Top-14 the most expensive skyscrapers for the last 20 years

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Moscow, on March 14 - news portal "Vesti.Ekonomika". For some last decades height of skyscrapers, and, respectively, and their cost, constantly grew. In this rating the most expensive skyscrapers constructed for the last 20 years which height exceeds 150 meters are collected.

"Antiliya's" Skyscraper

for the Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani and has the area about 37 000 m ² that does it by the biggest private house in the world.

the Skyscraper are served by 600 people of the constant personnel.

the Building is designed so that to sustain an earthquake in 8 points by the Richter scale.

On "Antiliya's" 27 floors (some are divided by big space as the general height of a tower would allow to contain 60 floors) the personal car service, hanging gardens, a gym and small theater, the pool, the ballroom, three helipads and actually the residence of a family Mukesh Ambani settled down garage on 160 cars.

"Kingdom Centre" Skyscraper

— Er-Riyad.
Construction began br in 1999, ended — in 2002. The same year it won the prize "Emporis Skyscraper Award", for magnificent design and functionality.

In a skyscraper placed shops, observatory at the height of 297 meters, apartments, offices, Four Seasons hotel and even a mosque.

the Architectural project is developed by the American company Ellerbe Becket.Kingdom Centre is headquarters of the company belonging to the Saudi prince (to Kingdom Holding Company.
In 2002 of Kingdom Centre became the winner of the award Emporis in the nomination "The Best Design of a Skyscraper in the World".

Skyscraper of "Burj Khalifa"

, the highest construction in the world. The form of the building reminds stalagmite.

the Ceremony of opening took place on January 4, 2010 in the largest city of United Arab Emirates — Emirate of Dubai.

the Building planned to open on September 9, 2009 at the same time with opening of the Dubai subway, but opening postponed to January, 2010 for the reasons of reduction of financing from the builder.
"The Dubai tower" was projected by br as "the city in the city" — with own lawns, boulevards and parks.
"Burj Khalifa" was initially planned by br as the highest building in the world. When the skyscraper still was under construction, its design height was kept by a secret.
It was made by br if the skyscraper of bigger height somewhere will be designed — then in the project of the Dubai tower could bring adjustments.

Headquarters of European Central Bank in Frankfurt

— office skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Headquarters European central bank since 2015.

the Complex represents two buildings, about 184 and 165 meters high (without spikes and antennas), connected by four atriums on the 3rd, 15th, 27th and 38th floors.

In the northern case of 45 elevated floors, in southern — 43. Polnaya Square of rooms of the building — 185 000 m ².

In the building 18 elevators function, about 2300 employees work.

Shard Skyscraper

(310 m, 87 floors), is built on a place of Southwark Towers, 25-storeyed office center constructed in 1975.

on March 30, 2012 the building reached the top point of 310 meters, having become the highest building not only in London, but also in Europe.

the Opening ceremony took place on July 5, 2012.
the Form of the building was developed by br in the form of the irregular pyramid revetted with glass.

the Skyscraper includes 72 floors with offices, apartments, front gardens and technical rooms: the Italian architect Renzo Piano calls the creation "the vertical city".

On the last floor of the building located the highest to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland an observation deck and gallery.

Skyscraper "Taipei 101"

101 — the skyscraper located in the capital Tayvan — Taipei. The number of storeys of a skyscraper is made by 101 floor, height — 509,2 m, together with a spike. On first floors there are shopping centers, on the top offices are located.
Construction of a skyscraper began br in 1999. Official opening took place on November 17, 2003, the building was put into operation 31 dekabrya2003 years.
In this skyscraper. From the fifth floor to a survey platform on the 89th it is possible to reach in 39 seconds.

the Building from glass, steel and aluminum are supported by 380 concrete support, each of which goes to the earth on 80 m. Danger of a collapse at a hurricane or an earthquake reduces the huge 660-ton sphere pendulum placed between 87 and 91 floors.

according to developers, the tower will be able to sustain an earthquake of such force what Palazzo Casino Skyscraper
after unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas.

Krom of hotel rooms, in it there is a casino, shopping center, movie theater and a parking.
the Building was built by br in 2004-2007 according to the HKS company project.

In it 53 land and 4 underground floors. In Palazzo the most spacious numbers in the city, 67 m are the share of everyone ² on the average.

It also the biggest building to United States of America to which LEED certificate was awarded.

"Princess Tower" Skyscraper

in the Region of Dubai of Marín, United Arab Emirates.

Height of the building makes 414 m, at 101 floors — this residential building second for height in the world.

Also this skyscraper is the 2nd for height in the city, the 15th on height to Asia and the 21st on height in the world.

In the building located 763 apartments and 957 parking places on an underground parking. Eight floors are taken away under retail trade.
Construction was complete by br in 2012.

"Venetian" Skyscraper

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the Hotel is constructed by br in 2007 in a game zone of Kotay in style of a postmodernism, the cost of the project made 2,4 billion dollars (at the time of opening was the largest casino and the third on the area of rooms the building in the world, nowadays — the 7th in this list, and also the 23rd in the list of the largest hotels of the world).

the Developer is the American company Las Vegas Sands belonging to the billionaire to Sheldon Adelson.

the Complex includes in the structure one of the world's largest casinos, 3 000 hotel rooms, the sports and entertaining CotaiArena arena on 15 thousand audience, the center of exhibitions and conferences, 350 shops, 30 restaurants.

In the territory of a complex located the Venetian sights: belltower and channels on which gondolas float.

World shopping center-1

, United States of America).
the Building is located br in a northwest corner of a site of 65 000 square meters on which the previous complex of buildings of the World shopping center destroyed on September 11, 2001, including known twin towers settled down. the Design height of the building is equal to br 541 meters (417 meters to a roof). Works on construction of the building began on April 27, 2006. On December 19, 2006 the first steel columns in the building basis were established.

Construction of the Tower of Freedom came to the end on May 10, 2013 with installation of a metal 124-meter spike weighing 758 tons. the 541-meter building became the highest to United States of America.

Skyscraper of women's online magazine "Cosmopolitan"

, State of Nevada, United States of America, and called in honor of the billionaire and the known figure of the gambling industry Vinn Steeve.

Wynn Las Vegas — a leader of his Wynn Resorts Limited company. In hotel — 2716 numbers, from 58 m ² to 650 m ², a casino of 10200 m ², the conference center (20700 m ²) and various shops (7000 m ²).

the 60-storeyed hotel Wynn Las Vegas case — one of the highest buildings Las Vegas.

Marina Bay Sands Resort Skyscraper

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It is constructed by SsangYong Engineering %26 Construction Co corporation. Ltd. the customer — Las Vegas Sands group.

the Complex includes three 55-storeyed towers 200 meters high on which the big terrace in the form of a gondola is located in which there are a pool and a garden of 12,4 thousand sq.m.

In hotel there are 2561 hotel rooms, the exhibition center, the museum, two big theaters, seven restaurants, two ice skating rinks.

the Hotel was developed by the architect Moshe Safdi who, according to him, at construction was inspired by a pack. The design of hotel is approved by masters feng shui.

Abraj Al Bait Skyscraper

, Saudi Arabia.
This biggest (but not the highest) a construction in the world on weight, also this highest construction to Saudi Arabia and the third in the world after Burj Khalifa and the Shanghai tower, surpassing together with Burj Khalifa in the Muslim world of a tower Petronas (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) which held a title of the highest construction in the world between 1998 and 2003; the highest hotel in the world; holds the 3rd place in the list of the largest buildings and world constructions (on the area of rooms).