World's Best, Biggest, Largest...
- GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - "Home of the Longest, Fastest, Shortest, Fastest facts and feats."
- THE MOST EXPENSIVE JOURNAL - resource dedicated to showcasing the costliest consumer items, autos, architecture, government projects, and more from around the globe.
- THE S.PELLEGRINO WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS - organised by Restaurant Magazine.
- WORLD'S 20 TALLEST & BIGGEST BUILDINGS
- WORLD'S 100 LARGEST YACHTS 2009
- WORLD'S BEST BEACH - Bondi Beach: voted world's best beach by World Travel Awards 2009.
- WORLD'S BEST INFLIGHT CUISINE - Qantas.
- WORLD'S BEST KNOWN PERFUME - Chanel No. 5.
- WORLD'S BEST RESTAURANT - Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark).
- WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRPLANE - Boing C-17 Globemaster III.
- WORLD'S BIGGEST RESTAURANT - Restaurant West Lake (Changsha, China).
- WORLD'S BIGGEST SAILBOAT - Sedov.
- WORLD'S BIGGEST YACHT - Eclipse (557 ft / 170 m).
- WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l Airport. IATA: ATL (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.).
- WORLD'S DEEPEST DIVING POOL - Nemo 33 (Brussels).
- WORLD'S FASTED COMMERCIAL TRAIN SERVICE - Wuhan to Guangzhou (China) in 2 hours, 57 minutes, at an average speed of 312.5 km/h.
- WORLD'S FASTED HELICOPTER - Sikorsky X2.
- WORLD'S FASTEST STREET CAR - Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
- WORLD'S HIGHEST HOTEL - Park Hyatt (Shanghai, China): occupying the 79th to 93rd floors of the SHANGHAI WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER (SWFC).
- WORLD'S HIGHEST PLACED HOTEL - Hotel Everest View (Sagamatha National Park, Nepal) at 3964 metres.
- WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPLANE - Antonov AN-225.
- WORLD'S LARGEST AIRPORT - King Fahd International Airport. IATA: DMM (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).
- WORLD'S LARGEST BANKNOTE - in terms of real value: Singapore $10,000.
- WORLD'S LARGEST CASINO - Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel (Macao, China).
- WORLD'S LARGEST COMMERCIAL AIRLINER - Airbus A380.
- WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP - Oasis of the Seas.
- WORLD'S LARGEST DENOMINATION BANKNOTE - 500 Billion Dinara.
- WORLD'S LARGEST FULL HD 3D PLASMA TV - Panasonic 4K2K HD 3D, 152-inch display.
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOSTEL - Danhostel (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL - First World Hotel Genting Highlands (6118 rooms).
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL MADE OF ICE - Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi, Sweden): about 5500 square meters.
- WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL SUITE - Royal Residence (Grand Hills Hotel & Spa, Broumana, Lebanon): 4,131 sqm.
- WORLD'S LARGEST MARATHON - New York Marathon.
- WORLD'S LARGEST MUSEUM ATTRACTION - Titanic-Branson Museum (Branson, MO, U.S.A.).
- WORLD'S LARGEST BANKNOTE - in terms of real value.
- WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE FOUNDATION - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL - South China Mall (Dongguan, Hong Kong).
- WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING POOL - San Alfonso del Mar Resort (Algarrobo, Chile).
- WORLD'S LARGEST WEALTH MANAGER - Bank of America.
- WORLD'S LARGEST YACHTS - world's 100 largest yachts 2010.
- WORLD'S LONGEST BEACH - Praia do Cassino (Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). 245 km / 152 miles.
- WORLD'S LONGEST TRAIN - Amtrak Auto Train (Florida, U.S.A.).
- WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED HIGH TECH SAILING YACHT - The Maltese Falcon (289 ft / 88 m).
- WORLD'S MOST EXCLUSIVE CREDIT CARD - The Centurion Card (The Black American Express Card).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIQUE CAR - Ferrari 250 GTO - Gran Turismo Omologato (£15,7 mio.).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ANTIQUE WATCH - Patek Philippe Trossi Leggenda (£1,14 mio.).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENT - £140 mio.: One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, London SW1, U.K.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENTS - One Hyde Park, London SW1, U.K.: £20-£100 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BABY PHOTO - Brad Pitt's & Angelina Jolie's twins: US$14 mio..
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BATH - retail price start at US$50,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BED - US$1,5 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BEER - Jacobsen Vintage No. 1.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BIKE - Aurumania Gold Bike Crystal Edition: £80,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BOTTLED WATER - Bling H20
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CLASSIC CAR - Bugatti 57SC Atlantic: US$30-40 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CAT BREED - the Ashera: US$42,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CELL PHONE - Apple iPhone Princess Plus: £120,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CELL PHONE BRAND - Vertu.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CHAMPAGNE - Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1995.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE COGNAC - Henri IV Dudognon Heritage. "The DNA of Cognac..." World most expensive cognac: 3,4 million dollars.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE - Kopi Luwak Coffee: costing up to US$600 per pound.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DRINK - Martini on the Rock: US$10,000 in the Blue Bar at The Algonquin Hotel (New York City, U.S.A.).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE FLAT - At St James's Square (London, England): £115 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE FUTURE HOME - Residence Antilla: two billion dollar home being built in Mumbai, India.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOME - Villa Leopolda (Villefranche-sur-Mer): €390 mio. (present owner - still: Lily Safra).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL SUITE - the Presidential Suite at Hôtel Président Wilson (Geneva, Switzerland): US$65,000 per night.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE JEANS - US$10,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTING - Nude, Green Leaves and Bust (Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur) by Pablo Picasso sold by Christie's on May 4, 2010 for US$102,482,500.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE POCKETWATCH - Patek Philippe Supercomplication (The Henry Graves Supercomplication): sold for US$11,002,500 by Sotheby's (New York) on December 2, 1999.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT - Restaurant Aragawa (Tokyo, Japan).
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SCULPTURE - L'Homme qui Marche 1 by Alberto Giacometti sold at Sotherby's on February 3, 2010 for US104,327,006.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SHIRT - by Eton: £23,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE STREET - avenue Pricesse Grace, Monte-Carlo, Monaco: US$17,750 per square foot. Survey by Wealth Bulletin.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE STREET CAR - Bugatti Veyron 16.4: US$2 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SUIT - by Alexander Amosu: £70,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SUPERCAR - Bertone Mantide: US$2 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE TV - Schaub Lorenz 40-inch LCD TV: US$130,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE VODKA - Diva Premium Vodka: US$1 mio. per bottle.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WHISKY - the Macallan Fine & Rare 1926: US$38,000.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WRISTWATCH - Patek Philippe, Ref. 1727: sold for CHF6,259,000 / US$5,708,885 by Christie's (Geneva) on May 10, 2010.
- WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE YACHT - Eclipse: £300 mio.
- WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL SOUNDS - the buyology of sound by Martin Lindstrom.
- WORLD'S OLDEST ACTIVE TROPHY IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT - America's Cup.
- WORLD'S ONLY 7-STAR HOTEL - Burj Al Arab (Dubai, U.A.E.).
- WORLD'S RAREST AND MOST EXOTIC DOMESTIC CAT - the Ashera: up to US$125,000.
- WORLD'S RICHEST MAN - Carlos Slim Helu.
- WORLD'S STRONGEST ANIMAL - Acartia Tonsa.
- WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING: Burj Khalifa: 2,717 ft / 828 m 160 floors (formerly known as Burj Dubai).
- WORLD'S TALLEST HOTEL - Rose Rayhaan (Dubai, U.A.E.): 333 metres and 72 storeys.
- WORLD'S TALLEST SCYCRAPERS - top 100.
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