The most expensive homes in the world.
A well-known proverb says: “my home is my castle.” But looking at the most expensive houses in the world, you understand that these houses are not just fortresses, but truly luxurious fortresses. Each of the houses that are mentioned in our review deserves special attention. True, not everyone can afford to buy something like that, even from real moneybags.
1. Blossom Estate
USA, Florida.
$ 130 million
In 2013, the founder of hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, Kenneth Griffin, bought for $ 130 million four adjacent coastal sites in Palm Beach, with a total area of 3.23 hectares. Houses have already been built on three of them, and the fourth went to the billionaire empty.
2. Broken O Ranch
USA, Montana.
$ 132.5 million
One of the most expensive ranches in the world was acquired for $ 132.5 million by billionaire Stan Kronke in 2011. The ranch, which was previously owned by William and Desiree Moore (founders of Kelly-Moore Paint), was sold “complete” with 4,500 cows.
3. Manapalan Residence
USA, Florida.
$ 135 million
Located in the heart of Florida’s Gold Coast, Manapalan Residence was acquired for $ 135 million by Frank McKinney. This 3-story home has 14 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 18 garages, aquarium ceilings and walls, a cinema, a casino, oceanfront access, an open summer kitchen, an office, 10 bars, 2 wine cellars, a gym with a beauty salon. pools, a huge shark aquarium, sports fields, butterfly gardens and much more.
4. Hearst Home
USA, California.
$ 135 million
Previously owned by publisher William Randolph Hirst, the Beverly Hills home was sold for $ 135 million in 2014. The mansion has 28 bedrooms, 36 bathrooms, an art deco nightclub, an outdoor terrace for 400 people, two screening rooms, a garage for eight cars, etc. This house was also featured in the films The Godfather and The Bodyguard.
5.16 Kensington Palace Gardens
Great Britain.
$ 140 million
In August 2011, Russian businessman, investor and politician Roman Abramovich purchased a house at 16 Kensington Palace Gardens in London. After the purchase, Abramovich completed a tennis court, a wellness center and a private museum for his six rare Ferraris on the site next to the mansion..
6. Updown Court
Great Britain.
$ 150 million
Located in Windlesham, Surrey, the Californian-style mansion boasts 103 rooms, a 58-acre garden and private woodland. In 2005, it was the most expensive private home on the market. Elton John and Queen guitarist Brian May live next door.
7. The Manor
USA, California.
$ 150 million
The mansion, built in the style of a French chateau, is located in the suburbs of Los Angeles. It is now owned by Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Formula 1 founder Bernie Ecclestone. The mansion has 123 rooms, and next to it there is a parking lot for 100 cars.
8. The Pinnacle
USA, Montana.
$ 155 million
Pinnacle Mansion is the largest and most expensive ski base in Yellowstone National Park. It acts as a private residential club, ski resort, and golf resort of which Bill Gates, Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake are members..
9. Ellison Estate
USA, California.
$ 200 million
In 2004, Oracle founder Larry Ellison built an unusual Japanese-style estate in Woodside, California. On an area of 10 hectares, there are 10 buildings, an artificial lake, a tea house, a bathhouse and a pond.
10. Park Place
Great Britain.
$ 218 million
In 2011, Russian financier Andrei Borodin acquired Park Place, one of the most expensive houses in the UK. For $ 218 million, he received an 18th-century country house with an area of 2800 square meters, about 80 hectares of parkland, several adjacent cottages, stables and a boat dock.
11. One Hyde Park
Great Britain.
$ 221 million
The richest man in Ukraine, Rinat Akhmetov, has acquired the most expensive apartment in the world. For $ 221 million, he bought an apartment of more than 2,300 square meters with bulletproof glass windows in an elite residential complex in central London.
12.6 Kensington Palace Gardens
Great Britain.
$ 222 million
In 2008, Indian tycoon Lakshmi Mittal purchased Building 6 on Billionaires Street in London for his son Aditya. The four-storey house with 12 bedrooms and a pool was finished with marble after purchase, which was brought from the same quarry from which materials for the construction of the Taj Mahal were supplied. The mansion was sold with furniture and art collection.
13. Fairfield
USA, New York.
$ 248 million
The 25-hectare Fairfield estate, located in the outskirts of New York, belongs to the American investor and businessman Ira Rennert. The 5,800 square meter home includes 29 bathrooms, 39 bedrooms, a 30 meter long dining room, bowling alley, basketball hall, theater with 164 seats, garage for 100 cars and more..
14. Villa Leopolda
France.
$ 750 million
Located on the famous French Riviera, Villa Leopolda was built in 1931 and is now owned by the widow of Swiss banker Edmond Safra, Lily. The villa, surrounded by amazing botanical gardens, has repeatedly tried to acquire the Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.
15. Antilia
India.
$ 1 billion
The official cost of a strange-looking 27-storey house with a height of 173 meters in Mumbai, India is $ 1 billion. He lives in this house, capable of withstanding an 8-point earthquake, its owner is Mukesh Ambani and his family, as well as 600 staff. Antilia has an area of 48,000 square meters, and in addition to residential apartments, you can find hanging gardens, a two-story fitness center, three helipads, a cinema for 50 people, an underground garage for 168 cars and much more..
