15 Most Incredible Homes In The World

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[Music] for many of us the thought of buying a home can be daunting but for most of the world's ultra-rich an impressive home is an absolute necessity forget your expectations of a normal mansion these homes redefine the meaning of luxury with amenities fit for royalty and price tags that restrict these homes to individuals with well over a billion dollars from French chateaus to Indian mega towers we are counting down the top 15 most incredible homes in the world [Music] this massive house holds the title as both the largest and most expensive home in Los Angeles County the property was originally owned by crooner Bing Crosby but producer Aaron Spelling had the house razed to the ground when he bought it in 1988 you may not recognize spelling by name but he is the single most prolific producer in television history his past shows include Charlie's Angels Love Boat dynasty Beverly Hills 90210 and seventh Heaven at the time of his passing spelling had an estimated net worth of well over 600 million dollars although he was extremely shy in real life Spelling decided to build the most ostentatious house LA had ever seen the 123 room behemoth included a screening room gym bowling alley three rooms for wrapping presents for two-car garages tennis court and several pools the parking lot accommodates 100 vehicles and there are also sixteen car ports the house was very controversial among neighbors as it dwarfed even the most impressive mansions for miles around after spelling died in 2003 the house was sold to socialite petra stunt who was only 23 at the time the list price was 150 million dollars by far the highest in LA history stunt who also owns a 90 million dollar residence in London has recently expressed interest in selling the manor beyond its size and location this home has some of the most amazing amenities on our countdown it took real estate legend Bruce Mackowski and a team of 300 more than four years to renovate this property which went on the market in 2017 for a phenomenal 250 million dollars Mackowski said that he was inspired after spending time on mega yachts whose price tags ranged from 200 to 300 million dollars Mackowski designed the house specifically for a new class of billionaire and included such luxuries as 30 million dollars worth of luxury cars a priceless art collection a four-lane bowling alley custom-built glass pool tables foosball tables and ping pong tables a candy wall and the largest residential television in the world which is 30 feet wide and that is just the outdoor TV which is placed at the end of it infinity pool looking out over Los Angeles nearby is one of the most advanced home theaters ever built a two million dollar James Bond theme screening room with 40 reclining seats made from handcrafted Italian leather and a 22 foot screen and a sound system with 57 speakers and 16 subwoofers that you feel as much as you hear the 4k projector is also preloaded with 7,000 movie as well as loads of games as part of the price Mackowski will also pay for the homes full-time staff of seven including a chef chef or and masseuse for two years though he has yet to find a buyer for this incredible home it's hard to argue that the price tag is largely justified this Hamptons estate actually includes four different houses for a total of 110,000 square feet the main house alone has twenty nine bedrooms thirty-nine bathrooms a basketball court movie theater and bowling alley in addition to three swimming pools and miles of private shoreline there is a hot tub valued at more than $150,000 the property taxes alone are $650,000 every year more than enough to buy an incredible home somewhere else the house is owned by junk bonds billionaire IRA Rennert he bought the home for a comparatively meager 100 million dollars before undergoing such a massive construction project that many neighbors threatened to take him to court the house is currently valued at 250 million dollars this montana mansion has ten bedrooms and is located directly beneath a ski resort called rampage mountain the owners don't need to worry about getting cold in the winter though in addition to a wine cellar massage room and gym the house has heated floors and a fireplace in every single bathroom not much is known about the property but its owner Tim bliksem has been the source of dozens of scandals over the years the former timber baron has defrauded banks and even sold fraudulent software to the US military in 2007 his net worth was valued at 1.3 billion but after a string of messy divorces he filed for bankruptcy in 2014 though the house is still registered in his name he will likely be selling the magnificent property soon to pay his settlements it is currently valued at 155 million dollars up down Court is an incredible California style mansion located in Windlesham England it has some of the most amazing features of any privately owned home in the world for example it has an astonishing 103 rooms 24 bedrooms fully automated two-lane bowling alley 5 swimming pools including an infinity pool a squash court a floodlit tennis court a wine cellar with the capacity for 3,000 bottles and a panic room equally as impressive the house sits on 58 acres of landscaped gardens in woodland even the roads at up/down court are impressive the house is entered by a three million dollar heated marble driveway the house was initially constructed in 1924 for British General Sir Philip Ward in his family of five it stayed in their possession until 1977 when Saudi Prince Sammy Guyot bought the property for an undisclosed amount unfortunately the house was nearly destroyed ten years later in an electrical fire and sat in disuse for more than a decade until a redevelopment company began rebuilding it as a dream home for Bruce Willis though well is pulled out of the deal the house has had many owners since 2000 the annual operating cost of the mansion are more than three million dollars so it's imperative that each owner has an excessive income the property was last sold for 139 million dollars [Music] the Playboy Mansion is an opulent twelfth bedroom home in Beverly Hills the 21,000 square foot mansion is less famous for its amenities than it is for its notoriously hedonistic lifestyle of its inhabitants the house was built in 1927 and had several owners before playboy acquired it in 1971 for a modest $1,000,000 the Playboy Mansion is of course most closely associated with the late founder of Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner but in reality Hefner paid rent to the Playboy Enterprises who owned the mansion to the tune of 1 million dollars a year the home has 80 full-time staff not including playmates a massive wine cellar a movie theater tennis courts a grotto and a zoo but the most interesting facts about the Playboy Mansion have very little to do with the house itself the property has been the epicenter of sexual socialising for more than 50 years countless celebrities have graced the mansion's halls and many moved in for periods of time including Godfather actor James Caan and poet shel silverstein and it turns out the mansion's reputation for dirty activities is well founded in 2011 123 guests developed high fevers and respiratory illnesses a team of epidemiologists traced the disease back to a specific whirlpool hot tub in the grotto where a wide variety of adult activities had just transpired but aside from this incident the mansion has been one of the most famous residences in pop culture despite the controversy surrounding Hugh Hefner and his legacy the home was sold for 100 million dollars soon after Hefner's death the castle is located in the town of Bram deep in the Transylvanian region of Romania however the name is a bit of a misnomer Vlad the Impaler a 15th century Prince known for his proclivity for torture and cruelty was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's 1897 Dracula Vlad spent time in the region around bran castle and the current owners decided to capitalize on the tourism they knew Dracula's name would bring in reality the castle was first constructed in 1212 in was home to many different dynasties including Mongols Ottomans and Magyars since 2009 the castle has belonged to Archduke Dominik von Habsburg part of the austrian royal family though the property is valued at a whopping 135 million dollars Archduke Dominik decided to open the castle as a museum now visitors can experience it's 57 rooms in 17 bedrooms firsthand the castle is still outfitted with much of the furniture from the peak of the Austrian Habsburg Empire and many of the antique items are as priceless as the house itself [Music] Kensington Palace is the highlight of London's billionaires row the street is one of the most expensive residential ZIP codes in the world and Kensington is by far the most impressive the property is valued at more than 140 million dollars and was last purchased by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich Feli has many business ventures he's probably best known as the owner of Chelsea the British Football Club despite its current ownership Kensington Palace is most closely associated with the British royal family it was first the residence of Queen Mary the second in the 1600s over time it served both as a full-time residence and a seasonal home to numerous monarchs but during World War Two the palace served a much scarier purpose the British military refitted the facilities and transform them into a prisoner of war camp known colloquially as the London cage though the grounds were located in an extremely central London neighborhood precautions were taken to keep the events totally secret only after the war did it come out that the facilities were used for torture complete with dozens of cages and interrogation rooms since then the house has been converted back into a royal residence Prince William and Prince Harry both grew up in the palace with their mother Princess Diana even after her divorce from Prince Charles now the italian-style residence has been returned to its former glory and future additions including an underground extension with a tennis court health center and a fully functional auto museum only a 30 minute drive from Manhattan this slice of Connecticut coast has been a magnet for New York City socialites from more than 200 years this particular house was built in 1905 and boasts nine bedrooms 15 foot ceilings 7 fireplaces views of the Long Island Sound from almost every room in the house in addition to a private beach and yacht basin the 63 acre island is connected to the mainland by a narrow bridge but once you're on the property you'll have total privacy unlike many houses on this countdown this house has been in the same family since the 1800s it was purchased by 19th century industrialist William Ziegler who made most of his money manufacturing baking powder since then it has stayed in his family who reportedly only use it as a summer home its list prices in astonishing 175 million dollars if it found a buyer it would be the most expensive home sale in United States history [Music] this Spanish Revival style home is without a doubt one of the most majestic properties in the world it was built in San Simeon California in 1919 by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst when he started his career he only owned a couple of tabloids but now Hearst communications owns hundreds of publications including cosmopolitan and Esquire and networks like ane and ESPN after amassing a huge fortune Hearst built his massive estate and used it to host some of the most legendary parties of the 1920s and 30s invitations were difficult to come by and guests included Charlie Chaplin Cary Grant the Marx Brothers Greta Garbo Clark Gable James Stewart Bob Hope Calvin Coolidge Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill the incredible property contains 56 bedrooms 61 bathrooms 19 sitting rooms 127 acres of gardens indoor and outdoor swimming pools tennis courts a movie theater an airfield and the world's largest private zoo zebras and other exotic animals still roam the grounds to this day other novelties include a full Roman temple complete with Neptune pool famously the house was the inspiration for Xanadu in Orson Welles highly acclaimed 1941 film Citizen Kane but Hearst was outraged by his portrayal and disallowed them from filming on his property to this day only to filming projects have been allowed Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus and the music video for Lady gaga song GUI the part of the property has been converted into a museum the house is still valued at 191 million dollars this property is easily one of the most impressive in the world but unlike the other houses in our countdown the penthouse is a two hundred million dollar apartment located in Hyde Park in London this flat manages to justify its jaw-dropping price tag to begin with it has two storeys with floor-to-ceiling windows its own parking lot and access to a host of spas and squash courts on top of that it has a tunnel leading directly to TV chef Heston Blumenthal zone Lee London restaurant despite being one of the most celebrated chefs in the UK Blumenthal and his staff are on call for room service 24/7 on top of these luxuries the apartment is outfitted with a security system straight out of a sci-fi movie the residents has security features including bulletproof windows SAS trained security guards an air purifier to frustrate poison gas attacks iris scanning doors and a panic room where the owners can retreat in safety should they be targeted by kidnappers or robbers perhaps most interestingly the apartments new owners have remained completely anonymous citing safety concerns for themselves and their families this mansion complex is located in the super exclusive city in the French Riviera known as st. John kaffarah each of the three houses on the lot is valued at about 70 million euros making this one of the most valuable properties in the world at an estimated 410 million dollars two of the three houses are intended as guest houses but even they include nine bedrooms a private Terrace and a swimming pool other amenities include a nightclub with a full bar a fully functional spa with steam room massage area and hot tub and an infinity pool looking out over the Mediterranean despite cap Faraz amazing amenities it is not the highlight of the French Riviera via leopolda sits in the luxurious vacation district of villa french sumaré not only is this Pella a Park era mansion larger it sits on 18 acres of land but it is also rich with history it was built in 1929 for Belgian King Leopold ii at his death it was passed down to the next Belgian King until he was ousted during World War Two in the house was used as a military hospital after many attempts at swaying its former owners Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov was able to buy the house in 2008 for a whopping 370 million dollars in addition to 12 pools the main house contains 19 deluxe bedrooms 14 bathrooms antique furniture and terraces you can also find sports courts bowling alley and even a movie theater as expected it also contains valuable marble and old period artwork from the original tenants this is both the most expensive and the tallest residential home in the world the 27 storey house has 600 full-time staff and is valued well over 1 billion dollars shockingly the house is only intended for Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family of five with all the additional space meant to accommodate luxuries for their enjoyment it is also placed in one of the poorest slums in Mumbai stoking controversy over its cost and wastefulness while Indian citizens starve mere feet away there are three helipads on the roof an entire floor dedicated to servicing Ambani's many cars a Health floor with a Jacuzzi indoor pool and ice room for the family to experience snow indoors in addition to six separate floors just for parking among many other indulgences the house has four dedicated rooms for hanging gardens where residents can go to relax though the house is viewed as cruel and offensive by many it is certainly an impressive property [Music] though it is also used for many political and administrative purposes buckingham palace is by far the most valuable home in the world valued at one point five five billion dollars of course the palace is home to England's royal family and was first constructed by the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 since then it has been refurbished and remodeled dozens of times but still maintains its classic appearance in addition to the largest garden in the UK the house has an astonishing 775 rooms a royal pavilion and one of the most impressive art collections in the world of the 775 rooms more than 250 are bedrooms and it also has a post office cinema swimming pool doctors surgery and jewelers Workshop as the Queen's official residence she keeps it in top condition her throne room and white drawing room are some of the most expensively decorated in the world complete with chandeliers jewels and antique portraiture their gallery is currently highlighting Dutch and French works with paintings by Rembrandt Rubens van Dyck and Claude from the ornate furnishings to the historical significance Buckingham Palace is truly priceless [Music]

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