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Emirates Palace - Abu Dhabi

Built and owned by the Abu Dhabi government and managed by the Kempinski Group, Emirates Palace opened in November 2005. It is the most expensive hotel ever built in the world, which costs $ 3 billion with the entire hotel paved with gold, silver and marble and 1,002 Swarovski crystal lamps lighting all the night.