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**Title:** 6 Underutilized/Useless Mega Projects Around the World

**Summary:**

A video presentation highlights six massive projects that have become white elephants due to underutilization or poor planning. The projects include:

1. **Naypyidaw, Myanmar**: A vast, largely empty capital city built in 2005, with a massive underutilized infrastructure.
2. **Brasil Beach Home Resort Pool, Brazil**: A luxurious, often empty pool that locals suggest could be more profitable as a public water park.
3. **Ciudad Real International Airport, Spain**: A large airport that went bankrupt in 2012 due to low air traffic, now mostly abandoned.
4. **Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea**: A 330m hotel project started in 1987, still unfinished after 34 years, serving only as a landmark.
5. **2014 World Cup Stadiums, Brazil**: Several stadiums built for the World Cup, now incurring significant maintenance costs and underutilization.
6. **Burj Khalifa, Dubai**: While the world's tallest building, 20 of its 37 corporate floors are empty due to high rental prices, and it lacks a sewage system, relying on daily waste truck removals.

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**1.** The term "white elephants" in architecture refers to exaggerated, costly, and not very useful constructions.

**2.** In 2005, the capital of Myanmar was changed from a coastal city to Naypyidaw, located further inland.

**3.** Naypyidaw covers around 480,000 hectares, approximately six times larger than New York City.

**4.** Official numbers state Naypyidaw has about 1 million inhabitants, but the city often appears empty.

**5.** The main highway in Naypyidaw has 20 circulation lanes and is 300 km long.

**6.** Myanmar allocates only 0.4% of its GDP to healthcare.

**7.** The Brasil Beach Home Resort in Brazil features a large swimming pool using Cristalvegetables technology.

**8.** The pool at Brasil Beach Home Resort is private, accessible only to residents, and is often found empty.

**9.** Ciudad Real International Airport in Spain, one of the largest in Europe, was opened in 2008 and declared bankruptcy in 2012.

**10.** The airport had a short lifespan due to a lack of air traffic in the region, with only one airline showing interest.

**11.** The main runway at Ciudad Real Airport is over 4 kilometers long, with a total built area of 5 km.

**12.** The construction cost of Ciudad Real Airport was almost 6 billion reais.

**13.** Expected annual passengers for Ciudad Real Airport were up to 5 million, but the most successful year saw only 20,000 passengers.

**14.** The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, began construction in 1987 aiming to be the world's largest hotel.

**15.** The Ryugyong Hotel project was initially invested with around $750 million but was halted in 1992 due to construction problems.

**16.** Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel resumed in 2008 with an additional $180 million investment.

**17.** Total spending on the Ryugyong Hotel is around 5 billion reais, and it remains under construction.

**18.** The hotel has served primarily as a landmark in Pyongyang for over 34 years.

**19.** The 2014 World Cup in Brazil led to the construction of several stadiums, which later became underutilized.

**20.** Protests before the World Cup advocated for hospitals and schools over stadiums.

**21.** The Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá has a monthly maintenance cost of 700,000 reais and was converted into a state school.

**22.** The Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasília cost 2 billion reais, making it one of the most expensive stadiums worldwide.

**23.** The Arena da Amazônia incurs a monthly maintenance cost of 500,000 reais.

**24.** Over 8 billion reais were spent on World Cup stadiums, with total preparatory work costs reaching 25 billion reais.

**25.** The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world's tallest building, standing at 828 meters high.

**26.** The Burj Khalifa has 900 luxurious apartments and 37 floors for corporate offices.

**27.** Twenty of the 37 corporate floors in the Burj Khalifa are completely empty due to high rental prices.

**28.** The Burj Khalifa lacks a sewage system, requiring daily waste removal by trucks, totaling 15 tons of waste.