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Energy · Belarus

$118.4 million

Hrodna Hydroelectric Power Station

2012

These photographs were taken during the EMOI campaign which took place in the wind farm off the coast of Fécamp, Normandy. This mission was carried out jointly by the scientific teams and nautical resources of LERN and ENSTA. The photographs notably show the Mélité, an ENSTA vessel, deployed alongside the Delphy, a LERN vessel, to perform measurements at sea. The objective of the EMOI campaign is to acquire in situ observations to better describe the physical processes that develop in the wake o

Energy · France

€2 billion

Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm

2024

Approximately $2.16 billion

Lewis and Clark Bridge over the Ohio River near Utica, Indiana in 2025

Bridge · United States

$1 billion

Lewis and Clark Bridge

2013

Duvha Power Station seen from the outskirts of Witbank, Mpumalanga. Bankenveld Golf Estate, with turquoise roofs, is seen in the foreground.

Energy · South Africa

ZAR 1.6 billion

Duvha Power Station

1984

Approximately $1.08 billion

Millennium Stadium & Cardiff Central - TROML - 1350

Stadium · United Kingdom

£121 million

Millennium Stadium

1999

Approximately $195.77 million

The main stand at Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium in Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan. It is planned to host two matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Stadium · Japan

¥4.878 billion

Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium

2018

Approximately $44.18 million

Artist's concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission will survey the entire sky in a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum called the mid-infrared with far greater sensitivity than any previous mission or program ever has. The survey will consist of over a million images, from which hundreds of millions of astronomical objects will be catalogued, providing a vast storehouse of knowledge about the solar system, the Milky Way, and the universe.

Space mission · United States

$79 million

Wide-Field Infrared Explorer

1999

The Shard, taken from the Sky Garden atop the "Walkie-Talkie". A window is open, which allows a crane to lower a box that holds the window cleaners. The people walking at the bottom of this tower are approximately 170 × smaller than the building. Photographer's notes: The image is stitched from 28 landscape-orientation frames in three columns. The viewpoint is the balcony of the "Sky Garden" at the top of the Walkie-Talkie. This is approximately halfway up the 306m Shard and 750m distant. A Sony

Skyscraper · United Kingdom

£425 million

The Shard

2012

Approximately $662.08 million

Waikato Mana v Akarana Falcons rugby league game at Waikato Stadium on Sep 17, 2022

Stadium · New Zealand

NZD 38 million

Waikato Stadium

2002

Approximately $17.57 million

London Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom

Stadium · United Kingdom

£323 million

London Stadium

2016

Approximately $436.11 million

Energy · Belarus

$189 million

Vitsyebsk Hydroelectric Power Plant

2017

Vélodrome Couvert Régional Jean Stablinski in Roubaix, im Bau befindlich (Mai 2012)

Stadium · France

€25 million

Vélodrome Jean-Stablinski

2012

Approximately $32.12 million

This is a publicity photograph from SCE&G showing V. C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1. This photo shows the Reactor Building, which is the concrete cylindrical structure, Turbine Building, which is the large blue building, and the Switchyard, where the electricity is sent from the Nuclear Plant to the grid.

Energy · United States

$1.3 billion

Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station

1984

Westville Lake and Dam on the Quinebaug River near Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the dam for flood control on the river.

Dam · United States

$5.7 million

Westville Dam

1962

"Vjetroelektrana Trtar-Krtolin" wind farm near Šibenik, Croatia

Energy · Croatia

€12.5 million

Trtar-Krtolin Wind Farm

2006

Approximately $15.69 million

Energy · Spain

€55 million

wind farm on Serra de Rubió

2005

Approximately $68.42 million

Diagram of the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft.

Space mission · United States

$340 million

Deep Space Climate Observatory

2014

Stadium:MK during the game between England U21 and Azerbaijan U21s, in a warm-up game for the European Under 21 Championship. Taken from the South Stand, or Cowshed as referred to by Milton Keynes fans.

Stadium · United Kingdom

£42 million

Stadium MK

2007

Approximately $77.28 million

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and Becky Gates, right, watch the Navy vs. Notre Dame football game in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2008. The Fighting Irish defeated the midshipmen, 27-21.

Stadium · United States

$220 million

M&T Bank Stadium

1998

Puente General San Martín. Alberto Ponce Delgado (1926-2015), director del proyecto y Director General de la obra, con un grupo de alumnos.

Bridge · Argentina

$23 million

Libertador General San Martín Bridge

1976

A view of Allianz Stadium from 360 Bar&Dining in Sydney Tower.

Stadium · Australia

AUD 68 million

Sydney Football Stadium

1988

Approximately $53.13 million

Railway · Türkiye

TRY 1 billion

Ankara M4 (Keçiören Metro)

2017

Approximately $331.11 million

Railway · Greece

€730 million

Athens Metro Line 3 extension to Piraeus

2022

Approximately $768.73 million

MARTA CQ312 Gold train approaching Arts Center Station.

Railway · United States

$1.5507 billion

Atlanta - MARTA Northeast-South (Gold) Line

1981