In ancient times, a spacious and fortified dwelling was a guarantee of safety and an indicator of the status of its owner. Than luxurious possession, the greater the position the person takes one look at old castles and palaces enough to understand that the human ego knows no bounds. The years go by, and the rules of the game remain the same – the powers that be trying to buy bigger houses and more expensive, to fill their beautiful and expensive things to glad eye and vanity, rejoiced.
Today we look at the 10 most expensive homes in the world (based on the information resource CompareCamp.com), which without a doubt can be called the modern locks.
10/ 7 Upper Phillimore Gardens
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Location: London
Cost: $ 128 million
Owner: Olena Pinchuk – daughter of Leonid Kuchma, the second President of Ukraine. The founder of the ANTIAIDS Foundation and a friend of Elton John.
In the past this house was a preparatory school. Now it is a mansion with an underground swimming pool, sauna, gym, cinema and even a room for panic. Now add the interior with marble and gilding, and decorated with priceless works of art, and get a real Palace.
9/ 16 Kensington Palace Gardens
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Location: London
Cost: $ 140 million
Owner: Roman Abramovich – Russian billionaire and owner of investment company Millhouse LLC.
The mansion is the most expensive area of London, next to the embassies of various countries and official residences of ambassadors. There is everything you can only wish, and even a tennis court, a Wellness center and a car Museum.
8/ Seven The Pinnacle
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Location: big sky, Montana
Cost: $ 155 million
Owners: Ex-couple Tim and Edra Blixseth, co-founders of the resort Yellowstone Club.
The large building in Yellowstone Club private ski resort for the mega-rich. The house boasts heated floors, several pools, a gym, a wine cellar and even a private lift.
7/ Hearst Castle
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Location: San Simeon, California
Cost: $ 191 million
The owners of thecastle, built the first newspaper magnate of the country, William Randolph Hearst is now a tourist centre under the control of the California Department of parks.
Palace with 27 bedrooms was used in the movie «the Godfather». In addition, it was John and Jackie Kennedy, Clark gable, Winston Churchill and other famous personalities. For more information about this amazing place can be found in our separate article.
6/ The Estate Of Allison
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Location: Woodside, California
Cost: $ 200 million
Owner: Larry Ellison – co-founder of Oracle and one of the richest men in the world by Forbes magazine.
Not much just a house, as an estate, the estate of Allison includes 10 buildings, a man-made lake, a pond with koi fish, tea and bath.
5/ 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens
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Location: London
Cost: $ 222 million
Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, Indian businessman, the head of Arcelor Mittal the largest steel enterprise in the world and one of the richest people in India by Forbes magazine.
Another mansion in London’s billionaires Row, near the home of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This residence has 12 bedrooms, a Turkish bath, an indoor pool and Parking for 20 cars.
4/ Four Fairfield Pond
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Location: Sagaponack, new York
Cost: 248,5 million dollars
Owner: Ira Rennert – American investor and businessman. He controls one of the largest industrial empires in the United States.
This house 29 has its own power, 39 bathrooms, a basketball court, bowling alley, courts for squash, tennis courts, three pools and a huge dining room.
3/ Villa Leopold
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Location: côte d’azur, France
Cost: $ 750 million
Owner: Lily Safra is a philanthropist and widow of Lebanese banker William of billionaire Edmond Safra.
The estate is an amazing beauty with an area of 50 acres includes a huge greenhouse, a swimming pool, an open kitchen, a helipad and a guest house larger than the mansions of most millionaires. They filmed Hitchcock’s «to Catch a thief» (1955).
2/ Antilia
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Location: Mumbai, India
Cost: $ 1 billion
Owner: Dhirubhai Mukesh Ambani is an Indian businessman and the richest man in India according to Forbes, who lives in India.
«Antilia» is more like a high-rise fortress than a house in the traditional sense. The structure is a 27-storey building area of 400 000 square feet, where there are six underground Parking lots, three sites for helicopters and 600 personnel, who are responsible for the content of his right.
1/ Buckingham Palace
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Location: London
Value: $ 1.55 billion
The owner (in our case): the Palace belongs to the British Crown, and the present sovereign of Britain is Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in history. She ascended the throne on 6 February 1952.
This is where the Palace of the Palace. The current Royal residence (though not my favorite Queen) has 775 rooms, including 19 meeting rooms for receptions and ceremonies, 52 bedrooms, 188 rooms for staff, 92 office rooms and 78 bathrooms.
