Sentence examples for extravagant construction from inspiring English sources

This age of extravagant construction paradoxically saw a leap in previously unthinkable downmarket repurposing.

In his five months in office, he has launched a counter-corruption drive, called for an inquiry into the police force and scrapped an extravagant construction scheme.

But a combination of population growth, extravagant construction projects and poor land management wiped out between 90% and 99% of the population.

Dubai has been restructuring state-linked firms to deal with an estimated $115bn debt pile, which was built up during the boom years when the emirate became infamous for extravagant construction projects.

He enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and undertook much extravagant construction on the estate, including erecting follies.

They are extravagant constructions requiring astronomical rents because above 300ft a third of their volume must go on services.

Prior to his employment with Talleyrand, Carême had become known for his pièces montées, which were extravagant constructions of pastry and sugar architecture.

The year after 9/11, then, marked the start of Dubai's transformation into Bling Central: the most extravagant orgy of construction, in the shortest space of time, the world has ever seen.

What happened in three years to warrant the emergence – from the ashes of economic disaster – of a construction so extravagant?

He promoted Daoism at the court and sought comfort and amusement in the arts, in amorous affairs, and in the construction of an extravagant new palace garden.

"Are we building extravagant facilities?