KYOTO STATION, KYOTO: $2 BILLION (£1.4BN)
Kyoto's eponymous terminus comprises a 15-story building that houses everything from a hotel to a department store. Still, the world's most expensive railway station, which was completed in 1997 at a cost of $1.3 billion (£935m), is only Japan's second-largest after Nagoya Station.
THE PALAZZO, LAS VEGAS: $2.1 BILLION (£1.5BN)
The Palazzo casino resort in Las Vegas is the largest hotel in the world, the second biggest building in the Western Hemisphere and Sin City's tallest structure. Completed in 2007, the opulent resort set back investors a cool $1.8 billion (£1.3bn).
ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL, ADELAIDE: $2.1 BILLION (£1.5BN)
Major hospitals don't come cheap, but the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia is by far the priciest ever built. The 800-bed mega hospital, the biggest Down Under, opened its doors in September, 17 months behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over-budget.
TRUMP TAJ MAHAL, ATLANTIC CITY: $2.3 BILLION (£1.7BN)
Once described by Donald Trump as “the eighth wonder of the world”, the Taj Mahal hotel and casino in Atlantic City cost $1.2 billion (£930m) to build in 1990. The blingy 120,000 square foot complex eventually became unprofitable and shut for good in October 2016, but has since reopened as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
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