The 11 Most Obscenely Expensive Homes in the World and Their Filthy Rich Owners
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you have $437 million lying around and don't know how to spend it, why not try to scoop up a 60,000 square foot property in one of London's most chic neighborhoods?
That's a few hundred thousand dollars above areported bid of £280 million ($436.5 million) for a London mansion that has been empty for three years. If the bid goes through, it would become the UK's most expensive home sale ever. Despite the big ticket and splashy sale, the home is only the fourth most expensive in the world.
How much would you pay to live in a lavish palace appointed with the most luxurious furniture and fixings? There are homes that would stretch any budget, even if you're among the super rich.
Take 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens, formerly a prep school for girls located in London's exclusive Kensington neighborhood. The home features an underground swimming pool, a gym, 10 bedrooms and, of course, a "panic room," lest the proletariat rise up against its owner, Elena Franchuk, a Ukranian oligarch known as a philanthropist and friend to celebrities like Elton John, according toComparecamp.com, a product reviews and comparisons website. The price tag? $128 million.
The address brings up the rear on this list that features two homes priced at $1 billion or higher. The other 10 residences, including the London mansion mentioned above, aren't too shabby, either
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you have $437 million lying around and don't know how to spend it, why not try to scoop up a 60,000 square foot property in one of London's most chic neighborhoods?
That's a few hundred thousand dollars above areported bid of £280 million ($436.5 million) for a London mansion that has been empty for three years. If the bid goes through, it would become the UK's most expensive home sale ever. Despite the big ticket and splashy sale, the home is only the fourth most expensive in the world.
How much would you pay to live in a lavish palace appointed with the most luxurious furniture and fixings? There are homes that would stretch any budget, even if you're among the super rich.
Take 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens, formerly a prep school for girls located in London's exclusive Kensington neighborhood. The home features an underground swimming pool, a gym, 10 bedrooms and, of course, a "panic room," lest the proletariat rise up against its owner, Elena Franchuk, a Ukranian oligarch known as a philanthropist and friend to celebrities like Elton John, according toComparecamp.com, a product reviews and comparisons website. The price tag? $128 million.
The address brings up the rear on this list that features two homes priced at $1 billion or higher. The other 10 residences, including the London mansion mentioned above, aren't too shabby, either
Take 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens, formerly a prep school for girls located in London's exclusive Kensington neighborhood. The home features an underground swimming pool, a gym, 10 bedrooms and, of course, a "panic room," lest the proletariat rise up against its owner, Elena Franchuk, a Ukranian oligarch known as a philanthropist and friend to celebrities like Elton John, according toComparecamp.com, a product reviews and comparisons website. The price tag? $128 million.
The address brings up the rear on this list that features two homes priced at $1 billion or higher. The other 10 residences, including the London mansion mentioned above, aren't too shabby, either
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