The most expensive houses in the world today
"My house is my fortress!" - so many of us think, and someone as a house has not only a fortress, but also great value. The most expensive in the world is Buckingham Palace, followed by houses called Antilia and Villa Leopold. Of the houses on wheels, the leaders are Volkner Mobil Performance Bus and Marchi Mobile - eleMMent. Details learn in the article.
Contents:
- Conventional houses
- Mobile houses
Conventional houses
Consider the top three houses-leaders in value.
Buckingham Palace
The most expensive house in the world is the house of the Queen of Great Britain, its approximate cost is $ 1.55 billion.
Actually, the leadership of Buckingham Palace is quite natural, the queen should have a royal house, in addition, this house is also the residence of the monarch, andmeans - this is the face of the whole country.
The palace was built from 1703 and had the original name Buckingham House. In 1762, he bought a royal family, after which the house fell into the period of construction until 1837.Since this year the palace became the official residence of British kings.
During construction, Buckinghouse House added 3 similar types and architecture of the building, which formed a square. In the center of the 4 buildings there is a courtyard, which has a garden and an artificial pond.
The area on which the palace is located occupies 2,000 m².Inside the palace there are 755 rooms: 188 for staff, 92 office rooms, 72 bathrooms, 52 royal rooms and guests, as well as 19 state rooms.
The famous print edition of The Guardian, in the rating of ugly buildings, considered Buckingham Palace as one of those.
Antiliya
The house of an Indian businessman costs $ 1 billion
The "house" of Mukesh Ambani includes 27 floors, but based on the total length of the building at 173 meters, it appears that one floor has a height of 6 meters. In other words, one floor of Antilia is equal to the 2-mind floors of our houses. The total area of the building is 37,000 m².Serving the building of 600 employees, and this number of permanent workers, not including employees, who provide various services and technical services for the maintenance of the building.
The peculiarities of the house clearly show that Mr. Ambani built a house for himself: 9 elevators, parking for 168 cars, car service, theater, SPA-salon, 3 helipads and much more.
Villa Leopold
Villa located on the Cote d'Azur, worth about $ 730 million
Villa built in 1902 in France. The initiator of its construction was the Belgian king Leopold II.The villa is spread over 8 839 m².The house has 3 floors, which have 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. In the courtyard of the villa there is a park and a swimming pool.
Around the villa there is a lot of rumors about who owns it. Until recently, the villa belonged to the widow of the banker Edmond Zafra, to whom the ownership passed after the death of her husband. In 2008, the press reported that the oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov reached an agreement on concluding a deal with Mrs. Safra on the purchase of the villa, but the financial crisis made its own contribution, as a result the deal was not completed, and for the refusal of her, the oligarch paid the widow the compensation.
Who now owns the villa - it is unknown, the French tabloids claim that the owner was a Russian oligarch, but his name was not disclosed. True or not - time will tell.
Mobile homes
Houses are not only real, but also movable. For the sake of curiosity Vse-Sekrety.ru will consider the most expensive houses on wheels.
Volkner Mobil Performance Bus
The luxurious bus, being a house on wheels, costs about $ 2 million.
Such an unusual house is 15 meters long and includes: a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom and a garage, as well as a garage.
The bedroom and the living room are a single room. In it there is a large folding sofa and a large plasma panel with an audio system. Finishing of walls and furniture - at the highest level, and the fullness of the kitchen - at the maximum: hob, spacious refrigerator, washer, microwave oven. The bathroom is tiled, has a large sink, made in a monolithic construction with a table, as well as a large stall.
From the benefits of the house you can mention the built-in garage, which is located at the bottom of the bus, in the space between the wheels. Of course, the car of the business class of the owner of the house can not fit there, but the low sport car is quite.
Marchi Mobile - eleMMent
Truck with original design, which is a house on wheels, is estimated at $ 1.9 million
This representative of the "wheel house" slightly overtook his rival. The length of the car is 12.2 m, it includes: a bedroom with a shower and a bath, a bar and a kitchen. On the roof of the car there is a terrace. In addition, in the truck on wheels there is a floor with heating, a fireplace, satellite TV and the Internet. The truck can accommodate from 30 to 50 people.
Unlike the previous model, this house does not include a garage. Nevertheless, the design of the truck is much more creative than that of the aforementioned bus.