Witanhurst houses 65 rooms, including 25 bedrooms. The house has been used as a filming location for large and small screen productions, including The Lost Prince, Tipping the Velvet, and Fame Academy. The property features a commercial greenhouse, helipad, outdoor kitchen, and stunning pool and was the setting for Alfred Hitchcock's film To Catch a Thief.
The home was redesigned by American architect Ogden Codman, Jr. The tower, which can sustain a magnitude eight earthquake on the Richter scale, features six floors devoted to car storage, a car service station, a temple, a seat movie theater, and nine high-speed elevators.
With rooms, including 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 78 bathrooms, and 92 offices, the Queen of England's London home still holds the top ranking for the most expensive house in the world. Although the British Crown's trust owns many castles and estates throughout the United Kingdom , Buckingham Palace has been the monarchy's official residence since Type keyword s to search.
Today's Top Stories. Eric Robert Getty Images. John S. PAUL J. Wikimedia Commons. Victoria Pearson. Frazer Harrison Getty Images. Tim Rue Getty Images. Berlyn Photography. Shane Gritzinger Getty Images. Getty Images. Gary Hershorn Getty Images. This ,square-foot building sits in the most prestigious postcode of India and reaches 27 floors, with each double-height ceiling counting as two storeys. This beautiful building was designed around traditional, natural elements, but also has an entire six floors dedicated to parking.
It contains a huge temple, a number of guest suites, a salon, an ice-cream parlour and a private movie theatre for all to enjoy. Villa Leopolda sits between two of the most prestigious parts of the world: Monaco and Nice. When Edward Safra, its previous owner, passed away, he left the villa to his wife.
Its huge swimming pool and excessive gardens reportedly require the daily work of more than 50 gardeners. The One is considered not only to be the most expensive house in California but also the most expensive house in America. But, despite its flaws, this is a beautiful property with gorgeous views in a breathtaking setting.
The One is home to nine bedrooms and multiple kitchens, as well as all of the other essentials like a nightclub, a bowling alley with four lanes, a salon, a home gym , a seat theatre and a running track.
It has not just a swimming pool, but also six other water features, like a jacuzzi and a moat that surrounds the house. Set across 35 acres of land, this traditional mansion is fit for a king — and was once owned by one. As well as endless bedrooms and communal spaces, this property has an Olympic size swimming pool, a stunning ballroom and even a stable with room for up to 30 horses.
It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and has multiple balconies swathed with palm trees. Les Palais Bulles or, The Bubble Palace, is a little different to your ordinary million dollar house.
Like its name suggests, this property is shaped like a huge, peach coloured bubble. And the circle theme continues inside. In fact, Antilia can survive an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale.
Killam, and, since , Lily Safra, who inherited the villa after her husband's death. A Brazilian philanthropist and widow of Lebanese banker William Safra, her acre estate includes a massive greenhouse, a swimming pool and pool house, an outdoor kitchen, helipad, and a guest house. The 18,square-foot home comes with 14 bedrooms, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a wood-panelled library holding 3, books on flora and naturalism including a edition of a botanical codex , a man-made pond with Amazonian lily pads, a bronze statue of Athena, a chandelier-lit ballroom, a stable big enough for 30 horses, grand sitting rooms, 19th century portraits in ornate frames, and stunning wood work throughout.
Owned by Ira Renner, owner the Renco Group, a holding company with investments in auto manufacturing and smelting, this acre home comes with 29 bedrooms, and its very own power plant. The mansion also has 39 bathrooms, a basketball court, bowling alley, squash courts, tennis courts, three swimming pools, and a massive foot dining room. This acre property belongs to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. The compound has 10 buildings, a man-man lake, koi pond, tea house, and bath house.
Though his purchase of the Hawaiian island of Lanai has been his largest overall investment by far, Ellison's made a number of blockbuster purchases over the last two decades.
Jeff Greene, a real estate entrepreneur and American politician, owned this 53,square-feet Mediterranean-style villa. Financier T. Boone Pickens may have passed in September , but his legacy lives on via Mesa Vista Ranch , an estate that the magnate spent 50 years developing. Pickens gave it plenty of TLC too, introducing manmade streams and new conservation practices to preserve the wildlife, as well as amenities that run the gamut from a two-story pub to an 11,square-foot dog kennel.
The Georgian mansion was originally built in by architect James Dolena, a sought-after talent in Los Angeles at the time. Photo: Courtesy of Jade Mills Estates. Brewster Ranches is a parcel of land and square footage that totals a whopping , acres, which is over half the size of Rhode Island.
Not everyone will love the cartoonish look of the place, though it certainly made sense for owner and fashion designer Pierre Cardin and his more eccentric tastes. Of course, that was five years ago—how this third of an acre site will fare remains to be seen. Surprise, surprise—the One takes the top spot yet again. Is it complete yet? Frankly, who knows. The specs are certainly there, though. The amenities are just as lavish, with not one but five swimming pools, an in-house night club, a six-lane bowling alley and more.
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