The Most Expensive Houses in the World

#7 The Penthouse, One Hyde Park

The penthouse in London’s one Hyde park is reportedly one of the most expensive house in the world. This 6-bedroom house was sold for 220 million dollars recently. Details about the buyers still remain a secret.

This penthouse includes a wide range of facilities such as room service from a neighbouring hotel, spas, gym, squash court etc. It also has a private facility for tasting wine. It has former SAS members guarding it 24 x 7. The windows in the house are completely bullet-proof.

#6 No. 6 Palace Green, Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Lakshmi Mittal’s house located at the address – no. 6 Palace Green, London, is one of the world’s costliest houses. Purchased at a cost of $222,000,000, it is said that Lakshmi Mittal gifted this house to his son Adithya in 2008. This house was popularly called ‘Hyderabad House’.

This house was first constructed in the year 1910 using red bricks. This house built over an area of 14,736 sq. ft. consists of 12 bedrooms. It has separate rooms dedicated for artworks, flowers etc.

#5 FAIRFIELD, SAGAPONACK, NY

The Fairfield estate located in Sagaponack, New York is one of the most expensive and extravagant properties in USA and the world. It belongs to a billionaire named Ira Rennert. It was reported in the media that the net worth of the property is a whopping 248 million dollars.

This lavish property has over 20 bedrooms and over 30 bathrooms. The name for this estate was derived from the Fairfield pond which is located close to the property. The overall area of this estate is around 66,000 sq. ft.

#4 THE WHITE HOUSE

The White House located in Washington D.C. is worth over 300 million dollars. It has been the official residence and workplace of the US president ever since the term of John Adams. The Irish architect James Hoban was the one who design White House in the 18th century.

It took 8 years from the year 1792 to the year 1800 for the construction of the White House to complete. Several alterations were made to the building after that. Aquia-Creek sandstone was used in the construction of this building.

#3 Villa Leopolda

Villa Leopolda is a huge villa located in a town in France called Villefranche-sur-Mer. It was built between the years 1929 and 1931. Ogden Codman Junior, an architect from USA, was the one who was responsible for designing and constructing this expensive villa.

The land where this villa is constructed was originally an estate owned by a Belgian King named King Leopold II. Villa Leopolda is recognized as an historical monument in France. This villa was used by the famous Hollywood director Alfred Hitchcock as a set in his movie ‘To Catch a Thief’.

#2 Antilla

Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s 27-storey residence, Antilla, is the first billion-dollar residential building in the world. It took 4 years for the full construction of Antilla. The amazing thing about this building is that each of the 27 floors is completely unique in its design and style. You can’t find two floors that are similar in their looks.

This Ambani house was constructed according to vaastu shastra, an Indian construction science. 6 floors of the building are dedicated only for vehicle parking. The building has 9 elevators.

#1 Buckingham Palace

The grand Buckingham palace located in the city of Westminster, London is the official workplace and residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom. This royal palace is worth over 1 billion dollars. This palace offers the perfect setting for special occasions in the state.

The palace would be the center of focus during national celebration and crisis. This palace is open for public entertainment every year when more than 50 thousand guests would be invited and entertained with parties and many other events.