Construction Magazine February 2018 | Page 50

TOP 10 08

VENETIAN MACAU RESORT HOTEL www . venetianmacao . com

The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel , located in Macau , China , is famed for its Venetian décor , complete with gondolas , canals , and a man-made lake . Its constructions cost comes out at $ 2.54bn , according to Express . Boasting 39 storeys , 3,400 slot machines , and 800 gambling tables , it makes Live Dealer ’ s “ Top Five Most Expensive Casinos in the World ”. It opened in August 2007 , with Aedas ( Macau ) Ltd leading the architecture , and Hsin Chong Engineering ( Macau ) Ltd as its main contractor , according to a case study by Gillespie . It is owned by Las Vegas Sands , and reportedly took about three years to build , including time to prepare the land on the Cotai Strip for building .
50 February 2018