Antilia, Kensigton, Beverly Hills, Donald Trump - Richest houses in world

Mukesh Ambani, the owner of Antilia, the worlds most expensive residence at a steep price of $2 billion has made the world gasp for the architecture and the luxury that its 27 stories will have. Read here . The next most expensive residential property is not even close at $300 million, purchased by Aditya Mittal, the son of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for a 7 storey house opposite his father's house in Kensigton Palance Gardens. The difference between the two most expensive property prices is striking and his house could spur the billionaire's of the world to build high priced

There are only 11 known residential properties in the world whose prices are over $100 million. After Mr Ambani's $2 billion Antilia and Mr Mittal's $300 million home, the house used by Don Corleone in The Godfather, in Beverly Hills California comes 3rd with a value of $165 million. This residential estate has 29 bedrooms distributed over 6 buildings with 3 swimming pools and a cinema hall. Next comes the five-storey Victorian villa in Kensington Palace Gardens in London, which was bought by Mr. Lakshmi Mittal for $156 mn in February this year. Dracula's Den - $140 million
The fifth most expensive residence has an interesting history - it is the 1212 AD vintage castle in Romania, that was once the home of Vlad the Impaler, who inspired the infamous man-vampire character Dracula. Priced at $140 million, it is perched atop a cliff and overlooks the mountains.

Uptown Court in England, which is even larger than the Buckingham Palace, is 6th with a price tag of $138 million. It has gardens, theatre, ball rooms and a marble drive way. The 7th largest estate is the $135 million Hala Ranch in Colorado owned by Saudi prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz. This is the most expensive residence in the US. Bandar's place comes with about 56,000 square feet, more than 30 rooms, indoor pool, trails, employee living quarters and stables on 94 acres.

Next on the list is Donald Trump's property in Florida quoted at $125 million for which he paid a meagre $40 million 4 years ago since the previous owner had gone bankrupt. Donald Trump's property is on six acres with 475 feet of Atlantic Ocean beachfront. The home has a 4,100-square-foot conservatory, media room, library and three pools. Prince Abdul Aziz's $135 mn Ranch

The remaining three residential properties on this list are all valued at $100 million — Tranquility, at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, US; Waterfront Estate, in Istanbul, Turkey; and Eurasia, in Moscow, Russia.

The Lake Tahoe mansion looks like a European mountain home and was built by Joel Horowitz, the co-founder of the fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger. Turkey’s Waterfront Estate is located bang on one of the world’s most strategic waterways linking the Mediterranean with Black Sea, while the Russian property is a manor with two attached guesthouses and nearly 100,000-feet recreation area that includes a gym, a swimming pool and many lounges.

To summarize, 11 properties exist with a value of greater than $100 million.

1. Mukesh Ambani's Antilia - $2 billion
2. Aditya Mittal's Kengsington Garden's house - $300 million
3. Don Corleone's California house - $165 million
4. Lakhsmi Mittal's Kengsington Garden's house - $156 million
5. Vlad the Impaler's Romania house - $140 million
6. Surrey, England - $138 million
7. Sultan bin Abdul Aziz's Colorado house - $135 million
8. Donald Trump's Maision - $125 million
9. Tommy Hilfiger's cofounders' Tranquility at Nevada - $100 million
10. Waterfront Estate, in Istanbul, Turkey - $100 million
11. Eurasia, in Moscow, Russia - $100 million

With Mukesh Ambani raising the bar for the billionaires of the world to splurge on their homes, we could see more luxurious houses in the years to come. I will write on some of these 11 properties in the next posts, definitely about Lakshmi Mittal's 4 residential properties valued at over 250 million pounds in greater detail.