Saturday 28 May 2011

Antilia is the world’s most expensive house for $1 billion


India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani moves in his $1 billion abode. Dubbed Antilia, it is located at Altamount Road, South Mumbai, India and spreads over 400,000 square foot. Listed as the fourth richest man in the world, Mukesh Ambani will move in the world’s most expensive house with his wife Nita, their three children and his mother. Towering at 173m ((560 ft), this private residence has enough room to enclose a health spa, multiple swimming pools, a 50 seater theatre (on the eighth floor), a dancing studio and a ballroom. The grandeur of the building extends with with three helipads, its own air traffic control, a six-floor car park and a four-storey hanging garden. A staff of 600 will help to maintain and run this largest home in the world. This mansion in the sky comprises of 27 floors which are equivalent to 60 floors of regular height.


At 53, Mukesh Ambani has a personal wealth of about $27 billion and is all set to become the world's richest by 2014. 

[TeleGraph&SMH Australia&Business Insider]