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What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you say "the best house in the world"? I would venture to suggest that the place where the parents live. However, the best does not always mean “the most beautiful”.
Whether you're a traditionalist who loves epic castles or a modernist who appreciates the clean lines of minimalism, our selection of the most beautiful houses in the world has something for you.
10. Updown Court, England
This private residence, located just outside London, is actually larger than Buckingham Palace. Yes, there is a man in good old England who owns a larger house than the Queen of England.
The 103-room mansion is surrounded by 58 acres (234,718 sqm) of landscaped gardens and forests. It features five pools, a fully automated two-lane bowling alley and a 50-seat cinema with its own bar.
In 2005, Updown Court was, its price was 138 million dollars. It currently has an estimated cost of over $150 million.
9. Acqua Liana, USA
It seems strange to call a mansion with a total area of 1400 sq.m. "green". However, if you factor in the large number of solar panels installed in an area the size of a basketball field, you'll probably agree that this Florida home has earned its title for good reason. Their installation cost 120 thousand dollars, but what can you not do for the sake of nature?
In addition, Acqua Liana includes a water system that uses only waste water and energy efficient lighting that reduces energy consumption by 70 percent compared to homes of similar size.
There is even an automated "biofeedback" system that allows the owner to monitor resource consumption in real time.
And lest any eco-maniac “undermines”, we add that the house was built using reclaimed (recycled) wood to save 10 acres of the Brazilian rainforest.
The most beautiful house in the world (from the eco-friendly, of course) includes every convenience you can imagine. These include: seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, a wine cellar, a relaxing spa and a pool bar.
8. Fleur De Lys, USA
The house, whose name translates as "Lily Flower", is so beautiful that singer Mariah Carey once considered buying it (she ultimately backed out of the deal).
This huge mansion in Los Angeles with an area of 3716 sq.m. and 20 thousand sq.m. land was commissioned by billionaire David Seperstein. When creating it, the architects were inspired by the appearance and interiors of the Versailles Palace of Louis XIV.
It has 12 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms for a large number of guests, as well as a wine cellar for 3,000 bottles.
7Villa Leopolda, France
In the photo of the most beautiful houses in the world, you can often see La Leopolda, or Leopold's Villa. This majestic building was built in 1902 for Caroline Lacroix, the favorite (and future wife) of King Leopold II.
The luxurious villa was featured in the films The Red Shoes in 1948 and To Catch a Thief in 1955. It is considered a historical monument of France. Every day, 50 full-time gardeners tend to the extensive gardens of olive, orange, lemon and cypress trees.
Curiously, La Leopolda was not always inhabited exclusively by the rich and famous. During World War II, the villa was used as a military hospital for wounded soldiers.
6. New Colonial, USA
This is one of those cozy houses that you fall in love with at first sight. Located in Seattle, Washington, it sits atop a hill with breathtaking views of the lake and Seattle's famous landmark, the Space Needle.
5Villa del Balbianello, Italy
Usually, photos of the most beautiful houses are all that remains to be admired, because they are unlikely to let us inside. But not in the case of the Italian beauty - Villa del Balbianello. This villa was privately owned during the 19th and 20th centuries and was eventually donated to the Italian Environment Fund.
Now this building is mainly used for weddings, as well as for filming and photography for various fashion magazines. You may also recognize Villa del Balbianello in the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).
4. Jardin Majorelle, Morocco
The house, once owned by Yves Saint Laurent and his life partner Pierre Berger, is located in the Majorelle Park. And it is as unusual as it is beautiful. This Moorish-style villa is painted in the colors used by the first owner, artist Jacques Majorelle.
The blue villa, surrounded by a huge botanical garden with more than 300 species of plants, was a safe haven for the famous fashion designer from the outside world. Here he looked for inspiration when creating new models. And in 2008, the ashes of Saint Laurent were scattered in the rose garden, in the presence of the workers of the Majorelle Park.
3. Castle Garibaldi, Russia
This original construction project, implemented in Khryashchevka (Samara region), includes not only a neo-Gothic castle, but also a recreation park. People come here for photo shoots, hold contests and arrange wedding events.
The owner of the castle seeks to achieve full compliance with the structure of the medieval "nomes". Therefore, every detail of Garibaldi Castle is the result of careful work not only of designers and builders, but also of a team working with historical documents.
2. Hobbit Treehouse, USA
If the hobbits who came to our world left their underground dwellings behind and moved into the trees, the end result would probably be very similar to The Hobbit's Tree House. One was created on Orcas Island in Washington State by Suzanne Dege.
All three round rooms are connected by corridors and suspension bridges, which looks very unusual and resembles the Ewok village in Return of the Jedi. Dege purchased this structure in 2002 and spent eight years bringing it to the desired shape.
How much can the most expensive mansion in the world cost? $100 million? $200 million? But no: the most expensive mansion is considered to be owned by the richest man in India, Mukeshi Ambani. The price is 1 billion dollars. The rest of the houses included in the top ten most expensive in the world cannot be called cheap either.
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1. House of Mail.ru Group and DST Global co-owner Yuri Milner in Los Altos Hills. The cost, according to various sources, is $75-100 million.
This luxurious 2400 m² Loire-style house has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a huge hall at the main entrance, a rotunda with stairs leading up to the top on both sides, a home theater, a wine cellar, a spa, a gym and a ballroom.
2. Maison de l'Amitie, Palm Beach, Florida - $100 million
Donald Trump purchased the Maison de l'Amitie for $41.4 million in 2004, saying at the time, "This is the highest amount ever paid for a detached home, and I think it's not a bad deal for a buyer." Four years later, he sold Maison de l'Amitie to Dmitry Rybolovlev, chairman of the board of directors of Uralkali, for $100 million, according to Vedomosti. The house has 18 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms and a garage for 48 cars.
3. Fleur De Lys - $125 million
The Fleur De Lys mansion has an area of approximately 3809 m² and 15 bedrooms. Its anonymous buyer plans to rent "Lily Flower" for $400,000 a month. The decor of the mansion is made in the style of the times of Louis XIV: French limestone floors, frescoes on the ceiling, walls of marble, leather and gold. The house even has a library with a collection of rare books and a small theater.
4. Home of the American television producer Aaron Spelling. Cost: $150 million. In addition to a garage for 100 cars, there is even a gift wrapping room.
6. The "Top" house in the Alps is owned by Tim and Edre Blixet, owners of the elite resort "Yellow Stone Club". Cost - $ 155 million. The mansion is located on a plot of 64 hectares, has 8 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
8. The mansion, owned by the daughter of the former President of Ukraine Olena Franchuk, is located in Kensington (Great Britain). Cost: $161 million. The house has 10 bedrooms, an underground pool, a cinema and, for some reason, a bunker.
9. Hearst Palace - $ 165 million. The owners have 3 swimming pools, 29 bedrooms and a cinema at their disposal. The mansion is famous for the fact that the filming of The Godfather took place within its walls.
11. Fairfield Pond mansion with an area of about 6131 m² is equipped with a basketball court, a bowling alley and a hot tub for 150 thousand dollars. Cost - $198 million.
13. The palace was built in 1902 by King Leopold II of Belgium for his wife Caroline Lacroix on the French Riviera. Its current value is $736 million. The previous owner of the villa, billionaire banker Edmond Safra, hosted Ronald Reagan and Frank Sinatra here. In 2008, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov intended to buy the villa, but abandoned the deal due to the crisis.
The house should be such that it is comfortable to live in it. Perhaps this is the best way to spend a huge amount of money of all. Expensive houses rarely lose value, especially if famous people have lived in them.
Home is our castle. Nothing is a pity on native walls, so some houses stand like a small country or a hundred islands.
Eurasia
"Eurasia" is a mansion located in Russia. Of course, in the suburbs. Its estimated cost is $100,000,000. This is a house that looks like a huge castle from the Middle Ages.
The roof is made of copper, while the columns and walls are made of high-strength marble and granite. Such a house will stand for at least 500 years, and without repair.
Villa Leopolda
The list of something most expensive simply cannot do without France. This is a house in Nice, for which they ask for half a billion dollars. Despite the space price, this house belonged to many people.
Villa is almost 120 years old, but during this time it has gained particular popularity. Whoever owns this house owns everything. Surprisingly, there are many people who want to buy a villa for such “modest” money.
Mansion-skyscraper Antilia
This is not just a house, but a real skyscraper, which belongs to one person - Mukesh Ambani. The house is located in Mumbai, India. The area of the house is approaching 40,000 square meters. This is the record holder among residential buildings. It is also the tallest residential building in the world - 173 meters. It has 27 floors with: 9 elevators, a huge parking lot, a car workshop, a theater, a spa, several swimming pools, a huge garden, three helipads. The house has a place for guests and for the family of Ambani himself: his three children, mother and wife. They built this mega-house for only 70-80 million dollars. Now it is estimated at an unimaginable 2 billion.
most expensive house
It is located in Switzerland, in a picturesque place on the shores of Lake Zug. The cottage has an area of about 800 square meters, a wine cellar, 4 garages. Despite the fact that the house was completed in 2012, its owner is still unknown.
As in any other case with the most expensive things, something that is most expensive does not stand out with almost anything other than materials. Watches and phones are encrusted with diamonds, and cases are made of platinum. This house is also partly made of gold and platinum. During the construction, 200 tons of precious metals were used. One of the walls is made of dinosaur bones, and the tile contains meteorites. The unknown owner paid $12,000,000,000 for the house. This is, for example, 1/8 of the fortune of Bill Gates. Such exorbitant money could be spent not just by a rich person, but by one of the richest in the world, of which there are not so many. The number of zeros is terrifying, and the house itself looks rather modest.
House on wheels
Elemment Palazzo is the most expensive home, but with a caveat. He can move. The house is luxurious and incredibly beautiful. From a technical point of view, it is also excellent. Inside, it looks like an airplane with classic antique finishes. On the top floor there is an opportunity to increase the volume of the living area when the house stands still. This allows you to almost double the area of residence.
The client has the possibility of individual design, which makes the motor home also very exclusive. The car has apartments for the driver, guests and even a fireplace. On the roof there is a terrace with a bar, which allows you to relax under the open sky. Only five of these machines-houses are produced per year.
Perhaps nothing more expensive than a residential building will be built in Switzerland, because there is hardly anyone who can find even more meteorite material and the bones of ancient animals.
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In the world there is a huge number of buildings, houses, villas, hotel complexes and skyscrapers that are unusual in external and internal appearance. ELLE has put together a gallery of houses that are not included in the list of the most luxurious residences in the world, but are definitely considered unique objects of design thought.
Coastlands House by the ocean in California
The villa, surrounded by endless sea expanses, was created for an elderly couple. Despite the fact that the house resembles the abode of fairy gnomes, it turns out to be very spacious. Located in the shade of perennial oaks on a slope near the Pacific Ocean, according to the architects' idea, the residence was "embedded" into the hill and, as a result, organically merged with the natural landscape.
Gallery house in Brazil
A private residence in Brazil, despite the informality of the project, is a classic embodiment of a modern home. Outside, the house-gallery looks more like a country hotel complex, but this is just an appearance. The interior of the building creates an atmosphere of comfort and home, and the house itself will accommodate a large number of guests. The panorama of the mountains and green hills add provincial exoticism to the futuristic villa.
Private house Daniel's Lane in New York
The two-story New York mansion Daniel’s Lane is an unusual structure in the form of combined rectangular structures and an attic with a huge number of places to relax. Large windows around the perimeter are the visiting card of the residence.
Private residence in California
An old residence built in the historic city of Brentwood, California, experienced a new birth after the owners decided to change the exterior and expand the house. The original attic on the upper level, transparent walls and all the signs of the so-called functional minimalism allow us to consider the residence as the standard of its genre.
At least in some ways Russia can lose America's nose. Even despite the strong depreciation of the ruble, the price of the most expensive house in the Moscow region exceeds the cost of any fashionable American estate. Sravni.ru found seven incredibly expensive mansions for sale. One can only guess who exactly can afford to buy such a property.
In the suburbs there is no sea, mountains and year-round sun, but houses here are much more expensive than in foreign resorts. It is difficult to imagine who can afford to buy a mansion for several billion rubles. For comparison, the entire budget for 2015 of the city of Orekhovo-Zuevo, where 120 thousand people live, is 3.6 billion rubles. The budgets of other cities near Moscow are of the same order.
Such expensive real estate is not bought with a mortgage - it is illiquid, it will be extremely difficult for the bank to sell it in case of default by the borrower - and few Russian businessmen have "live" money (not assets) in such a volume. According to unconfirmed reports, the fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych bought a house in the village of Meindorf Gardens. Two participants of the presented rating are located in this village. Apparently, they are designed for such a target audience.
7. House in the village of Zarechye - 3,772,431,000 rubles. (65 million dollars)
The three-level estate is part of the complex of the elite settlement "International University Development Fund". The area of the house is 2000 sq. m. During the construction, high-quality building materials were used. There is a swimming pool, a spa complex, a guest house, a garage with a car wash, and an apartment for staff.
6. A house in the village "Maindorf Gardens" - 4,236,730,200 rubles. (73 million dollars)
Three-level mansion with an area of 2600 sq. m on the Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway, 8 km from the Moscow Ring Road. The house has a monolithic type of construction and is already furnished. It has a large dressing room, gym, solarium, swimming pool, sauna, wine cellar and pantry. The village is surrounded by lakes similar to those located in the Alps.
5. House in the village of Skolkovo - 4,642,992,000 rubles. (80 million dollars)
The Art Deco mansion was designed by architect Nana Getashvili. It has men's and women's dressing rooms, a dining room for 14 people, a cinema, a gym, gift storage, a hammam, a swimming pool, rooms for children, etc. Near the house for staff and two garages for 14 cars. The plot area is 2.8 hectares. Moscow is only 2 km away.
4. House in the village of Kalchuga - 4,642,992,000 rubles. (80 million dollars)
Joseph Stalin and Felix Dzerzhinsky lived in Kalchuga, on the Rublevo-Uspenskoye Highway. Perhaps, this fact will seem important to some buyers in order to give preference to this place, compared to the nearby Barvikha and Gorki-2. The mansion for sale consists of three levels with a total area of 400 sq. m, plot area - 400 acres. The house was built in the form of a castle, next to a pond. Near the Moscow River.
3. A house in the Novogorsky microdistrict of Khimki - 5,049,253,800 rubles. ($87 million)
House "Tyuen" is located in one of the villages on the Leningrad highway, 5 km from the Moscow Ring Road. Construction area - 347.9 square meters. m, it is made in the Norman style. A distinctive feature is the original finish of the chimneys, as well as forged spiers. The plot area is 19.82 acres. Nearby there is a picturesque park.
2. A house in the village "Maindorf Gardens" - 5,223,366,000 rubles. ($90 million).
House with an area of 3.3 thousand square meters. m is located on the Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway in the Odintsovsky farm. The mansion is made in the French style. The facade is white, with golden elements. There is a lot of stucco and crystal inside. The plot area is 1.1 ha. Before paying 5 billion rubles. Applicants should familiarize themselves with neighboring buildings. Across the road, a tuberculosis dispensary is listed on the map. Although it is possible that he is also elite.
