$2 Billion Homes - Antilla is World's Most Expensive House (FOLLOW-UP) (VIDEO)

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On: May 3, 08
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Nearly a year after our first post, we have more info about the personal skyscraper being built by Mukesh Ambani, the head of the Mumbai-based petrochemical Reliance Industries. He is also the fifth richest man in the world with a net worth of $46 billion. Ambani is making the most of his bank account and is building a 22-story house for his family of four that is expected to set him back $2 billion.

The house, dubbed Antilla, will stand 550 feet tall and will have a total of 400,000 sq ft of interior space. The house is scheduled to be finished by January 2009.

“What’s even more astonishing is that the stately home staunchly follows the principles of Vaastu, an Indian version of Feng Shui throughout the building with strategically placed furniture and accessories,” BornRich says. “Then there’s the health level with a swimming pool, a yoga studio and even an ice spa where residents can enjoy flurries of man-made snow!”

2 billion dollars? I’m totally speechless.

Personal Skyscrapers - India’s Mukesh Ambani Buildin’s 60 Story New House

Mukesh Ambani is India’s richest man and in a vain attempt to prove it, he’s building himself a skyscraper mansion that he wants to call “Antilia”. Antilia is the name of a mythical island some believe to be in in the Atlantic Ocean near Spain. Mr. Mukesh’s ultra luxury residence is the stuff of leg… [More]

The topmost levels will exclusively be used to entertain business guests. So how many people will it take to maintain such a loft? An unofficial figure listed the number of employees for the home at 600, but at the rate this palatial home is getting blinged out, we wont be entirely surprised if the number increased by a couple of hundreds more! Get your own personal tour of the Antilla with the pictures and the video below. (bornrich.org)





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Read More: forbes   Via: bornrich.org  


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I adore the fact it integrates Vaastu! But my experience with home renos is that the estimated cost is a lot less than what it really amounts to be. Then again, when you're worth $46 billion, what's a few million extra?

By: Bianca Bartz on May 3, 08 | 2894 Trends | 596 Comments

Be a unique hotel IF he deeds it to the public sometime. Wow, some future B&B;Inn.

By: rocketranger on May 4, 08 | 0 Trends | 2128 Comments



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