Tuesday, 8 November 2011

FW: MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN THE WORLD

Subject: MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN THE WORLD

 
MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN THE WORLD
Named  – THE ANTILIA HOUSE.

Mukesh Ambani’s house is located in Mumbai City, India.

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Antilia is named after the mythical island in the Atlantic.
The construction is inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon .

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The $1 billion family home built for the world’s forth richest man
Mukesh Ambani, his wife and three children, is said to be the greenest
of all buildings.
 
Ambani family has employed a staff of 600 to tend to this home. 

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According to Inhabitat the Antilia is ”boasting 27 stories at
568 feet high, with a total area of over 398,000 square feet
of living space, which are far from modest.

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Antilla, has consumed electricity worth Rs.70,69,488 (AUD$146,000) in
the one month since Mukesh Ambani moved in with wife Nita and their
three children.

It is the Mumbai’s highest residential electricity bill generated till date.

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The home contains a health club with a gym and dance studio,
a swimming pool, a ballroom, guestrooms, a variety of lounges,
and a 50-seater cinema.

Three helicopter pads have been installed on the roof, and a
car park for 160 vehicles sits on the ground floor.

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How many cars do you have to need 6 levels of parking spaces?
I'll tell you how many cars he has  .... 168 imported cars!

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Each floor are designed with various materials so as to bring a different look.

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Lounges, fine rugs, chandeliers and mirrors can be seen at any room.

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The most striking features of the Antilla which caught my eye is probably
the ballroom which has crystal chandeliers that take up approximately
80% of the ceiling. 

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It has silver stairways that lead to a central landing, behind
which two retractable doors can open to display works of art.
There is also a stage for entertainment or speeches, with a projection
screen behind it.

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A kitchen, about the same size as the ballroom itself, can
service hundreds of guests, an Olympic-size swimming pool
and a four-storey open garden.

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Other floors have gyms and glass-fronted apartments for guests.

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The two floors above the family’s residence have been set aside as maintenance
areas and for an “air space floor” capable of accommodating three helicopters.

BY the way, It’s made of entirely Glass.

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