 80 m. the Danger of collapse when a hurricane or an earthquake reduces the huge 660-ton ball-pendulum placed between 87 and 91 floors.
According to the developers, the tower can withstand an earthquake of such force, what happens in this area once in 2500 years
Skyscraper Palazzo Casino
Cost: $2.05 billion
The Palazzo is the tallest building in Las Vegas after the unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas.
In addition to hotel rooms, it has a casino, shopping centre, cinema and Parking.
The building was built in 2004-2007 by the company HKS.
It 53 aboveground and 4 underground floors. Palazzo the most spacious rooms in town, each has an average of 67 m2.
It is also the largest building in the United States, which was awarded LEED certification
Skyscraper “Princess Tower”
Cost: $2.17 billion
Princess Tower is a residential skyscraper located in Dubai in Dubai Marina, UAE.
Building height is 414 meters with 101 floors is the second tallest residential building in the world.
Also, this skyscraper is the 2nd tallest in the city, the 15th highest in Asia and 21st in the world.
The building has 763 apartments and 957 Parking spaces in the underground Parking. Eight floors for the retail trade.
The building was completed in 2012.
Skyscraper “Venetian”
Cost: $2.4 billion
The Venetian is a 39-storey skyscraper with a height of 225 meters, the second tallest building in Macau.
The hotel was built in 2007 in the play area Cotai in the style of postmodernism, the cost of the project amounted to 2.4 billion dollars (at the time of opening was the largest casino and the third floor space building in the world, currently 7th in this list as well as 23rd in the list of the largest hotels in the world).
Developer is the American company Las Vegas Sands, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
The complex includes one of the world’s largest casino, with 3,000 hotel rooms, a sports and entertainment arena CotaiArena on 15 thousand spectators, the center of exhibitions and conferences, 350 shops, 30 restaurants.
The complex is located Venetian landmarks: the belfry and canals, gondolas.
World trade center-1
Cost: $3.8 billion
World trade center-1 is the Central building in the new world trade center complex in lower Manhattan (new York city, USA).
The building is located in the North-Western corner of the site with an area of 65 000 square meters, which was destroyed on 11 September 2001, the previous a set of world trade center buildings, including the famous twin towers.
The design height of the building is 541 meters (417 meters to the roof). Work on the construction of the building began on April 27, 2006. 19 Dec 2006 was installed the first steel column at the base of the building.
The construction of the Freedom Tower was completed on 10 may 2013 installing metal 124-meter spire weighs 758 tons. 541-meter high building was the tallest in the United States.
Skyscraper “Cosmopolitan”
Cost: $3.9 billion
The skyscraper was built in 2010. Here are situated casino, shops, restaurants, theater, gym, and Spa and relaxation areas.
Skyscraper Wynn
Cost: $4.1 billion
This is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and named in honor of billionaire and well-known figure in the gaming industry, Steve Wynn.
Wynn Las Vegas is the flagship of his company Wynn Resorts Limited. At the hotel – 2716 rooms with an area from 58 m2 to 650 m2, casino area of 10200 m2 conference centre (20700 m2) and a variety of shops (7000 m2).
60-storey hotel building Wynn Las Vegas is one of the tallest buildings in Las Vegas.
The Skyscraper Marina Bay Sands Resort
Cost: $5.7 billion
Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino on the shores of Marina Bay in the Central region of Singapore.
Built by the Corporation Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., the customer – group Las Vegas Sands.
The complex includes three 55-storey towers of 200 meters, which is a large terrace in a nacelle which houses the pool and garden area of 12.4 thousand square meters.
The hotel has 2561 rooms, exhibition center, Museum, two large theaters, seven restaurants, two skating rinks.
The hotel was designed by architect Moshe Safdie, who, according to him, the construction was inspired by a deck of cards. The design of the hotel approved by the masters of Feng Shui.
The Abraj Al Bait Skyscraper
Cost: $15 billion
Abraj al-Beit complex high-rise buildings built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
This is the largest (but not tallest) building in the world by mass, it is also the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and the third in the world after the Burj Khalifa and the Shanghai tower, along with surpassing the Burj Khalifa in the Muslim world, the Petronas twin towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), who held the title of tallest structure in the world between 1998 and 2003; the highest hotel in the world; takes 3rd place in the list of the largest buildings of the world (by floor space).
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