How were king solomon's building projects hurt israel?

While Solomon built numerous projects in Israel, including the great temple, he married many pagan wives, which allowed idolatry to prevail. God was no longer central to Israel, thus the Israelites faced the wrath of God.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.