Strands#265 Did You Hear That?
Quizzes & Puzzles5 mins ago
might not be posted on the right topic but nevermind
taking into account of building supplies , labour , building regulations and everything else how much would it cost to build the great wall today
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The nearest analogy is probably the Israeli wall being errected around the West Bank.
This is apparently costing approximately $4 million per KM
The great wall of China is about 6,700 Km so the equilvilent wall would today cost around 27 Billion dollars.
I think that's less than 10% of the US defense budget.
Moral of the story? :F15s cost more than lumps of concrete