Is This The World's Most Expensive Christmas Tree?

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Think you spent too much on your tree this year? Think again - This 42ft. beauty that currently decks the lobby of Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel is estimated to be worth an astonishing $11 million USD.

According to the hotel's owners, the tree started out with an initial value of a mere $10,000 USD. However, the value kept increasing as they added the ornaments, which in this case comprised of 181 pieces of gold, pearl, diamond, sapphire and other precious jewelry loaned to them by local jeweler, Star Gallery. The hotel now plans to contact the Guinness Book of Records to see if they can claim the title to setting up the World's most expensive Christmas tree. The current title established in 2002, belongs to a tree in Japan, which was decorated with 83 pieces of jewelry, estimated to be worth $10.8mm USD.

While a tree like this may sound odd, especially in a hotel lobby, it makes perfect sense given that it sits right under the hotel's pure gold dome and adjacent to the world's first and only ATM machine that dispenses gold bars. Also, given that a seven-day package, that includes a car and a private plane at this ultra-luxurious hotel, costs a whopping $1million USD, there is very little likelihood of any of the expensive jewels getting stolen - We hope!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of You!

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  • dumbhumbugmum45
    dumbhumbugmum45over 10 years
    omg so costly I would be broke FOREVER if I bought that!
    • mickey1
      mickey1over 10 years
      that Christmas tree will break me if I try to buy one like it. sooooo expensive
      • ladder and roseover 10 years
        wow that is just amazing. I mean, why in the world would they spend so much money on a christmas tree? But i have to admit, it sounds pretty cool.
        • Wage1234almost 11 years
          I wish I had that much money
          • alinin
            alininalmost 11 years
            That is a lot of money!!!!! I can't believe that has so much jewelry!!!!!!!!!
            • Acy12/17almost 11 years
              That's sick
              • ayo_dimplezalmost 11 years
                thats too cute cx
                • pleskoalmost 11 years
                  i really do want that
                  • pleskoalmost 11 years
                    wow i want that in my house
                    • Cool almost 11 years
                      That is so cool!:)