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Biggest Megaprojects Never Finished

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Leisure, Society & Culture, Documentary, History, Science

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

I’ve rounded up some of the biggest, most expensive, and downright most outrageous almost-buildings that never quite made it over the finish line. Put your hard hat on – oh, and watch out for falling rooftiles. Some of these places are a state. Let’s take a look at the biggest megaprojects that have never been finished. 



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0:00.0

The world around us is full of amazing buildings that make you marvel at the genius in their construction.

0:07.8

Then there's the buildings where architects really gave it their best go.

0:13.2

Now, Papa Beaumaze loves a tryer, so I've rounded up some of the biggest, most expensive,

0:19.4

and downright most outrageous, almost buildings

0:22.5

that never quite made it over the finish line.

0:25.8

Put your hard hat on.

0:27.3

Oh, and watch out for falling roof tiles.

0:30.0

Some of these places are a state.

0:32.7

Let's take a look at the biggest mega projects that have never been finished.

0:45.3

You're listening. You're listening. look at the biggest mega projects that have never been finished. When Qatar was selected to be amazed.

0:54.9

When Qatar was selected to host the 2020 Kickie Pig Bladder World Cup,

1:01.0

there were big questions regarding whether the country's infrastructure could support a premier sporting tournament.

1:05.2

So Qatar embarked on an outrageous construction campaign.

1:09.4

And one of those projects was the Doha Shark Crossing.

1:13.0

This was an insanely ambitious three-bridge system linked by two underwater tunnels and a marine tunnel spanning a whopping

1:18.1

seven and a half miles across Doha Bay. This big boy should have handled an

1:23.7

incredible 6,000 vehicles an hour and significantly reduced traffic in the surrounding areas.

1:30.3

Now big builds like this don't come cheap, and the Qatari government set aside a whopping $12 billion just for this one project.

1:39.3

Construction was scheduled to begin in 2015, and everyone hoped it would be open for the World Cup.

1:45.5

But 2022 came and went already, and I don't see no bridge.

1:51.0

See, despite Qatar consistently denying there was a problem,

1:55.5

low oil prices in the years prior to 2022 had put a major strain on their economy.

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