Top 15 Humanity’s Costliest Builds Unveiled
1. California High-Speed Rail Where: USA, California * Total Outlay: About $100 Billion Year Completed: Mid-Twenties Although work on the California High-Speed Rail may have started in 2015, Assembly Bill…
1. California High-Speed Rail Where: USA, California * Total Outlay: About $100 Billion Year Completed: Mid-Twenties Although work on the California High-Speed Rail may have started in 2015, Assembly Bill…
1. Airport in Al Maktoum Location: UAE's Dubai Total Expense: $82 billion * Completed Year: 2010 The nearly eight thousand weekly flights that are operated by about 140 airlines that…
1. Nuclear Power Plant in Mochovce Location: Slovakia's Mochovce Total Expensed: $7.61 Billion* Completed Year: 2023 The Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant was approved and put into service fifteen years after…
1. Matador – South Africa Production company: Paramount Group Main Users: Jordanian Military Price: $650,000* The Matador is a mine-protected armored personnel carrier (APC) manufactured by Paramount Group in South…
1. Steve Irwin Image By: Hidreley Technology Used: A.I./Photoshop Hidreley, an artist, was interested in seeing what famous people who passed away too young would have looked like if they had lived…
1.MetLife Stadium Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey Total Cost: $1.99 billion* Year Finished: 2010 One of the most expensive stadiums in the country, MetLife Stadium, cost close to $2 billion to build. It…
1. CV90 – Sweden Producer: Hagglunds & Bofors The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration is the main user. Each unit costs $5.11 million. In the 1980s, Combat Vehicle 90 was created…
1. Zil 131 Hyd – Russia Producer: ZiL Main Users: Russian Armed Forces (now part of the Soviet Union) Price range: $66,390-$75,484* The ZIL-131, a 3.5-ton, 6x6 army truck manufactured…
1. HQ-9B – Morocco China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation is the manufacturer. The People's Liberation Army, Air Force, and Navy are the main users. Price: $2 million per unit The…
1. ZTZ-99A – China China North Industries Corporation is the manufacturer. Principal Users:Program Cost for the People's Liberation Army: $2 billion* (Type 99 Program) Unit Cost: $2.55 million* The ZTZ-99A,…