In this article we present to your attention the five most expensive villas that were built for one person or family. The rating includes only houses; apartment buildings and simple land plots are not included here. However, some of the villas presented in our rating are so expensive that most Hollywood stars are not able to purchase such housing. Mere mortals can only get there on an excursion, and even then it’s unlikely. It should also be noted that the rating was compiled on the basis of data from specialists who studied real estate listings in detail.
5th place – Elena Franchuk’s Villa (Kensington, London) – $161 million (RUB 7,708,261,400)
Elena Franchuk, the daughter of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, owns a five-story mansion in an elite area of London. According to Forbes' description, the house has nine bedrooms, two dining rooms, seven bathrooms, an eight-person elevator, a sauna, a swimming pool and a gym. It is also worth noting that all lighting in the house is computerized. The house is connected to the garage in three places via an underground tunnel. Outside the house is a delightful Japanese style garden with a waterfall.
Previously, from 1941 to 1997, a boarding house for noble maidens was located in this mansion, located in the Kensington area. In 2006, the mansion was purchased and rebuilt into a residential building, and later sold to Mrs. Franchuk. The area of the estate after renovation is 18 thousand square feet (approximately 2 thousand square meters).
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4th place – Hearst Mansion Villa (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles) – $165 million (RUB 7,899,771,000)
In 1926, the villa of the famous media tycoon William Randolph Hearst was built. It is worth noting that it was in this estate that the film “The Godfather” was filmed. John Kennedy spent part of his honeymoon here with his wife Jacqueline Bouvier.
The villa occupies 6,750 square meters. There are six separate residences, a tennis court, three swimming pools, night club, eight fireplaces and 29 bedrooms. All this is located in the Platinum Triangle of Beverly Hills. In 1976, the famous investor and lawyer Leonard Ross bought the mansion, wanting to change his lifestyle. The family of David and Victoria Beckham live nearby, as do Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise.
3rd place – Ellison Estate (Woodside, California) – $200 million (RUR 9,575,480,000)
In 2004, this house was built by American businessman and founder of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison. The villa was built in Japanese style and consists of ten buildings built on a plot covering an area of 10 hectares. On the territory there is an artificial lake, a pond with carps and a bathhouse. It is worth noting that the US Tax Service assessed this estate at $73 million, which is much less than the cost of investing in the mansion.
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2nd place – Fairfield Pond Estate (Hamptons, suburb of New York) – $248.5 million (RUB 11,873,595,200)
This house is the largest in Long Island, a prestigious American resort town where only the cream of world society spend their time. The owner of the most expensive mansion in the United States is large businessman Ira Rene.
The villa occupies 25.5 hectares and is located on the ocean. Ira Rene also owns a wide beach strip near the house. The mansion has 39 wine rooms, 29 bedrooms, five sports fields and many other attributes designed for a family vacation.
Local residents were at one time very surprised that a a private house, and not a new hotel or resort.
1st place – Villa Leopolda (Côte d’Azur of France) – $750 million (RUB 35,908,050,000)
The estate is a former castle of the Belgian King Leopold II. The villa was completed in 1931 by Ogden Codman, the new owner of the site, but the “royal” name stuck tightly to the estate and went down in history - no matter who its owner was, the mansion along with the park was invariably called Villa Leopold.
In 1952, the estate changed owners; it was purchased by Gianni Agnelli, the founder of the Fiat concern, for $100 thousand. The new owner, Lebanese banker Edmond Safra, already paid $3 million for the mansion in 1980. Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan were hosted in this villa.
There are a lot of rumors about the owners of Villa Leopold - supposedly it was owned by different famous personalities, including Bill Gates. In fact, since 1980, billionaire Edmond Safra has remained the unchanged owner of the mansion. Today it is owned by Lily, Edmond's widow. At one time, Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov was going to purchase this villa for €500 million, but at the last moment he changed his mind. It was Prokhorov’s proposal that influenced the cost of the mansion, making it the most expensive villa in the world.
The estate is located between Monaco and Nice, on the shores of Villefranche Bay on Cap Ferrat, which has become one of the most popular places for investing in real estate in the world.
Villa Leopolda occupies such a huge area that 50 gardeners are required just to maintain the park surrounding the house. The park covers an area of 8 hectares and is home to more than 1,200 orange, lemon, olive and cypress trees. The house occupies approximately 2000 square meters. There are eleven bedrooms, fourteen bathrooms, an indoor pool and a sauna. Long staircases lead down to manicured lawns and the Mediterranean Sea.
This is what the most expensive villas on the planet look like. For many people, having a comfortable and spacious home is a luxury, and the ultimate desire for most is a three-room apartment located in the center of the capital. However, as you can see from what was said above, there are also villas in the world, the owners of which tend to actually consider themselves to be a “higher caste”. In order to become the owner of some of these fantastic houses, you need to have a very impressive amount in your pocket, and in order to live in other luxurious mansions, even a nine-figure bank account may not be enough - for this you simply need to be part of the global elite, which does not limit oneself at all not with anything.
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The owners of the world's most expensive houses can be quite mysterious individuals. Everyone knows who owns Buckingham Palace, but does anyone know the name Tim Blixseth? Or maybe you know the name of the Indian billionaire who built a 27-story residential building exclusively for himself? Well, if you don't know, the secret will be revealed right now. In this article you will find ten of the most expensive houses of our time, as well as the names of those people who were lucky enough to be rich enough to own them.
7 Upper Phillimore Gardens (London, $128 million)
The building was originally a ten-bedroom preparatory school before being converted into a huge mansion. Now it has an underground swimming pool, sauna, gym, cinema and even its own panic room. In addition, its rooms are decorated with marble, gold and contain priceless works of art. The owner of the house is Elena Pinchuk, the daughter of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine. She is known as the founder of the AntiAIDS Foundation, as well as close girlfriend Elton John.
Kensington Palace Gardens (London, $140 million)
This mansion is located on the “street of billionaires”, it is already equipped a huge amount incredible amenities and luxuries, but in the near future it is planned to create an underground part where there will be a tennis court, medical Center and an automobile museum. This mansion is owned by Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and also the owner of the private investment firm Millhouse LLC. However, in the West he is better known as the owner of the Chesley football club, which plays in the English Premier League.
"Top 7" (Big Sky, Montana, $155 million)
Summit 7 is the largest piece of real estate at the Yellowstone Club, a private ski and golf community for the mega-rich. The house has heated floors, several swimming pools, a gym, a wine cellar and even its own ski lift. It is owned by Edra and Tim Blixseth. Tim is a major real estate agent and timber baron, and co-founder of the Yellowstone Club. However, the club's bankruptcy, divorce and other troubles greatly reduced his previously enormous wealth.
Hearst Castle (San Simeon, California, $191 million)
The 27-bedroom castle was used during the filming of The Godfather and hosted John and Jackie Kennedy, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill and others. famous people. This castle belongs to the trusteeship fund. It was built by the country's first newspaper magnate and is now a World Heritage Site, as well as a tourist attraction and part of the California park system.
Ellison Estate (Woodside, California, $200 million)
This is not a single house, but a complete complex that covers 23 acres of land. It consists of ten residential buildings, a large lake, a carp pond, a house for tea ceremonies and a bathhouse. The owner of this complex is Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle and the third richest person in the world as of 2013, according to Forbes magazine.
18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens (London, $222 million)
Another property on London's Billionaire's Row. House 18-19 is located next to where Prince William and Kate Middleton live. This particular residence has 12 bedrooms, a Turkish bath, an indoor swimming pool and parking for twenty cars. The property is owned by Lakshmi Mittal, head of Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer, and one of the hundred richest people India.
4 Fairfield Pond (Sagaponack, New York, $248.5 million)
This 29-bedroom home sits on 63 acres of land and has its own power plant. Vutry has 39 bathrooms, a basketball court, a bowling alley, a squash room, tennis courts, three swimming pools and a 91-foot dining room. The owner of this masterpiece is Ira Rennert, owner of the Renco Group, a holding company investing in the automotive industry. It also has holdings in the metal and mining industries.
Villa Leopolda (Côte d'Azur, France, $750 million)
The property sits on 50 acres of land and includes a huge greenhouse, indoor and outdoor pools, a summer kitchen, a helipad, and a guest house larger than many millionaires' mansions. The house was used as a film set for the famous 1955 film To Catch a Thief, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The property is owned by Brazilian Lily Safra, a world-famous philanthropist and the widow of Lebanese banker William Safra. Her husband died when another family home burned down, most likely due to targeted arson.
"Antilia" (Mumbai, India, one billion dollars)
“Antilia” can hardly even be called home in the traditional sense of the word. It is a 27-story building with a total living area of 400 thousand square feet. The building has six underground parking floors, three helipads, and requires 600 staff to operate it. The owner of this skyscraper is Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India. His net worth is $23.6 billion - money Ambani earned while running Reliance Industries, one of the largest energy companies in the world.
Buckingham Palace (London, $1.55 billion)
Technically, Buckingham Palace is still a house, but, of course, it is not for sale. The Queen's residence was valued at approximately one and a half billion dollars in 2012. It has 775 rooms, including 19 state halls, 52 bedrooms, 188 staff rooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. Naturally, the owner of Buckingham Palace is the British sovereign - on this moment this is Queen Elizabeth II. She has reigned since February 6, 1952 - and since that time she has been listed as the owner of Buckingham Palace. Naturally, such an architectural masterpiece is far ahead of all the millionaire mansions discussed above. As a matter of fact, this is exactly what the most expensive houses in the world look like - now you know all of them, how much they cost, who owns them.
Everyone who lives in an ordinary apartment or a standard private house has at least once thought about how people with very large incomes live. Now we are not talking about mediocre bosses, but about billionaires who allow themselves to spend money on things that ordinary people They don't even think about it. Are you interested in learning about what expensive villas and mansions there are and who owns them in 2018-2019?
The list is truthful: it was compiled using available information from realtors, tax authorities, and so on.
Oddly enough, the most expensive mansion in the world in 2019 is located in India. Owns it CEO largest conglomerate in the country. The mansion cost the owner more than a billion dollars, and all because Mukesh Ambani asked not to save money and to express as clearly as possible the main idea of his life in metal and concrete. It is extremely simple: you need to constantly grow, even if you have no competition.
The builders and designers coped with the task 110%: people who see this huge structure for the first time are simply speechless. Twenty-seven floors! And this takes into account very high ceilings, that is, the building could easily accommodate more than 50 floors of normal height.
What's in this building? Hanging gardens, three helipads, a huge underground garage that can easily accommodate more than 150 cars, a cinema for 50 people - and this is not all that can be found if you wander around the huge building.
Only six people will live in this huge mansion, and it is planned to hire one hundred service personnel for each. Many associate Antilia with the ancient Taj Mahal - the most expensive mansion in the world is so majestic.
On the Cote d'Azur in France there is the second most expensive mansion, owned by the widow of the famous banker Edmond Safra. Various films were filmed there several times: for example, in the 1940s, “The Red Shoes” was filmed in the mansion, and ten years later, “To Catch a Thief.”
In the 2000s, wealthy Russians (including Roman Abramovich and Mikhail Prokhorov) were interested in this mansion.
Prokhorov even wanted to buy this mansion, but changed his mind at the very last moment, which is why he paid quite serious compensation to the agents. It is not known what attracted potential buyers more: interesting story mansion or the luxury they can plunge into after arrival (equipped beach, olive grove, swimming pool, gardens with lemon trees and cypress trees, and in the house itself - 11 luxurious bedrooms and 14 bathrooms).
The most expensive villas in the world are incredibly expensive, but if you compare this mansion with Antilia, the difference becomes visible: Fair Field Estate costs almost 4 times less. However, this does not detract from the luxury that you will find in the many rooms of this mansion.
The owner of the mansion was originally a simple worker who long years worked in one of the investment companies, but at some point he opened own company, which has achieved some success in the market.
After the first billion he earned, Ira Rene decided not to save and build a luxurious house for himself and his family. In a mansion located on the shore Atlantic Ocean, there are as many as 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, a greenhouse, a museum, a gym and three swimming pools.
It is located not so far from other houses, so problems with neighbors could not be avoided (they are not happy with the excessive noise coming from the helipad, located very close to five tennis courts).
Expensive villas and mansions look different. Some build huge buildings dozens of stories high, while others decorate a mansion in a traditional Japanese style. Larry Ellison is known as the world's most passionate real estate collector for good reason: every building on his estate is completely original.
The area on which ten buildings are located is almost ten hectares. On the same site there is an artificial lake, a bathhouse, a fairly large fish pond and a tea house. Some may think that this estate should cost less, but this is not so, because the tax on it is more than seventy million dollars.
Kensington Palace Gardens
There are among the owners the most expensive mansions and Russians: Roman Abramovich currently owns an estate on Billionaires Street (Lakshmi Mittal is a neighbor). Naturally, the house has been slightly modified.
It took some effort, but in the end Roman finally obtained permission for partial reconstruction and construction of additional buildings: a tennis court, an automobile museum and a health center.
The cost of this estate is relatively small - only $140 million. Roman is also the owner of a $90 million estate located on the island of St. Barths.
We cannot name the cost of the next cottage. The fact is that in the state of Montana, the owner can hide the exact information about the amount spent during the registration of the purchase and sale. The catalog price was $132.5 million.
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The estate itself looks quite interesting - there are no decorative ponds with fish, but on fifty hectares there are extensive stables, a swimming pool, more than 4,500 head of cattle and other agricultural buildings. A real ranch worth $132.5 million.
This estate essentially consists of four parts. These are four separate plots, which, in total, extend over three hectares along the coast. Three of them already had houses, but with the fourth it was not so simple - all residential buildings were demolished. The total cost of such a composite site is about $130 million.
They say that the furnishings in a house can tell a lot about the owner, and this mansion is proof of that. Bill Gates's property cannot be called an ordinary house: as expected, it has many technical devices that make life much easier for the current owners.
The seemingly ordinary pool has an original underwater music system; each room has its own control panel, which helps owners quickly change the air temperature, lighting, and even the music playing in the background. The name of the mansion is not accidental - it was taken from famous film"Citizen Kane".
There is a whole story in which Bill Gates easily draws certain parallels. However, he gets rid of some negative aspects. That is why the mansion is called “Xanadu 2.0” - an improved version.
Many villas and mansions have a certain “zest”, but nothing like that can be said about this mansion. This is a completely ordinary house, which simply has a huge library, a comfortable gazebo for relaxation, a garden, a tennis court and a swimming pool.
The only thing that can be added is that at the moment Masayoshi San owns the mansion (this information is not considered reliable, taken from unofficial sources). However, if it is true, then the founder of Softbank is the owner of the most expensive (117.5 million) mansion among his colleagues.
If you want to live large, then you will have to spend accordingly. There are many of the largest, most luxurious and most expensive homes in today's real estate market. But before you put down a down payment on the house you're buying, decide whether you can afford it. If, having received a quarterly bonus, you celebrate this joyful event with a bottle of expensive beer, which you usually cannot afford, then, most likely, the houses presented below are not for you.
10. Rybolovlev Estate - $95 million.
This house is the most expensive family nest in the country, and after it became the property of Donald Trump, the most expensive house in the history of divorce proceedings. The approximately 3,065 square meter mansion, located steps from the ocean, has become the centerpiece of the lawsuit as Trump's ex-wife, Elena Rybolovleva, claimed it as compensation for adultery.
This home has 18 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms and retail price$95 million, which makes it the most expensive single-family mansion. However, initially it was put up for sale for 125 million, but it all ended with the price having to be reduced to 95. Surely for most of us, the money saved would be enough for 10 lives...
9. Mansion in Silicon Valley for 100 million dollars.
Being the most expensive single-family home in the United States, this house... wait, did we say that the previous mansion is the most expensive of all? No. Moreover, this house sold for 100 million, so he still won. It has 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, two swimming pools: one outdoor and one indoor (probably in case of rainy weather). All in all, a pretty nice little house.
8. Fleur De Lys - $125 million.
Despite the fact that it is considered the most expensive in the world, the Fleur De Lys mansion in our top is only in 8th place. But everything is in order.
The Fleur De Lys mansion has an area of approximately 3809 sq. m. meters and 15 bedrooms, but, apparently, not a single bathroom, which in itself is a huge flaw either by the architect or by the original source to which we refer.
7. Estate for 150 million dollars.
Here we are, finally, approaching the most expensive residential mansion in the United States according to Wikipedia - $150 million. It’s not a shame to rest in this for a couple of days. Unless, of course, its owner - Aaron Spelling - doesn't mind. By the way, I could offer: 5202 sq. meters, 123 rooms, a bowling alley, an ice skating rink and, allegedly, an entire wing of the mansion intended for Spelling’s wife’s wardrobe.
6. House on the top of the mountain for 155 million dollars.
Owned by Tim Blixseth (Montana), this home is unique for two reasons. Firstly, it is equipped with a private lift, thanks to which you can get directly from the house to the nearby ski resort(which Blixseth also owns, by the way). And secondly, this house is the only one on our so-called list that does not claim to be the most expensive in the world. Plus, we're giving it the Best Backyard Award because it is, after all, a ski resort.
5. Villa Franchuk - $161 million.
The five-storey Victorian villa features 10 separate bedrooms and also features an in-ground indoor pool, private retreat and private cinema. The house is rightfully called one of the most expensive, as it costs $161 million.
How much of a tasty morsel is this house? They say that during reconstruction the noise did not allow the mayor of Moscow to sleep peacefully, although the house itself is located in London. That's right - the house is so wonderful that it doesn't even matter.
4. Hearst Palace - $165 million.
Three most important facts about the fourth most expensive mansion in the world:
1. It served as a set during the filming of The Godfather.
2. John Kennedy spent his honeymoon here.
3. At one time it was the most expensive mansion in the USA!
The owners have at their disposal 3 swimming pools, 29 bedrooms, a cinema and, apparently, just in case, a disco.
3. Fairfield Pond - $198 million.
Currently valued at this amount due to property taxes, the mansion measures approximately 6,131 square meters. meters is equipped with a basketball court, a bowling alley and a jacuzzi for 150 thousand dollars. The most expensive house in the United States (again, according to Wikipedia).
2. Villa Leopolda for 736 million dollars.
When you saw the number, you probably thought it was a typo? No, we were not mistaken - exactly $736,000,000. A serious difference from the previous residence, isn't it?
The mansion, located on the French Riviera, was built in 1902 by King Leopold II of Belgium. It was bought by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who is so rich that after losing several billion during the recent economic crisis, he still has enough money to afford a $750 million summer house. The mansion has 27 levels, 19 bedrooms and, according to rumors, 50 full-time gardeners.
1. Antilla - $1 billion.
Now we've reached the top line. Gentlemen, with your applause, allow me to introduce the most expensive house in the world - Antilla. Its cost is one billion dollars.
This house is located in the Indian city of Mumbai. Antilla is able to change all your ideas about architectural possibilities. The 27-story building has a 6-level parking lot, a fitness floor with a jacuzzi, gym and a cooling room, a floor with a ballroom, several floors with bedrooms and bathrooms, and even a four-story garden, because we think it's possible after all.
The architecture of the building is based on the Indian tradition of Vastu Shastra, which is supposed to promote the movement of positive energy. To live up to this tradition, each floor's design must not only be unique, but also feature entirely unique materials and aesthetic design techniques to make each room feel like you've walked into a completely different home.
In general, this house has everything - everything that you can imagine, everything that you cannot even imagine, and even something that you never even imagined imagining, because until now it was classified as science fiction.
Times magazine has prepared its own ranking of the 10 most expensive mansions. They are all incredibly luxurious and expensive and seem out of this world. And only three out of ten objects are not in the USA or Great Britain...
However, the most expensive house in the world at the moment is the 27-story Antilla mansion in India. There are no two identical floors in the mansion - each is made of different materials, there are lush gardens on every level. Its price is more than $1 billion.
The house in Mumbai belongs to Indian billionaires Mukesh and Nita Ambani. The area of the mansion is more than 3,700 square meters. There is a helipad on the roof. The tower is 165 meters high, made mainly of glass.
There are nine elevators in the hallway: two of them lead to a 6-story garage that can accommodate 168 cars, three to the guest area of the house, which occupies about a quarter of the building, two for members of the Ambani family in their chambers, and two for staff (the building serves 600 people). In the reception hall, 80% of the ceiling area is occupied by crystal chandeliers.
Two silver staircases lead to the center of the hall, beyond which two carved doors open to reveal the artworks behind them. There is also a stage for performances by artists and speeches. The kitchen is the same size as the reception hall and can feed several hundred guests at once.
There is an internal and outdoor bars, “green areas” and a “suite room” for rest of security guards and assistants. In addition to exclusively residential premises, the residence will have a fitness club, a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, yoga and dance halls, a solarium, a gym, and an “ice room” where the owner, his family and guests can take a break from the Indian heat and enjoy the northern freshness and artificial snow.
The second number was Villa Leopolda, estimated at approximately $506-750 million and located in the French city of Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera. Manor cream color, standing on an area of 20 acres with a garden, got its name thanks to King Leopold II of Belgium, who at the beginning of the 20th century bought a plot of land between Nice and Monaco to build a summer palace.
It was built in 1902 for the Belgian King Leopold II. Later in 1916, his nephew and heir, King Albert I, turned the villa into a hospital for officers wounded during the First World War.
However, Leopold died, and the new owner of the site, Ogden Codman, adapted the land for his villa, which he built in 1931. Later, the villa was bought by the famous Angelli (founder of Fiat).
The owners of the villa changed, but the mansion gained the greatest popularity during the life of the banker Edmond Safra, who loved to throw parties here and receive celebrities. Guests of the residence included such people as singer Frank Sinatra and American President Ronald Reagan and his wife.
In August 2008, the previous owner, Lilia Safra, the widow of Edmond Safra (Edmond Safra is a Syrian businessman, a famous Jewish philanthropist, who suffered from Parkinson's disease for a long time. He died from a gangster's bullet - in an attack on December 3, 1999 in Monte Carlo in his own two-story apartments. Experts were sure that the nurse who was constantly caring for the ill tycoon was to blame.), finally decided to sell it to the new Russian owner.
The estate is so large that the park requires 50 full-time gardeners to ensure the landscape and park beauty of Leopolda. The park covers 8 hectares and visitors can stroll among 1,200 olive, orange, lemon and cypress trees. House with an area of about 2690 sq.m. contains 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, a sauna and an indoor swimming pool, sports grounds, bowling alley, several kitchens and dining rooms, a cinema, and living rooms. Long staircases lead down to manicured lawns, a swimming pool and the Mediterranean Sea.
The owner of the house could be Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, who wanted to buy the house for 370 million euros. Former head of Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, and current chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer. In August 2008, the parties entered into a deal under which Mikhail Prokhorov agreed to purchase the estate for 370 million euros. The owner received a 10% deposit - 39.4 million euros.
However, he refused the deal and, by court order, lost his deposit of 39.4 million euros, which he paid in 2009 as collateral for the most expensive villa in the world. In addition, the court ordered Prokhorov to pay an additional 1.5 million euros in damages for losses incurred due to the failure of the deal.
Villa - located between Nice and Monaco, on the shores of Villefranche Bay on Cap Ferrat, which has become one of the most popular in the world for investing in real estate. Not long ago, a local newspaper cited legal sources and stated that 60 of the villas or mansions on Cap Ferrat now belong to Russians.
The third was a London penthouse at number one Hyde Park, built as a home for the rich and famous. The property recently sold for $220 million, making it the most expensive apartment in the world.
The penthouse is equipped with a special safe room (where the owners can hide in case of an attack or other emergency situations- an absolutely isolated and secure shelter room with autonomous air conditioning, an energy supply and life support system, an independent telephone line that cannot be cut or disconnected, a supply of food, water), bulletproof glass, and secret evacuation tunnels next to the Mandarin Hotel. The apartment also has six bedrooms, several bathrooms, and a wine tasting room. And to heat such an unusual house, it is used.
The house offers 24 hour room service. Security consists of former members SAS, an elite unit of British troops. The house complex includes a 22-meter ozone pool, two fitness rooms, two saunas, a squash court, a golf simulator, two yoga rooms, a SPA center, and a private cinema.
It will be possible to use wine cellars and pantries, a tasting room, meeting rooms and lounges. Separate entrances and staircases are provided for residents and staff. There will be only 27 specialists serving the residents of One Hyde Park, but they will be able to provide almost any necessary services, from car parking to computer repair.
In fourth place is the Fairfield estate in the Hamptons. This is the estate of Ira Rennert (the publicity-shy billionaire owner of the Renco Group of Companies), which is considered the largest residential complex in the United States. Fairfield's area is 25.5 hectares, the buildings occupy 10,000 square meters, including the main house of 6,000 square meters.
The main building contains a 30-meter-long dining room, 29 bedrooms and 39 bathrooms. Fairfield, named for the nearby Fairfield Pond, also contains a bowling alley, tennis and squash courts, and a heated swimming pool. The property is now valued at approximately $170,000,000-$180,000,000.
Number five is the Hearst estate in Beverly Hills ($165 million). Previously owned by media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The estate was built in 1926. This complex appeared in the film “The Godfather” and John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier spent their honeymoon here in 1953. The house has 29 bedrooms, and in the surrounding area there are three swimming pools, a disco and a theater.
Sixth position was taken by “Villa Franchuk” in British Kensington, the price of this property is $161 million. The 5-story mansion has 10 bedrooms, an underground indoor pool and a cinema.
Until 1997, this Victorian villa was occupied by preparatory school for girls. And in 2006, the building was bought by the founder of the Anti-AIDS Foundation, Elena Franchuk, the daughter of ex-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.
Finishing seventh was The Pinnacle ski lodge in Montana, which is valued at $155 million. The owner of this “small” ski house with 10 bedrooms and an area of almost 5 thousand square meters. meters - billionaire Tim Blixseth. In a home equipped with plot of land 64 hectares, there are heated floors - even the access road is warmed up.
Each bathroom has a fireplace. In addition, the owner boasts a wine cellar for 8,000 bottles of wine, a gym, an indoor pool and a massage room. And on the street, next to the helipad, there is a private cable car for skiers, 4 guest houses and outdoor swimming pools.
Located in the private ski and golf community Yellowstone Club, where only billionaires are admitted.
Next, at number eight, is the Manor estate in Los Angeles on a plot of land of 1.88 hectares. It is valued at $150 million.
It has 123 rooms, an indoor skating rink, several swimming pools, three kitchens, sports courts, a private garden and a bowling alley. Los Angeles estate, built for Aaron and Cindy Spelling in 1991. Some of the rooms are used for not so ordinary purposes: for example, a doll museum, a special room for wrapping gifts and an entire storeroom floor.
The penultimate estate in the top ten, Updown Court in Windlesham, Surrey (UK), costs $139 million. Its area is 3.7 thousand square meters. meters, which exceeds the size of one of the most famous buildings in the world - Buckingham Palace.
The house has 123 rooms, including 22 bedrooms with 24-carat gold leaf mosaic floors, 27 bathrooms, a private cinema for 50 people, a bowling alley, cinema, squash, five swimming pools and a heated marble driveway and staircase modeled after the one created at the Gianni Versace mansion in Miami.
A marble driveway and a luxurious staircase lead to the mansion. The house is larger than Buckingham Palace: its area is 3.7 thousand square meters. meters.
And finally, an outsider of the prestigious ten - "Dracula's Castle" (Bran Castle, Dracula's Castle) in Romania - $135 million. The castle was built at the end of the 14th century by local residents on their own and for own funds, for which they were exempt from paying taxes to the state treasury for several centuries.
It has no central heating, only 57 rooms, including 17 bedrooms, furnished with various antiques: Romanian and foreign medieval furniture, as well as collections of weapons and armor.
The castle was put up for sale in 2009. Despite the beautiful views around and rich history, shrouded in mysticism, it is not as spacious as those mentioned. Nowadays, the castle is an architectural monument that houses a museum of history and medieval art.
The most expensive apartment on the secondary elite housing market in Moscow in August 2010 was sold for 1.287 billion rubles ($42.3 million). The total area of the two-level 7-room apartment is 846 square meters.
The apartment with access to the roof has been exclusively renovated in a classic style. Expensive housing is located in an elite building in the Swedish dead end (area of Tverskoy Boulevard). The residential complex with 28 apartments, built in 2002, has a fenced area with its own public garden. The residential complex is guarded by employees of the Federal Security Service.
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