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Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel to Open in 2010

Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing.
This isn’t the first such underwater hotel complex in the world. That honor goes to the $500 million Poseidon Hotel which is currently being built off Fiji. The Istanbul hotel differs in that it is being built under the city center, which should make for an interesting experience.
The hotel’s inauguration is set to coincide with the city’s taking over from Linz, Austria as the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2010.

http://www.vagabondish.com/underwater-hotel-in-istanbul-to-open-in-2010/

Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors

Johnny Depp's legendary turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Carribbean" franchise has helped make him one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.
"Between June 2006 and June 2007, he made $92 million," said Forbes magazine's senior editor Lea Goldman. She attributes Depp's success to talent, luck and old-fashioned business savvy.
"We looked at his advance for movies he started filming and also looked at money making off back end," she explained.
The second highest-paid actor is none other than Brad Pitt, followed by Tom Cruise. But Forbes is hesitant to name either one of them as the most bankable star: That distinction goes to Matt Damon.
"Though his paycheck isn't as high as Will Smith's, his movies also aren't that expensive, and relative to what they've done at the box office he ends up delivering the most dollars to the studio," explained Goldman.
As for the $20 million boys' club, let's just say it's a very funny list.
"It's Vince Vaughn, it's Will Ferrell, it's Ben Stiller," said Goldman. "Their movies aren't performing as well as they once did."
And in the girls' club, the top earner is still Nicole Kidman, followed by Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson.
"She's a critical darling," explained Goldman of Scarlett. "They love her. She's got the chops and also a sex bomb. She's a goddess!"
Even the top female earner, Kidman, is in danger of losing her spot on the list.
"We've seen movie after movie from her over the last few years. Problem is those movies aren't faring so well," said Goldman. "While she may have commanded the $15 million paycheck, really you've gotta wonder how much longer that is going to continue."

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/01/11_hollywoods_highest_paid_act.php

Most Expensive Resort in the World

This resort may not be as expensive as a complete private island, but it is conveniently connected to Lyford Cay, Bahamas requiring no additional boat or plane ride! For private island resorts visit: Most Expensive Private Island Rental.
Expensive resorts offer a vacation experience in tropical destinations in total seclusion. The top luxury resorts are often private islands booked in exclusion by single groups for staggering amounts of money. The market for ultra high-end resort bookings has increased as the wealth around the world has been created and concentrated. If you were incredibly rich, would you want to know just what is the most expensive resort in the world?
The world’s most expensive resort is currently is Peter Nygard’s Nygard Cay Beach Resort a private cay in New Providence, Bahamas. This 10 bedroom ultra-resort vacation rental will cost you $30,000 per day in 2006 and $35,000 per day in 2007.
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The most expensive resort rental includes exclusive use of the Nygard Cay property with 2 pools, 5 Jacuzzi/whirlpools, tennis court, 2 volleyball courts, basketball court, a 24 seat movie theater, 3 boats including a 48' fishing vessel, all your food and drink, 2 Hummer SUVs, and a staff of about 20. Bookings for Nygard Cay are being handled exclusively through.

http://most-expensive.net/resort-world

World's most expensive royal family

Outside of the Middle East, what is the world's most expensive royal family? Two contenders for the title are the UK and the Thai royals.
How much do the Thai and British royals cost their respective taxpayers?
* Thai Royal Household* * 1.95 billion baht = US $65 million
* British Royal Family cost to taxpayer * 37 million GBP = US $74 million
If you consider the question of "purchasing power parity," it is evident that your money goes twice as far in Thailand as in Britain.** The Thai Royal Household budget delivers twice the purchasing power as the UK Royals' budget.
The populations are roughly the same. There are 65 million Thais as compared with 61 million British subjects. So it's as if every Thai pays $1.00 a year to support the Thai Royal Household, whereas every Brit pays $1.20 to support the British Royal Family. Which brings us to the question of relative taxpayer burden. Given the GDP disparity -- British GDP is 4.4 times greater -- we can see that the tax burden is at least four times greater for Thais.
* UK GDP = US $35,300 * Thai GDP = US $8,000
So considering that money goes twice as far in Thailand, and that the average Thai enjoys less than one quarter the income of a British subject, you could say the commitment of the Thai people to their royal family is about eight times greater than that of the British to theirs.____* This post was inspired by a chart Bangkok Pundit posted on his blog which shows the money received for the Bureau of the Thai Royal Household from the Thai Budget Bureau. Bangkok Pundit's chart shows a 16% increase in the Thai subsidy for 2007. It would appear the former government (installed by coup) was especially good to the Thai royal family. Perhaps the increase was required to pay for the bills for HM the King's 60th anniversary party in 2006 and his 80th birthday celebrations for in 2007 (in case you missed them, see this post and this post). ** I used the CIA World Factbook estimates for PPP.More Notes: I used today's exchange rate for US dollar figures, and while the UK figure is for 2006, the Thai figure is for 2007. Unless otherwise stated, the economic figures for the UK and Thailand are from the CIA World Factbook. Source for British figure is the CBC. Bangkok Pundit has the scoop on the Thai figures.

http://jotman.blogspot.com/2008/02/worlds-most-expensive-royal-family.htm

Lisa Harrington In The World's Most Expensive Wedding Dress

Nothing says 'I love you' like the world's most expensive wedding dress and it will only set you back a dear $12 million USD.

The dress is the creation of Renee Strausse for the Bride and Martin Katz Jewelers and is littered with too many diamond to shake a stick at.
On February 21 2006 our friends at BKWeddings had the opportunity for a sneak peak at this costly gown which will made it's debut appearance on February 26 2006 at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina Del Ray, California.
The dress all but stole the show as it was revealed by model Lisa Harrington of Orange County, California.

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The world's most expensive piano is a Alma-Tadema Steinway, built in the 1880s by Steinway & Sons with an original sticker price of $1200.00

The original Alma-Tadema was the 54,538th piano built by Steinway & Sons and 500,000 pianos later they built an exacting re-creation of the original bearing the serial number 554,538.
Sticker price for the copy: $675,000.00 USD. Only a song and dance considering it took 20 months to build.
The original Alma-Tadema sold in 1997 at a Christie's auction for $1.2 million to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive68.html

World's Most Expensive Tennis Racket

The story starts in 2007 at the Diamond Games tournament in Antwerp, Belgium where Amelie Mauresmo defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
This in itself was not so remarkable, but what was remarkable was the fact that Amelie Mauresmo had won the tournament three times in the last five years and this feat led to her possessing the world's most expensive tennis racket.
The golden racket weighs in at 8.8 pounds and is studded with 1,702 diamonds, giving it a record setting value of $1,300,000.00 USD.

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive232.html

The Wynn Las Vegas designed by Steve Wynn and Tom Fazio holds the honor of being the world's most expensive casino.

Boasting 2,716 rooms, 50 stories, a luxury sports car dealership and 111,000 ft² of gaming space, the Wynn Las Vegas now stands where the Desert Inn once did.
After 3 years in the making the Wynn opened on April 28 2005 at a cost of $2.7 Billion USD.
The Wynn Las Vegas

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive53.html

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With the rate of inflation and and the urge to build bigger and better buildings this record may not last long.
The most expensive building ever built that we could find is the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong designed by architect Ieoh Ming Pei.
The Bank of China Tower, built in 1989, is 72 stories, measuring 369 meters or 1,209 feet and cost $1 billion USD to build.
The Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center is expected to be completed in 2009 at a cost of $1.5 - 2 billion USD.
One thing we have been wondering: Why is it called a building if it's already built?
The Bank Of China Tower

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive72.html

Most expensive actress

Word around Hollywood is Reese Witherspoon is now the most expensive actress in Hollywood. Reese will star in the new horror film, Our Family Trouble and gross a whopping $29,000,000. She now leads the board and puts Julia Roberts in second place for her $24,000,000 for Mona Lisa Smile.
Reese Witherspoon was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but was raised in Tennessee. She is now 29 years old and has been acting seen the age of 15.
She does nothing but amaze us with her career and her accomplishments winning “Best Actress” for her role as June Carter in Walk the Line on March 5, 2006.
Reese Witherspoon.

http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive109.html

The world's most expensive autograph is that of William Shakespeare.

There are only six known authenticated copies of his autograph, one on a conveyance for a house in London, one on a deposition in a legal case, one on his mortgage papers, and three in his will, all are held in institutions.
Should one of William Shakespeare's autographs ever come up for auction it would fetch an estimated $5,000,000.00 USD.
William Shakespeare's Autograph.

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/expensive197.html

Most Expensive Movie Ever Made

With a budget of $258 million, Spider-Man 3 (2007) cost more to produce than any movie before or after its release. With its amazing special effects, top dollar stars and devoted fan base, it’s little wonder that the movie merited such a high budget. Yet this expensive film is only the third most expensive movie when you take inflation into account.

http://most-expensive.net/movie-ever-made

World’s Fastest Motorcycle

This is an 8200cc Monster of a Bike. It’s like riding a 2-wheeled Train Engine.Do read the specification below. Mindblowing

http://www.impactlab.com/2008/03/02/worlds-fastest-motorcycle/

Heart of the Kingdom Ruby

$14 million

This 40.63-carat, heart-shaped Burma ruby, mounted on a 155-carat diamond necklace, claims top spot in the British jeweler’s collection. Got a débutante in your family? The diamond necklace can be transformed into a tiara. The stone is accompanied by two independent Swiss laboratory reports that verify its rarity.

http://internetmoment.com/most-expensive-jewelry-of-the-world/

Chopard Blue Diamond Ring $16.26 million

Blue diamonds are among the rarest of naturally colored gems. That’s why this oval-shaped diamond ring, with triangular-shaped diamond shoulders and a pave-set diamond band in 18-carat white gold, will set you back about $1.7 million per carat. A pricey and unique alternative to the typical engagement

http://internetmoment.com/most-expensive-jewelry-of-the-world/

Pagani Zonda F

215 mph+, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. Mercedes Benz M180 V12 Engine with 650 hp, base price is $741,000. With a V12 motor, this baby can do much better.

http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list/

SSC Ultimate Aero

257 mph+, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp, base price is $654,400. Tested in March 2007 by Guinness world records, The SSC Ultimate Aero takes the lead as the fastest car in the world beating Bugatti Veyron.

http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list

The Blue Diamond

$7.98 million

It is the ultimate diamond in the rough. And if you have to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it. A rareand flawless blue diamond has set a record as the most expensive precious jewel of its kind ever sold. The gem, which is 6.04 carats and sparkles with an unusual blue hue, is almost as breathtaking as theprice it fetched at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.

http://internetmoment.com/most-expensive-jewelry-of-the-world/

The most expensive mobile phone in the world - GoldVish "Piece Unique"

Just recently the World’s Most Expensive Mobile Phone, the GoldVish "Piece Unique" was launched in London. The mobile phone, which is part of the GoldVish collection, costs one million euro ($1.6 million). The collection offers five different diamond upgrades made of at least 150 grams of 18 karat solid gold and mounted with VVS top Wesselton diamonds. They are available in yellow, white and rose gold colours, with limited editions, including the "Piece Unique", and customised engravings on request.Click the photos to Enlarge

http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2008/03/most-expensive-mobile-phone-in-world.html

Most Expensive Car in the World

If your passion for performance and luxury autos cannot be stopped, and your McLaren F1 is becoming a bore with the rest of your exotic cars, it might be time to check out the long awaited Veyron from Bugatti. At around $1.25 million, it is the most expensive car ever made. So what car value do you get for all that money?
world's most expensive car
This is not your typical luxury car. How about a W-16 (essentially two narrow-angle V-8s sharing a crankshaft) with four turbochargers generating 1001 hp, throw in all-wheel drive and you’ve got a seriously fast car.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 hits 60 mph in 2.5 secs., does the quarter-mile in 10.5 secs. and reaches its top speed of 252 mph in just 55 secs. After a long absence from the market Bugatti (with a little help from parent company Volkswagen) has reclaimed its title as the ultimate performance car and reigns supreme as the world’s most expensive car in production.

http://most-expensive.net/car-in-world

Most Expensive MP3 Player

The mp3 player, or digital audio player, is a small portable device which plays digital music files, the most common of which are mp3s. Flash-based players, like the Apple iPod Shuffle, and digital jukeboxes, like the larger Apple iPod, are becoming increasingly gadgets used by millions around the world.
After receiving an order from Russian-Canadian billionaire Alex Shnaider, owner of the Midland Formula 1 team, TrekStor a German manufacturer of MP3 players has developed the most expensive MP3 player ever built. This unique custom-made portable music device was created based on TrekStor’s i.Beat organix mp3 player.
The mp3 player has one gigabyte of memory, a battery life of 25 hours, and supports MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, OGG audio files. But what really makes this an expensive mp3 player is the exterior.
The TrekStor MP3 player i.Beat organix Gold is cast in 18 carat gold and adorned with 63 diamonds (one carat). The gadget also has a modest chain ornamented with aquamarine gems. The exclusive, unique player was presented to the public for the first time at CeBIT, the world’s largest IT trade fair in Germany.
most expensive mp3 player
Jewelers Wenthe in Mannheim/Germany put over 100 hours of meticulous handcraft into the most expensive mp3 player making it an exquisite piece of jewelry.
This mp3 player may never become the most popular, but TrekStor has recently decided to produce a limited series of this magnificent gadget for those who would buy the most expensive mp3 player in the world.

http://most-expensive.net/mp3-player-world

Most expensive mouse in the world

Most expensive mouse in the worldThis ultra-bling mouse will definitely be a girl's best friend many times over, boasting 59 brilliant-cut diamonds scattered all over or in a diamond flower design, depending on your preference. Choose from a white, red, or yellow gold exterior complete with a black or white trim. While it looks really nice to wear around your neck (despite its impractical size), you can still use it as any other three-button optical wheel mouse, complete with an 800dpi resolution and a three year warranty. Picking one up will set you back by a whooping $24,180

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/01/most_expensive_mouse_in_the_world.html

Most Expensive Rims in the World

Big-name rappers and athletes are probably already familiar with Asanti, though you may not be. Last year Asanti was responsible for the then most expensive wheels in the world, a cubic zirconium encrusted set weighing in at a chunky 63,000 carets and an even heftier $250,000.
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This year, the manufacturer ups the ante with the world’s first genuine diamond-encrusted rims. Debuted at the November SEMA auto show, the $1,000,000 foursome sports a total of 110,000 carets of genuine gemstomes- and comes with a free Bentley Continental GT as a sort of “manufacturer’s rebate”. The gemmed 22-inch set represents the apex of the Asanti brand, whos slogan “Unequalled luxury” is conveyed by their most expensive rims as well as their standard consumer offerings, which include rims with faux woodgrain finishes as well as genuine alligator leather adhered to the face of the wheel.

http://most-expensive.net/rims-in-world

Cognac

Cognac is such prestigious liquor that it must only be produced in the region of France for which it is named. In addition to that, all cognac must be ninety percent comprised of three different types of grapes that are found in that region – Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, and Colombard grapes. There is a list of criteria, including these two that the cognac must meet before it is then turned over to the Bureau National Interprofessionel du Cognac (BNIC) when they will determine if the liquor can truly be called a cognac. All of this criteria makes cognac a very expensive liquor but there is one that tops them all.
The most expensive cognac is Henri IV Dudognon Heritage and it is named after a French king. This king’s family has been making the cognac since 1776. The wine is placed in barrels where it will age for one hundred years. These barrels need to be air dried for five years before any cognac can be placed into them. The cognac that comes out of the barrels after one-hundred-and-five years is 41% alcohol, making it 82 proof.
The bottle in which the cognac is placed also contributes to it being the most expensive cognac in the world. The bottle is dipped in twenty-four karat gold and sterling platinum before being decorated with 6,500 brilliant cut diamonds. The total cost for this fine bottle of cognac?
$2 million USD.

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Most Expensive Guitar in the World

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The latest most expensive electric guitar in the world dethroned

“Blackie”, Eric Clapton’s favorite mid-career modified Strat has been surpassed in value and is no longer the most expensive guitar ever, despite that it was bought for $950,000 USD in 2004 by a guitar archaeologist.
its predecessor at an auction in Doha, Qatar on November 16th, 2005. The Strat was signed by several rock musicians to benefit a tsunami charity, ‘Reach out to Asia’. It was bought one year ago by Qatar’s royal family for a million dollars and donated back to the Asia Program, bringing in $2.7 million USD at the more recent auction, whose attendees included Former President Bill Clinton. Technically, the guitar has generated a total of $3.7 million USD, making it the most expensive guitar yet.
Signees of this expensive electric guitar included Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davis, Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus & Malcolm Young, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard, and Bryan Adams, the coordinator of the project.

http://most-expensive.net/guitar-in-world

Most Expensive Cell Phone in the World $1,300,000

Most people enjoy having a quality cell phone, but they also recognize that cellular phones are a consumable good and will have to be replaced within in a few years. For this reason, people often do not purchase the most expensive cell phone when they purchase their mobile. Some though must have an expensive mobile phone, and because others can see cell phones as a status symbol, one has to ask what is the most expensive cell phone in the world?
A Moscow-based company has begun production to supply people who desire an expensive mobile with what has been reported as the world’s most expensive cell phone. Along with the luxury look, this expensive phone manufactured by the Moscow-based JSC Ancort Company uses powerful encryption technology to for enhanced security.
Luxury accessory producer Peter Aloisson has created the The Diamond Crypto Smartphone. This expensive cell phone is priced at $1,300,000 USD, and what makes this most expensive cell phone in the world cost so much? Apart from the platinum body this expensive mobile phone features a cover adorned with 50 diamonds including ten which are a rare blue diamond. The Ancort logo and the navigation key are made of 18 carat rose gold.
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Built on the Windows CE, the most expensive cell also features a high-resolution color TFT display and a 256 bit cryptographic algorithm. This expensive mobile phone is capable of SMS, MMS, E-mail, Internet, WAP, JAVA support and also has a media player.

http://most-expensive.net/cell-phone-mobile

Violin

Without a doubt Stradivarius violins crafter by Antonio Stradivari in the late 1600's and early 1700's are the most expensive violins in the world.
What is in doubt is which Stradivarius claims the title.
In April 2005 the 'The Lady Tennant', made in 1699, sold in auction for $2.03 million USD.
The Lady Tennant
'The Hammer', a 1708 Stradivarius went up for auction in May 2006 at Christie's and and fetched $3.54 million USD

http://xpensivethings.blogspot.com/.

Wedding Bouqet $125,000

People spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on their entire wedding but there is one wedding bouquet that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars alone.
Included in this bouquet of beautiful trailing orchids are ninety gemstones, nine diamonds, and a ruby shaped like a star. The bouquet is meant to symbolize eternal love and wishes of happiness for all couples. The bouquet is on display at the Ruby Plaza in Hanoi, a retail and office building. The Plaza has many of the world’s finest retailers, as well as a restaurant, and several offices. The elegance and sophistication of the Ruby Plaza make it the perfect spot to hold the treasured bouquet.And how much does the bouquet actually cost? A flowery $125,000.00 USD.

http://xpensivethings.blogspot.com/

Chopard’s $25 million watch

Yes, you read that right: twenty-five million dollars. This gaudy timepiece by Chopard is adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds—a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond. For good measure, they threw in 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds to bring the total to 201 carats of diamonds. The result is something that looks rather like a geode that’s been turned inside out and dipped in lemon Kool-Aid. Add to that the fact that the size of the watch’s face must make telling time into a fun game of Where’s Waldo and you’ll see that Chopard has truly created a recipe for success.
Of course, its $25 million price tag guarantees its place as the world’s most expensive watch for years to come. http://most-expensive.net/watches

World’s Most Expensive Motorcycles

The most expensive motorcycle in production will cost you at least $250,000. The production is limited to a few hundred models, so you better place your order. The Dodge Tomahawk V10 superbike boasts 8.3 liter engine (505 cubic inch), and the 10 cylinders can bring the bike to a maximum speed of almost 400 mph. The 1500lb bike has an independent 4 wheel suspension and can reach 60 mph in around 2.5 seconds. http://most-expensive.net/worlds-most-expensive-motorcycles