When you have a lot of money, you definitely want to spend it in a big and comfortable house. Many people equate comfort with the huge house and that is why huge villas are very popular with the rich.
Today, however, we are not just talking about the rich, but about the biggest houses in the world.
See below the 10 largest villas in the world.
10. Rancho Hala, Aspen, Colorado
Size: 5.202 square meters
Owner: Paul Johnson, hedge fund manager, formerly Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan.
Price: $ 135 million
Features: 15 bedrooms, 27 bathrooms, reflective pools, sculptures, fishing ponds, car wash, heated horse stables, badminton court and its own sewer treatment plant.
9. The Mansion, Los Angeles, California
Size: 5.249 square meters
Owner: Petra Ecclestone, daughter of millionaire Formula One owner Bernie Ecclestone
Price: $ 150 million
Features: 7 bedrooms, large double internal staircase, like the one in the movie "What the wind takes"
8. Maison de L'Amitie, Palm Beach, Florida
Size: 5.574 square meters
Owner: Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, formerly Donald Trump
Price: $ 95 million
Features: Gold and diamond details in every part of the house
7. Xanadu 2.0, Medina, Washington
Size: 6.131 square meters
Owner: Bill Gates
Price: $ 123 million
Features: technology-friendly (guests are given pins that can adjust lighting and temperature), is adapted to the natural environment and uses tree canopies to increase or decrease the temperature, has an artificial river with Caribbean sand and a library 640 meters.
6. Pensmore Mansion, Mount Ozark, Missouri
Size: 6.689 square meters
Owner: Steve Huff, businessman and engineer
Features: made with high strength, sustainable and energy materials. It can withstand all artificial or natural disasters.
5. La Reverie, Palm Beach, Florida
Size: 7.862 square meters
Owner: Sindel Miller, co-founder of Matrix Hair Products
Features: The largest house in Palm Beach, Florida. It is used as a residential house and space for charity events and concerts.
4. Versailles, Windermere, Florida
Size: 8.361 square meters
Owner: David Siegel, CEO of Westgate Resorts
Features: Still under construction. It has two cinemas, two suites of 2.438 meters, 30 bathrooms, 15 bedrooms, 11 kitchens, 6 swimming pools and a garage for 30 cars.
3.Fairfield Pond, Hamptons
Size: 10.219 square meters
Owner: Hra Renert, American investor and entrepreneur
Price: $ 170 million
Features: 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, formal dining area, basketball court, bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts and a $ 150.000 whirlpool.
2.Antila, Mumbai, India
Size: 37.161 square meters
Owner: Moukes Abani, head of the petrochemical company Reliance Industries and the fifth richest man in the world
Price: $ 2 billion
Features: 168 meters high, 27 floors with different functions. 6 floors for parking, living space and 9 elevators and many lounges, ballroom with crystal chandeliers, LCD screens, an entertainment stage with built-in speakers, bar, swimming pool, yoga studio, ice rink, 4 floors of open garden, cellar, cinema.
1. Istana Nurul Iman Palace, Brunei
Size: 200.000 square meters
Owner: The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah
Price: $ 1,4 billion
Features: 1.788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, 5 swimming pools, air-conditioned stables for 200 horses, 110 car garage, banquet hall, mosque that can accommodate 1.500 people.
Designer: Leandro V. Locsin from Ayala International