12 Most Incredible Abandoned Millionaires Mansions !

what secrets are kept by the abandoned mansions of millionaires what could have made the owners desert their home leaving all the property inside unmade beds dirty dishes in the sink pools full of dry leaves and unfinished game of billiards it almost seems like time Stood Still today we will visit the most incredible and breathtaking abandoned mansions of millionaires among which there is the house of Steve Jobs Bruce Lee and the mansion of Mike Tyson himself but we won't ramble for much longer if you have seen the hangover then you know that this guy loves big pets large cages for Tigers give away the former owner yes this is Mike Tyson's abandoned mansion in the heyday of his sports career the world boxing legend loved to go on wild spending sprees Mike bought this big house back in 1980 sadly he met the new millennium deeply in debt and the once elegant and nicely maintained mansion was left uncared-for Tyson resided in the Ohio mansion until March 26th 1992 when he was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for allegedly committing rape [Music] further problems with the law and a difficult financial situation forced Mike to put the house up for sale in 2003 Tyson declared bankruptcy and spending over 300 million dollars by that time businessman Paul Minaya had already bought the luxury residence for 1.3 million dollars Manan never lived in the house and was eventually detained by FBI agents on money laundering charges in 2010 businessman Ron hemel Garn bought the estate at an option for only $600,000 like the previous owner Ron did not live a single day in the mansion in 2014 four years after the purchase he donated it to church employees who wanted to turn it into a sanctuary Oh get the out of here well that did not happen as of 2017 there is no Church in the territory and the mansion retained its original appearance it has an incredible 1,250 square metres of interior space once white and now worn carpet with zebra print crystal chandeliers in all five bedrooms a huge swimming pool and an impressive backyard area with large enclosures for three bangle tigers once owned by Mike Tyson himself Iron Mike who still remains one of the most famous celebrities in the world said that his popularity helped him to once again become a millionaire by making appearances before the public with stories about his life and career now Mike has paid off his old debts and tries to be very careful with money in France estates of this level are called Chateau for example this abandoned house is Chateau Lumiere an incredible castle built in the beginning of the 1900s it once belonged to a Swiss tobacco magnate an interesting and significant figure for the history of local regions however the industrialist began to experience serious problems in the mid 20s his health declined a lot and soon he died the mansion was bought by new owners but they did not have enough means to maintain the house in proper condition Chateau Lumiere was again put up for sale as a result of all the twists and turns the building ended up in caretaker status and although it is listed as a monument of architecture it has actually left to disintegrate there's a once luxurious car Citrone cv2 rusting in the backyard nevertheless the mansion's internal decoration is impressive gilding beautiful antique fabric wallpaper massive columns it is hard to believe that all this stuff is still intact now we'll take a look at the widenar family estate Linwood Hall a 110 room mansion nicknamed the last American Versailles is located in Elkins Park Pennsylvania the castle furnished with chairs from the palace of Louis the 15th with halls filled with the works of Raphael and El Greco has been going through hard times as of June 2017 its cost is 16 million dollars at the same time about 50 million dollars are required for restoration more than a century ago the castle was built on the order of transport tycoon Peter Brown Widener in 1912 his older son George widenar went to Paris together with his wife and son on the way back the family booked tickets for Titanic after the vessel collided with an iceberg widenar seated his wife and her maid in the boat number four and stayed on the sinking ship with his son his father widenar senior died three years after the tragedy he was reported that he was in deep grief over the loss of his son and grandson Linwood Hall never got a worthy owner this abandoned house looks as if it is frozen in time such houses are absolutely breathtaking especially if you know that it once belonged to the famous guitarist of Pink Floyd David Gilmour why did the musician leave his stuff and disappeared as if caught in a sudden natural disaster reportedly an unexploded bomb of the Second World War was found buried under Gilmore's house when getting settled in his mansion in East Essex David and his wife did not even suspect that they had been threatened with a 70 year old bomb all this time the star couple was urgently evacuated from their house in a special unit liquidated the threat however the guitar is never returned to that house and the luxurious estate was left gathering dust the house of a true legend does the same the old abandoned house of Bruce Lee himself it has been put up for sale prior to that it was privately owned by billionaire you penguin who had initially turned it into a cheap motel with $25 per our rooms rented out for unambiguous purposes and then decided to turn it into the actors museum the owner also planned to increase the mansion's area and build a cinema hall on its territory to screen movies with Bruce Lee however it was decided to put the house up for sale for 23 million dollars due to lack of funding Bruce Lee fans expressed doubts about the house retaining the atmosphere which it had during the life of Bruce and while nothing has been decided yet the abandoned building remains a place of secret pilgrimage of the actors fans the year 2011 was a fateful year for David findell the hapless wolf of Wall Street that year he got locked up for five years for swindling with mortgage and pleaded guilty to over eleven million dollars of fraud and here is his once chic now abandoned mansion worth seven million dollars graffiti broken glass and garbage fill the rooms of the empty dwelling findell wanted to sell it but could not do it due to the attachment imposed after he was released there was already nothing to sell a fire had completely destroyed the once beautiful structure this abandoned estate which celebrated its 100th anniversary not so long ago has been revived but just for one night the famous street artist Hank see and 40 other enthusiasts breathed life into the old house arranging a night art show they worked hard to fill all surfaces of the crumbling building with fresh drawings completely transforming the house in the creative process decorated in a special style the abandoned mansion in Los Angeles was put up for sale for ninety million dollars now these people have some huge problems with taste direct proof that money can't buy a sense of style bright murals and unimaginable green ornaments on the walls would not look out of place only in Tony Montana's house the structure of the former drug lords abandoned mansion is somehow reminiscent of the one you saw in the movie Scarface it was discovered by an American photographer Jeff Hagerman it was him who created the chilling photos of the neglected house unfortunately there is no reliable information about the sad fate of its owner in the criminal estate with clogged windows is unlikely to find a new owner in the near future [Music] a huge abandoned mansion in Woodside known as Jacqueline house was the most intriguing place in this area once built in the Spanish colonial Renaissance style for copper tycoon Daniel Jacqueline it was purchased by Steve Jobs in the 80s within a decade the founding father of Apple lived in the posh housing and then rented it out after a while the mansion was neglected in 2004 tops planned to demolish the pompous mansion and build a modern housing in its place however the city residents had a different opinion on this matter the struggle with the supporters of historical heritage preservation lasted for several years after many twists and turns the court decided in favor of the entrepreneur and the house was demolished in 2011 however Steve Jobs was never able to realize his vision of a new building as he died of pancreatic cancer several months later in the English town of Peterborough consonant with the Russian Petersburg there is a rather spooky abandoned mansion belonging to the former head of the illegal biker club Bandidos the second largest in the world its owner drug dealer and biker Robert Pam it has ended up in prison while detained he intensely fought for getting his property back for now his looted mansion is explored by thrill-seekers and just ordinary guys with cameras [Music] there's another criminal mansion on our list spiral-shaped marble staircases fountains indoor waterfalls and a clam shaped hot tub but there is dust on the staircases The Fountains are dry and full of leaves and they're decoration is falling apart into pieces well here we have quite an interesting story originally the mansion had belonged to a wealthy woman with cancer she managed to get a special permission from the authorities to cultivate marijuana for treating her illness no one knows where the owner disappeared whether she died or just left the estate but this is not the end of the story it continues with a criminal plot of unscrupulous real estate agents who came to inspect the mansion and discovered equipment for growing you know what they launched their own small farm they took electricity for pumps lighting and other equipment for free and did not bother with utility companies however it turned out they were not cut out to be electricians as a result of network overload and further short-circuit a fire broke out on the territory of the marijuana fortress the fire provokes such a strong intoxicating smell that people could smell it for miles after that the illegal residents were arrested and the mansion stands abandoned to this day last but not least hacienda pablo escobar owned a territory of almost 20 square kilometers including a private Safari Park karting and Airport the legendary Colombian drug lord spared no expense when it came to decorating his home with various eccentric details the entrance to the estate was adorned with an exact copy of a piper aircraft but not any regular plane who no the one that had delivered the first batch of cocaine to the United States the whole territory was filled with statues of dinosaurs a unique zoo with rhinoceroses giraffes and hippos was located there they were erected there since the smell of fertilizer was stronger than that of the drugs eventually when the luxurious estate was seized by Colombian agents it quickly fell into despair looters and robbers took everything that could be carried away the mansion was abandoned for a long time and was gradually covered with grasses but today at hosts an amusement park in the center of which there is a museum dedicated to the famous drug lord 50,000 tourists visit this amazing place every year that's all for now thanks for watching we hope you enjoyed the video [Music] [Music]

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Length: 11min 49sec (709 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 17 2017