The Olympic Architecture In Sochi Ranked Worst to Best

At $50 billion, the 2014 Winter Olympics were the most expensive in history.

That number has been scrutinized, but give or take a few billion, it is still more than the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, according to The Washington Post.

Dmitry Kozak, a deputy prime minister who headed Russia's Olympic preparatory commission, which was charged with supervising the work in Sochi, according to The Washington Post. Last February, Kozak told reporters in Moscow that Russia was prepared to invest 1.5 trillion rubles in Sochi, which was the equivalent of $50 billion.

That reportedly has some asterisks attached to it. For example, the fluctuating exchange rates then versus now put the games at about $43.1 billion.

Portions of the estimated sum went towards infrastructure, railways and roads and much of it is unaccounted for. Some went towards the construction of a Formula One racetrack in Sochi, something totally unrelated to the Olympic games. Some was invested in Sochi in an attempt to make it a tourist magnet going forward. We might never know.

The Washington Post's story says you can bet $50 billion that amount wasn't spent.

Regardless of the total spent, Kozak reportedly said the Russian government would spend $6.7 billion of the estimated amount on Olympic facilities, which is still a large number. but what exactly did they spend that on? The answer: these beauties, or blunders, depending on who you ask.

Fast Company ranked some of the structures built for the Winter games. Here they are

6. The Radisson Lazurnaya Hotel

Ferro called it "the most majestic skating palace" she'd ever seen. It is undoubtedly the best Olympic building.