Human beings have been living in the comfort of their houses since the late Neolithic Era. They have used it for starting their daily activities, safety, relaxation, and family union. The home is also the silent spectator of happy times and bad moments in a person or family's life. Somehow, your residence becomes a part of you, and stores many sweet and unpleasant memories of your life.
A sweet home is also a dream for many, and a part of their struggles in life to earn sufficient money to build a roof over their head someday in the near future. But, for many, owning a grandeur luxury house is a status symbol inconsistent to their massive popularity, celebrity status, and immense wealth. They spend a fortune in building or buying a high rise condominium, beach home, mansion, penthouse, vast ranch, palace or grand estate. These luxury residences have few exceptional qualities and specialties such as the best location and neighborhood, finish and decor, amenities, size and views, and architectural significance and grandeur among others.
Owning a lush and plush house may be a dream for many, but there are also millionaires and billionaires who spend millions to build it. People look with awe at their architectural splendors, massive sizes, and amenities. Forbes 29th March, 2013 list "The World's Most Expensive Billionaire Homes" features 20 most expensive houses in the world and the top 5 from the list are as under:
- Antilia, Mumbai, India
- Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
- Fair Field, Sagaponack, New York
- One Hyde Park Penthouse, London, U.K.
- Hearst Mansion, Beverly Hills,
Antila is owned by Mukesh Ambani, who is worth $21.5 billion. The massive twenty-seven stories skyscraper residence is spread in the 400,000-square foot, and consists of a 'health' level, three helicopter pads, and six underground levels of parking. Ambani spent more than $1 billion for its construction.
Villa Leopolda is located in the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, France, and owned by Lily Safra, whose net worth is $1.2 billion. The Villa is spread in 20-acre and valued at $750 million (500 million euro).
Fair Field estate is situated in Sagaponack, New York and owned by Ira Rennert, whose net worth is estimated at $6.5 billion. The estate is spread on 63 acres and named after adjacent Fairfield Pond. It is valued about $248 million and consists of 39-bathrooms, 29-bedrooms, three swimming pools, squash and tennis courts.
Kensington Palace Gardens, London, U.K is owned by the Indian born steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, who is worth $16.5 billion. The purchase price at the time of buying in 2008 was $222 million.
One Hyde Park, London, U.K is owned by Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man with net worth of $15.4 billion. In 2011, the sale price of the house was $221 million. The place is spread in 25,000-square feet, and features 24-hour hotel concierge service and bullet proof glass.
Forbes list also include other most expensive and equally famous homes in the world including Blossom Estate, Palm Beach in Florida, Xanadu 2.0, Seattle in Washington, Mountain Home Road in Woodside, California, Further Lane de Menil in East Hampton, New York, Silicon Valley Mansion in Los Altos Hills, California, and Broken O Ranch in Augusta, Montana. All these magnificent houses are owned by billionaires and worth millions. These billionaire's residences also display owner's affluence, tastes for comfortable living, superior status, and lavish lifestyle.
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