This Is How Much These Famous Historical Landmarks Would Cost if Built Today

By | December 24, 2015

If you can afford a New York City condo, throw in a few thousand dollars more and you’ll be able to have an exact replica of the Statue of Liberty built.

According to the infographic below, building the Statue of Liberty today would be vastly cheaper due to advances in technology and readily available materials.

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Bear in mind though that the estimated costs above reflect the current price of the materials used in the original construction (rather than the cost of the landmark's original build, adjusted for inflation), taking into considerations faster construction times and using similar modern construction projects to determine the cost of labor.

H/T HomeAdvisor | Mashable