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« on: January 13, 2012, 12:31:23 AM »
1. Taj Mahal - Cost: 20 years, 20,000 workers, 1000 elephants.



Some would say that having the Taj Mahal constructed in your name would make you a pretty lucky lady. Others may point out that having given birth to 14 children means you're probably due something special. Yet others may even say that Shah Jahan (the guy who built it) loses brownie points for forgetting to start it until after his devoted wife had passed away.



If you want to build your own romantic gesture, look no further...

Small details aside, he did still get it built, and it was a very romantic gesture. And yes, it was also very expensive. How expensive? Well, it took twenty thousand workers over twenty years to build it. Over a thousand elephants were used to fetch materials. Twenty eight types of precious and semi-precious stone were used, including turquoise from Tibet, jade from China and sapphire from Sri Lanka.
Justin Beiber, eat your heart out. The most romantic gesture in history belongs to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.



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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2012, 12:43:26 AM »
2. Richard Burton's Massive Diamond - Cost: $15,200,000



Big enough to actually be her best friend

It didn't take twenty years and umpteen elephants to build, but it still stands as an enormously expensive romantic gesture. Before this diamond was sold, the most expensive diamond in the world had sold for $300,000 - Richard Burton paid $1.1 million (Over $15 million in today's dollars) for the Taylor-Burton diamond, dwarfing that figure.



When not buying enormous diamonds, Burton was fond of staring meaningfully into space

Elizabeth Taylor, a star graduate of the 'bigger is better' school of thought, once quipped that 'big girls need big diamonds'. Apparently, modesty isn't all that easy when you've got a 69 carat diamond weighing you down. In Taylor's defence, she did sell it for $5 million, and built a hospital in Botswana with the funds.
Who says enormously expensive romantic gestures can't be a force for good in the world?
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2012, 12:45:33 AM »
3. Jay-Z Buys an Island, Beyonce Buys a Car - Cost: $20,000,000



Beyonce's thinking face, mid-Sudoku

Some things strike us as so ostentatious as to be plain vulgar. We have no idea where (or whether) Beyonce wrote 'Boyfriend', but we hope it wasn't on the island Jay-Z reportedly bought for her for a stonking $20,000,000. Quite why the singer is in need of an island (being neither an explorer nor a horticulturalist) isn't clear, but it definitely counts as a very expensive romantic gesture.



This isn't the island Jay-Z bought for Beyonce. And boy was she mad about it.

Never one to look a gift horse - or Jay-Z - in the mouth, Beyonce promptly spent $2,000,000 on a brand spanking new Bugatti Veyron for her lover. Maybe he'll drive it around her island.
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2012, 12:46:46 AM »
4. The Oldest Champagne on Earth - Cost: $39,000



The world's oldest bottle of Champagne nestles next a small jar of gherkins.

As a rule, don't give your significant other something that you've just found lying around. Unless, of course, it is a 170 year old - yet still drinkable - bottle of Champagne.



It's sure to pop their cork.

Ravi Viswanathan reportedly heard about the Champagne at the auction, and thought that it would "be a fitting gift for the occasion [as] this year's actually our tenth year wedding anniversary".
The bottle of Veuve Clicquot was found in a shipwreck at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea and sold for a whopping €30,000.

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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2012, 12:48:05 AM »
5. A Fragrance Fit for a Footballer - Cost: $50,000



All he needs now is a super-exclusive perfume...

Posh spice, super millionaire, ex-spice girl and fashion 'expert', spent $50,000 on a bottle of Clive Anderson No. 1 fragrance for her well toned, football-kicking hubby. The perfume is completely exclusive, taking a staggering 6 months to prepare.



Fragrances you can afford, so the Beckham's can afford more of their own

What makes this gift extra special is the fact that the bottle is made from crystal and carved in the shape of a football boot.

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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2012, 12:49:56 AM »
6. Bling Bling Toilet Seat - Cost: $105,000



Imagine sitting your fine, celebrity bum on that.

What did Ben Affleck get his girlfriend 'Jenny from the block', J-Lo? A jewel encrusted toilet seat. Obviously wanting to grant his loved one's buttocks the very best of treatment, the toilet is encrusted with rubies, sapphires and diamonds. We're sure this gift would make Jenny flush with adoration.



What most of us have to look forward to.

The cost of such finery is a sweet $105,000. Although clearly lacking romance, it is mind-boggling expensive.

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