The $5 Billion Sphere That Wants to Put the Moon in Your Backyard - Yanko Design

"The central building would be a true sphere - 271 meters wide and 312 meters tall - making it the largest and tallest of its kind anywhere in the world. For context, Las Vegas' Sphere, itself a marvel of engineering, measures 157 meters across and rises just 112 meters. Moon isn't playing in the same league; it's playing a different sport entirely."

"Inside, the resort would be anchored by a 4,000-room all-suite five-star hotel, with a convention center, restaurants, wellness facilities, an e-sports hub, and a boutique hotel all occupying the ground level. The crowning feature, though, would be a simulated lunar surface and base positioned above it all - an 'authentic' recreation of what walking on the Moon might feel like, reportedly capable of hosting up to two million visitors a year."

"Toronto-based Moon World Resorts Inc. went public with the new concept in February 2026, calling it simply Moon. Each development carries an estimated price tag of $5 billion, and while no site has been locked in yet, the company has named ten countries as candidates for regional licensees: Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Poland, Spain, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States."

Moon World Resorts Inc. unveiled an ambitious Smart City Masterplan in February 2026 featuring a colossal spherical structure measuring 271 meters wide and 312 meters tall—the largest sphere ever built. The $5 billion development would house a 4,000-room five-star hotel, convention center, restaurants, wellness facilities, and e-sports hub on ground level, with a simulated lunar surface and base above capable of hosting two million visitors annually. Surrounding the central sphere, twenty towers connected by a panoramic elevated walkway with integrated solar panels would complete the complex. The company has identified ten countries as potential regional licensees: Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Poland, Spain, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

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