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At no.5 is the Hearst Mansion (above) in Beverly Hills. Valued at $165 million, it features 29 bedrooms and astonishingly – three swimming pools.
At no.5 is the Hearst Mansion (above) in Beverly Hills. Valued at $165 million, it features 29 bedrooms and astonishingly – three swimming pools.
Made famous in the Godfather movie, when a severed horse's head is delivered to the owner's bed, it is the former home of the publishing giant William Randolph Hearst, who was also the inspiration for the main character in “Citizen Kane”. The estate also gained an added helping of allure thanks to John F Kennedy, who stayed in the mansion during his honeymoon.
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One step higher on the list is the $170 million Fairfield Pond in The Hamptons. The largest private, residential compound in the United States, this 63-acre home (above) is the property of publicity shy billionaire Ira Rennert, has 29 bedrooms, 5 sports courts, a bowling alley and a $150,000 hot tub.
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In third place you might be surprised to find not a house, but a penthouse. The apartment at One Hyde Park (above) is truly exceptional. Complete with bulletproof windows, iris-scanners, a panic room, a secret tunnel to the nearby Mandarin Hotel and its own SAS trained bodyguards – it's a property for the security conscious.
The $200 million penthouse is served by 24-hour room service, and has access to the building's other facilities including the spa, squash courts and wine tasting rooms.
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In second spot, is perhaps the most well known property on the list – Villa Leopolda (above). An 80,00 square foot chateaux in the French seaside town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, it was built for King Leopold of Belgium in 1902.
It boasts 19 bedrooms, sports courts, a bowling alley, multiple kitchens, dining rooms and a movie theatre. It also recently hit the headlines when Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian metals magnate, lost his $55 million deposit on the $750 million property.
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Finally, at the peak of the property pile is “Antilla” in Mumbai (above). Currently under construction and estimated to be worth a monumental $1billion, the 27-storey development is the dream home of Mukesh Ambani; the head of Indian petro-chemical giant Reliance Industries, and the fourth richest man in the world. With double height ceilings, ballrooms, crystal chandelier ceilings, retractable stages, six floors of car-parking and staff quarters for 600 servants, there is no other home on earth that can compare to the 570 feet of Antilla.
In third place you might be surprised to find not a house, but a penthouse. The apartment at One Hyde Park (above) is truly exceptional. Complete with bulletproof windows, iris-scanners, a panic room, a secret tunnel to the nearby Mandarin Hotel and its own SAS trained bodyguards – it's a property for the security conscious.
Finally, at the peak of the property pile is “Antilla” in Mumbai (above). Currently under construction and estimated to be worth a monumental $1billion, the 27-storey development is the dream home of Mukesh Ambani; the head of Indian petro-chemical giant Reliance Industries, and the fourth richest man in the world. With double height ceilings, ballrooms, crystal chandelier ceilings, retractable stages, six floors of car-parking and staff quarters for 600 servants, there is no other home on earth that can compare to the 570 feet of Antilla.
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