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Fallingwater, 1491 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935.
  • Fallingwater, 1491 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935.
  • Villa Savoye, 82 Rue de Villiers, F-78300 Poissy, France. Designed by Le Corbusier (1931).
  • Apple Park, 1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A.
  • World's most expensive apartments: One Hyde Park, 100 Knightsbridge, London, OL9 6AA, England, U.K.
  • Casa Casuarina, 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, U.S.A.
  • Manhattan is the geographically smallest but most densely populated borough of New York City, State of New York, U.S.A.
  • World's most expensive home (€500 million / US$736 million / £397 million): Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France.
  • 1 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP, England, U.K. The world's most expensive terraced house: £100 million.
  • Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Burj Khalifa in Dubai - the tallest man-made structure ever built: 2,717 ft / 828 m, 163 habitable floors, plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement.
  • The Chemosphere - once called 'the most modern home built in the world'. 7776 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
  • Updown Court, Windlesham, Surrey, England, U.K. The most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world (2005).
  • The Gherkin | 30 St Mary Axe, London, U.K.
  • Hearst-Davies Mansion, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
  • Hearst Castle, 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA 93452-9741, U.S.A.
  • Highclere Castle, Highclere Park, Newbury RG20 9RN, England, U.K.
  • Opus Hong Kong. Frank Gehry designed building on 53 Stubbs Road on Hong Kong Island. The most expensive apartments in Asia (August 27, 2012).

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    • 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, U.K. Photo credit: The Crown Estate.
    • 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, U.K. - "A London Address With Distinction & History."
    • 1 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP, England, U.K.
    • 1 CORNWALL TERRACE - London, NW1 4QP, England, U.K. The world's most expensive terraced house: £100 million. Built in the 1820s, and spans 21,500 square feet. The house has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and 11 reception rooms.
    • One Sutton Place South, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • 1 Sutton Place South - located in Beekman/Sutton Place between East 56th Street & East 57th Street, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A. 14-story, 46-unit cooperative apartment house in the Sutton Place neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the East River between 56th and 57th streets. The building was designed and completed in 1927 by Rosario Candela and Cross and Cross. The building is topped by a penthouse, a 17-room unit that has 5,000 square feet (460 m²) of interior space and 6,000 square feet (560 m²) of terraces that wrap entirely around it. The building was built by the Phipps family and the penthouse was created originally for Amy Phipps as a duplex. When her son, Winston Guest, the polo player and husband of garden columnist C. Z. Guest, took the apartment over.
    • One Times Square, 1 Times Square, New York City, NY 10036, U.S.A.
    • 1 Times Square - also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower, or simply as the Times Tower, is a 25 story, 395 foot (110.6 m) high skyscraper, designed by Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, located at 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City. The tower was originally built to serve as the headquarters of the local newspaper, The New York Times.
    • 1 WTC | One World Trade Center, Vesey St, New York, NY 10006, U.S.A.
    • 1 WTC | ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER - Vesey St, New York, NY 10006, U.S.A. Sometimes called by its previous name Freedom Tower, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The 104-story supertall skyscraper is being constructed in the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, occupying the location where the original 8-story 6 World Trade Center once stood. Scheduled completion in late 2013, One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the third-tallest building in the world by pinnacle height, with its spire reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet (541.3 m) in commemoration of the year of American independence.
    • 2 East Ninety-second Street / 1107 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128, U.S.A.
    • 2 East Ninety-second Street / 1107 Fifth Avenue - New York City, NY 10128, U.S.A. New York’s First-Ever Penthouse: A 54-Room Upper East Side Mansion Built for Cereal Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
    • 6 Palace Green, Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP, England, U.K.
    • 6 Palace Green, Kensington Palace Gardens - London W8, England, U.K. Nicknamed "Billionaires Row". Indian Billionaire Steel tycoon, Lakshmi Mittal has put his Palace Green estate in Kensington on the market (May 2013), with a price tag of US$166 million (£110 million). The property (14,736 sq ft) has garage space for 20 cars, 12 bedrooms, Turkish baths, a ballroom, an oak-paneled picture gallery and an ornate basement pool.
    • 8 Spruce Street, New York City, NY 10038, U.S.A.
    • 8 Spruce Street - New York City, NY 10038, U.S.A. Originally known as Beekman Tower and currently marketed as New York by Gehry, the 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry. New York by Gehry is the 11th tallest residential tower in the world and the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere as of date 2011. The tower contains only rental units (898 in total), something of a rarity in New York’s Financial District and somewhat resembles Aqua, a Chicago skyscraper, in height and form.
    • 8 St James's Square, Westminster, London SW1Y 4LG, England, U.K.
    • 8 ST JAMES'S SQUARE - Westminster, London SW1Y 4LG, England, U.K. World's third most expensive flat: £115 mio. (2008).
    • 15 Central Park West, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • 15 Central Park West - New York City's most expensive apartment (US$88 million, 6,744 sq. ft., 10 rooms, , including four bedrooms, a wrap-around terrace (that is over 2,000-square feet), a gallery, a wet bar, walk-in closets, a library and two wood-burning fireplaces). Purchased by Ekaterina Rybolovleva, the 22-year-old daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. Paid the full US$88 million sticker price in December 2011.
    • 16 Victoria Square, London SW1W 0RA, England, U.K.
    • 16 Victoria Square, London SW1 - terraced house, leasehold, 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps. The home of Ian Fleming from 1953 until his death in 1964. Value (2014): £3,750,000.
    • 17 Kensington Palace Gardens, W8 4QQ, England, U.K.
    • 17 Kensington Palace Gardens - London W8, England, U.K. Bought in August 2011 for £90 million (US$140 million) by Russian oligarch and Chelsea FC boss Roman Abramovich from hedge-fund manager Pierre Lagrange.
    • 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens, Campden, London, W8 7HF, England, U.K.
    • 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens - London W8, England, U.K. Formerly a girls' preparatory school, this five-storey detached Victorian house was bought by Ukrainian businesswoman Elena Franchuk in 2008 for 80 million pounds (US$128 million). It has ten bedrooms, an underground swimming pool, sauna, gym, cinema and panic room.
    • 18 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH, England, U.K.
    • 18 Carlton House Terrace - London SW1, England, U.K. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE: £250 million. Situated less than a mile from Buckingham Palace the six-storey Grade I Regency mansion is described as "the finest residence in London". 50,000 sq. ft. of living space.
    • 22b Ebury Street, Belgravia, London SW1W 0LU, England, U.K.
    • 22b Ebury Street, Belgravia, London - English author Ian Fleming bought a flat from the fascist leader Oswald Mosley in 1934 and lived here until 1945. Moonraker villain Sir Hugo Drax also lived in this flat and Bond chased him down Ebury Street, all the way to Dover! This building was constructed in 1830 as a Baptist church but is now divided into several flats.
    • 23 Beekman Place, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • 23 Beekman Place - apartment building in the far east side of midtown Manhattan, in Turtle Bay located between 50th and 51st Streets on the east side of the street. This building was created by Paul Rudolph, an American architect and once dean of Yale University. It is one of the last of his buildings still standing in New York City, U.S.A.
    • 23 St Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent CT15 6AG, England, U.K.
    • 23 St Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent, U.K. - the author Ian Fleming bought the house from his friend Noël Coward in 1951.
    • 25 Wellington Square, Chelsea, London, U.K. - "James Bond's real-life London home finally found 70 years after Ian Fleming created spy. Having pieced together clues from books including Moonraker, From Russia with Love and Thunderball, he believes Bond lived at 25 Wellington Square in Chelsea, West London."
    • The Gherkin | 30 St Mary Axe, London, U.K.
    • 30 ST MARY AXE | The Gherkin - 591 ft / 180 m 40 floors (architects: Foster + Partners) (London, U.K.).
    • 55 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris, France.
    • 55, Rue de Babylone - 520m² duplex & private 436m² garden. "About 1929, or so the legend goes, a rich American began remodeling a duplex at 55, rue de Babylone, in Paris’s Seventh Arrondissement. The last word in modernity, the garden-level residence featured streamlined brass radiators and sleek oak paneling. But, ruined by the crash of Wall Street, the American never moved in. Enter Marie Cuttoli, the spouse of a Radical Socialist Algerian senator. Determined to revive both the Algerian and French weaving industries, Mme. Cuttoli commissioned tapestries from her friends Picasso, Braque, Matisse, and Léger. In 1969 the apartment once again became available and was bought by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé. After a two-year restoration project, the couple settled in.
    • 220 Central Park South, New York City, NY 10019, U.S.A.
    • 220 Central Park South - residential skyscraper currently under construction, being developed by Vornado. It is located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and is being designed by American architect Robert A. M. Stern. The tower will be located along Central Park South, West of 432 Park Avenue. 220 Central Park South will have 65 floors, and will include 150 units. Completion is expected in 2016. When completed, the tower will be the tenth tallest building in New York City, slightly shorter than Four World Trade Center. NYC's most expensive condo will measure 18,000 square feet and has been bought by hedge fund maganager Kennth Griffin for US$200 million.
    • 350 Park Avenue: The new 62-story tower set to transform New York City’s skyline - "Stretching up 62 stories, a planned office tower at 350 Park Avenue will provide space for more than 6,000 jobs, plus 1.8 million square feet of commercial office space, according to a press release."
    • 432 Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A. Photo: Epistola8.
    • 432 Park Avenue - "432 Park Avenue's luxury condominium building is the tallest residential tower in the hemisphere." The 1,396-foot-tall (425.5 m) residential skyscraper at 57th Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, overlooking Central Park. A part of Billionaires' Row, 432 Park Avenue has some of the most expensive residences in the city, with the median unit selling for tens of millions of dollars. At the time of its completion, 432 Park Avenue was the third-tallest building in the United States and the tallest residential building in the world. As of 2020, it is the sixth-tallest building in the United States, the fifth-tallest building in New York City, and the third-tallest residential building in the world.
    • 520 Park Avenue, New York City, New York 10021, U.S.A.
    • 520 Park Avenue | 60th Street - New York City has a new most expensive apartment for sale, and it’s not even built yet. With an asking price of US$130 million, the 12,394-square-foot triplex planned to top a luxury tower that is set to go up at 520 Park Avenue would be the most expensive apartment New York has ever seen, surpassing the US$118.5 million asking price for three separate units currently being marketed together in Battery City’s Ritz-Carlton tower. The 54-story condominium tower at 520 Park Avenue is scheduled to begin rising by February 2015.
      • 740 Park Avenue, New York City, New York 10021, U.S.A. 740 Park Avenue, New York City, New York 10021, U.S.A.
    • 740 Park Avenue | 71 East 71st Street - since 1929. Luxury apartment building on Park Avenue in Manhattan, which has been the home to many wealthy and famous residents. Units in the building have regularly sold for some of the highest prices in New York City. In 2000, Stephen Schwarzman purchased Saul Steinberg's apartment for "slightly above or below US$30 million," which was reportedly the highest price ever paid on Park Avenue. The apartment was previously owned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who moved to the building in 1937. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis grew up there with her father and mother. The building is said to have the highest concentration of billionaires in the United States. In 2005, author Michael Gross published a detailed book on the building and its history, 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building.
    • 924 Bel Air Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90077, U.S.A.
    • 924 Bel Air Road - "America's Most Expensive Home Lists For Record US$250 Million." 38,000-square-foot property developed by Makowsky's BAM Luxury Development team. It includes 21 bathrooms and three gourmet kitchens along with two master suites and 10 guest suites. The property also includes a 17,000 square-foot entertainment deck, fitness center, and glass tile infinity swimming pool.
    • 960 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10075, U.S.A.
    • 960 Fifth Avenue | 3 East 77th Street - apartment building on Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of East 77th Street in Manhattan, New York. It is considered one of New York City's "A-plus" buildings and signifies "that you are wealthy and social, that you have made it to the pinnacle of what many consider world society." 960 Fifth Avenue was built on the former site of the William A. Clark House. When Senator Clark died in 1925, his widow and daughter, Huguette Clark, moved to 907 Fifth Avenue and sold the mansion to Anthony Campagna for $3 million in 1927. Campagana had the mansion torn down just 19 years after it was built in 1911. The new building was designed by Warren & Wetmore, who were responsible for Grand Central Terminal and the supervisory architects was Rosario Candela of Cross & Cross. The building was started in 1927 and completed in 1928. Apartments average 14 to 17 rooms, with 8 maids' rooms, and is one of the few in New York with its own in-house restaurant. The original apartments were priced from $130,000 to $325,000 and more than 75 percent of the apartments were sold before the frame of the building was enclosed. Notable residents, among many others: Claus von BÜlow
    • 1040 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10028, U.S.A.
    • 1040 Fifth Avenue | 85th Street - luxury 17-storey, 27 apartments residential housing cooperative in Manhattan, New York City. The large building has only 27 apartments and has had many prominent residents including the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who purchased an apartment on the 15th floor in 1964 and lived there until her death in 1994.
    • White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20500, U.S.A.
    • 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE - the White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. that joins the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street". Real estate website Zillow’s listing for the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW describes it as a "magnificent 132-room mansion (estimated value: US$324,098,369)" as the "rarest of homes in the U.S. since it is not only the residence of the U.S. president and his family, but it also has two wings with offices for the president, the First Lady, top staff and aides."
    • The Al Capone House, 93 Palm Avenue, Palm Island, Miami Beach, FL 33139, U.S.A.
    • Al Capone House - 93 Palm Avenue, Palm Island, Miami Beach, FL 33139, U.S.A. 10,000-square-foot waterfront mansion on Palm Island in Miami Beach. Built in 1922 by Clarence Busch, a member of the Anheuser-Busch brewing family. Bought by Al Capone in 1928 for $40,000. Listed at US$8.45 million.
    • The Albany, Piccadilly, London, England, U.K.
    • Albany - or The Albany, depending on when you are speaking and how fashionable you are (now, at the beginning of the 21st century, 'Albany', without the definitive article, is de rigeur). One of London's most exclusive addresses since 1803. Located right off Piccadilly: between Sackville Street and Burlington House (or the Royal Academy). It was converted by Henry Holland into 69 bachelor apartments (known as "sets") in 1802-3. The residents have included such famous names as the poet Lord Byron and the future Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, and numerous members of the aristocracy. During the Second World War, one of the buildings received significant damage from a German bomb, but was reconstructed after the war to appear as an exact replica. Residents no longer have to be bachelors, although children under the age of 14 are not permitted to live there. The apartments or "sets" are individually owned as Flying freeholds, with the owners known as "Proprietors"; a set that came up for sale in 2007 had an advertised guide price of £2 million.
    • Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 1NQ, England, U.K.
    • Alnwick Castle - castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building and receives over 800,000 visitors per year. The current duke and his family live in the castle, but they only occupy part of it. The castle is open to the public throughout the summer. After Windsor Castle, it is the second largest inhabited castle in England. The castle is used as a stand in for the exterior and interior of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, which has led to an increase in public interest with Alnwick. It’s also famous for it’s poison garden – a garden specially cultivated with dangerous plants.
    • Ann & Gordon Getty's Mansion, 2870-2880 Broadway, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA 94115, U.S.A.
    • Ann & Gordon Getty's Mansion - 2870-2880 Broadway, Billionaires Row, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA 94115, U.S.A. Georgian-style house designed by Willis Polk in 1913, complete with music room and ballroom.
    • Antilia, Altamount Rd, Tardeo, Mumbai, MH 400026, India.
    • ANTILIA - Altamount Rd, Tardeo, Mumbai, MH 400026, India. World's largest home: 400,000 square feet, 27-floor personal home in South Mumbai belonging to businessman Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries. A full-time staff of 600 maintains the residence, reportedly the most expensive home in the world: between US$1 billion and $2 billion.
    • Apple Park, 1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A. YouTube 6:12.
    • Apple Park - 1 Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A. "The best office building in the world": a four-story ring, which, at 2.8 million square feet, would be two-thirds the size of the Pentagon and set among 176 acres of 6,000 trees, accommodating more than 12,000 employees, parking spaces underground. Total cost: US$6 billion (eclipsing the US$3.9 billion being spent on the new One World Trade Center complex in New York). To achieve its goals of a "net-zero energy" campus, the roof of the "spaceship" will hold 700,000 square feet of solar panels, enough to generate 8 megawatts of power. Steve Jobs presents the plan for the new Apple Campus - his is the last known video footage of Steve Jobs. He presented to plans of the new Apple Campus "The Mothership" to the Cupertino City Council. Designed by Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank. Construction began in October 2013. Opened in April 2017.
    • Apsley House, 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT, England, U.K.
    • Apsley House - also known as Number One, London, is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch.
    • Avenue de Champagne, Épernay, France.
    • Avenue de Champagne - famous street located in Épernay, the 'Capital of champagne', in the Champagne-Ardenne Région of France. Its name derives from the presence of many leading champagne producers such as Moët et Chandon, Mercier and De Castellane. Residents say that this avenue is the most expensive in the world, more so than the Champs-Élysées in Paris, because of the millions of bottles of champagne stored in the kilometres of chalk cellars beneath it.

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    • Barbra Streisand's Malibu home, Point Dume, California, U.S.A.
    • Barbra Streisand's Malibu home - in 2003, Streisand sued aerial photographer Kenneth Adelman for displaying a photograph of her Malibu, California home, along with 12,000 other photos of the California coastline taken to illustrate coastal erosion. The picture had at that point been downloaded a total of six times, two of which were by Streisand's lawyers. The suit had the unintended consequence of drawing attention to the photograph, which suddenly became wildly popular and was rapidly copied to multiple mirrors outside the immediate reach of US law. Her lawsuit was eventually dismissed under the anti-SLAPP provisions of California law. Mike Masnick of Techdirt coined the term Streisand effect in January 2005 to describe the publicity generated by Streisand's efforts to suppress the publication of the photograph. The 10,485 sq. ft. main house was built in 1984 with 8 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. The small 2,013 sq. ft. guesthouse was built in 1948 and sits adjacent to the newly constructed 5,961 sq. ft. buildings known as the Barn and the Mill House that were built in 2007. Current speculation pegs the value of the estate at between US$60-US$100 million.
    • Beacon Rock Mansion, 147 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Beacon Rock Mansion - aka the "Acropolis of Newport." Designed in 1887 by architect Stanford White, of the renowned architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White in New York for Commodore Edwin D. Morgan. Its owner for 3 decades, Edwin D. Morgan, cousin of J.P. Morgan, served as commodore at the Newport Yacht Club and personally owned several of the America's Cup defenders, which he kept at Beacon Rock. In 1951, the property was purchased by Felix De Weldon, a world renowned artist, who is most famous for his stirring bronze sculpture of the U.S. Marine flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. The landscaped grounds, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, include a winding drive over a triple arched bridge, tall hedges and stone walls protecting the perimeter of the property, ornamental ironwork gates and an entrance courtyard featuring a boxwood hedge maze.
    • Beechwood (Astor mansion), 580 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Beechwood Mansion - built in 1851 for New York merchant Daniel Parrish by architects Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux, it later became the summer estate of the Astor family. Before moving in, Mrs Astor hired architect Richard Morris Hunt to do many renovations including the addition of a ballroom to fit the famous "The Four Hundred". Beechwood became the show place for many of Mrs. Astor's dinner parties.
    • Beekman Place as seen from the East River, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • Beekman Place - running from north to south for two blocks, the street is situated between the eastern end of 51st Street and Mitchell Place, where it ends at a retaining wall above 49th Street, overlooking the glass apartment towers at 860 and 870 United Nations Plaza, just north of the United Nations Headquarters complex in New York City, NY, U.S.A. In the 1920s, the neighborhood started to turn around, eventually to become one of the most sought after addresses of the wealthy. The roster of current and former residents reads like a small Who’s Who.
    • Beijing National Stadium, aka 'Bird's Nest', 1 National Stadium South Rd, Chaoyang, Beijing, China.
    • BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM | "BIRD'S NEST" - stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The world's largest steel structure.
    • The Bel Air west gate at Sunset and Bellagio, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    • BEL AIR - affluent residential community in the hills of the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Together with Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills it forms the Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles neighborhoods.
    • Belcourt Castle, 657 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Belcourt Castle - former summer cottage, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, and located on Bellevue Avenue. Begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, it was intended to be used for only six to eight weeks of the year. Designed in a multitude of European styles and periods, Belcourt features a heavy emphasis on French Renaissance and Gothic decor, with further borrowings from German, English and Italian design. In the Gilded Age, the castle was well noted for its extensive stables and carriage areas, which were incorporated into the main structure.
    • Bellevue Avenue Historic District, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Bellevue Avenue Historic District - located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the mansions built by affluent summer vacationers in the city around the turn of the 20th century, including the Vanderbilt family and Astor family. Many of the homes represent pioneering work in the architectural styles of the time by major American architects. The district encompasses an area of 606 acres (242 ha) bounded by Block Island Sound and Narragansett Bay to the south and east, respectively, Spring Street and Coggeshall Avenue to the west, and Memorial Boulevard to the north. This takes in the southeastern quarter of the developed portions of the city on the southwestern neck of Aquidneck Island. Bellevue Avenue itself runs north-south for over two miles (3.2 km) through the middle of the district.
    • Bellosguardo Estate, Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
    • Bellosguardo Estate - the mysterious Clark estate in Santa Barbara, Calif., has been empty since 1963. Named Bellosguardo for its "beautiful view" of the Pacific, it's worth more than US$100 million, a 21,666-square-foot house on 23 acres. Caretakers have labored at the Clark estate for generations.
    • Rodeo Drive of Beverly Hills, California is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion. The name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops but the street stretches further north and south.
    • BEVERLY HILLS - affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, which is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles. Beverly Hills is world-famous for its luxurious culture and famous residents. It is home to renowned shopping district Rodeo Drive.
    • Beverly House, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Beverly House - "The Legendary Beverly House is sited on approximately 6 flat acres atop a private knoll 3 blocks from Sunset Boulevard. With original landscaping by Paul Thiene, entrance gates adjacent a two-story gate house open to a long private driveway ascending one of the city’s longest private drives to a courtyard fountain. Architect Gordon Kaufmann was commissioned by one of Los Angeles most important families to create his legendary masterpiece. Built of terra-cotta stucco, the H-shaped residence exhibits a perfect combination of Spanish and Italian style, with intricately carved ceilings and paneled walls, French doors, balconies, arched ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, which overlook the famous cascading waterfalls to the pool and the Venetian columns beyond the pool house.The Beverly House was built by banking executive Milton Getz. Marion Davies bought the property in 1946 for William Randolph Hearst, historical figure and most powerful publishing magnate of the 20th century, who moved there from San Simeon and lived at Beverly House where he spent the remainder of his life. In addition to hosting John & Jacqueline Kennedy during their honeymoon, Beverly House also played a character in the classic movies ”The Godfather” and ”The Bodyguard.”" List price: US$135,000,000.
    • Bijan Residence, 100 Copley Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Bijan Pakzad Residence - 100 Copley Place, Beverly Hills, California. Known as 'Bijan,' the Iranian menswear designer was famous for his exclusive Beverly Hills boutique on Rodeo Drive, 'the most expensive store in the world,' his extravagant car collection, and 12,000 square foot mansion: six bedrooms, twelve bathrooms, featuring numerous extraordinary features, such as "an exquisite $200,000 chandelier comprised entirely of Bijan’s signature perfume bottles…landscaped pool oasis…mustard-colored rooms," a family room with double-height ceilings, a chef’s kitchen, breakfast room, office, elevator and a master suite with a wetbar. There is also a guest house and a 22-car garage. Sold for US$9.8 mio., May, 2013.
    • Bill Gates' House, 1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, Washington, U.S.A.
    • Bill Gates' House - 1835 73rd Ave NE, Medina, Washington, U.S.A. The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m²) mansion is noted for its design and the technology it incorporates. It is nicknamed Xanadu 2.0 after the title character's estate in Citizen Kane. It took 7 years to build and cost US$63.2 million. In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US $1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million. 19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $123 million mansion - Business Insider.
    • Billionaire's row - Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
    • Billionaire's row, Palm Beach, Florida - defined as the area between 1200 and 2200 South Ocean Shore Drive and is considered to be the most exclusive and luxurious collection of estate properties in Palm Beach.
    • Billionaires Row, Kensington Palace Gardens, London W2 2UH, England, U.K.
    • Billionaires Row - Kensington Palace Gardens, London W2 2UH, England, U.K. Street in west central London with some of the most expensive property in the world.
    • Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NC 28803, U.S.A.
    • BILTMORE HOUSE & ESTATE - "America's Largest Home and More!" (Asheville, NC, U.S.A.). Biltmore House, the main house on the estate, is a Châteauesque-styled mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m²) and featuring 250 rooms. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age.
    • Take A Look Inside The Largest House In The US - "A Vanderbilt's 130-Year-Old Private Mansion With 35 Bedrooms. The Biltmore Estate, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is home to the largest privately-owned house in the United States."
    • BISHOPS AVENUE - Hampstead, London N2 0BE, England, U.K. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world, comparable to a select few ultra-exclusive roads in such other affluent places around the world as Beverly Hills, Monaco and Hong Kong.
    • Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
    • Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
    • Blenheim Palace - residence of the dukes of Marlborough. It is the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705, and circa 1724. UNESCO recognised the palace as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
    • Bob Guccione Mansion, 14-16 East 67th Street, New York, NY 10065, U.S.A.
    • BOB GUCCIONE 27-room Beaux Arts-style MANSION - 14-16 East 67th Street, Manhattan’s Upper East Side sold in March 2008 for US$49 mio. to hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone.
    • Bob Hope Residence, 2466 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
    • Bob Hope SPACE-AGE Residence - 2466 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A. The 23,366-square-foot home was designed in 1973 by John Lautner to resemble a volcano. Completed in 1980 the six bedroom, 10 bath home features a putting green, tennis court, and two pools. An architectural treasure that hit the market in late February, 2013 for US$50 million.
    • Brickell Avenue - Miami, Florida, US.A. Aka Millionaire's Row.
    • World's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
    • BURJ KHALIFA - (formerly known as Burj Dubai) the tallest man-made structure ever built: 2,717 ft / 828 m, 163 habitable floors, plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement.

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    • Carolands Chateau, 565 Remillard Dr, Hillsborough, CA 94010, U.S.A.
    • Carolands Chateau - 565 Remillard Dr, Hillsborough, CA 94010, U.S.A. 46,050-square-foot (4,278 sq m); 4.5 floor, 98 room mansion on 5.83 acres (2.36 ha) in Hillsborough, California. An example of American Renaissance and Beaux-Arts design, the building is a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Carolands is one of the last of the great houses to be built during the Gilded Age, a period of great mansion-building that included famous houses of the Vanderbilt family, like Marble House, Biltmore Estate and The Breakers, and stately California houses like Filoli and The Huntington mansions.
    • Casa Casuarina, 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, U.S.A.
    • Casa Casuarina - 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, U.S.A. This luxurious mansion has gone by many names, including Casa Casuarina, the Amsterdam Palace, and most recently, The Villa By Barton G. But most will always think of it as the Versace Mansion, since it is most famous as the former home and murder site of Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace on July 16, 1997. The mansion was originally built in 1930 by the architect, author, and philanthropist, Alden Freeman. Mr. Freeman was the heir to the Standard Oil fortune. He modeled the mansion after the oldest house in the western hemisphere, the "AlcÁzar de ColÓn" in Santo Domingo. In 1992, the mansion was purchased by the famous Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace, for a price of $2.9 million.
    • Casa Encantada, 10644 Bellagio Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90077, U.S.A.
    • Casa Encantada - 10644 Bellagio Rd., Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA 90077, U.S.A. The estate (on 7.47 acres) was built in the 1930s at enormous expense by wealthy society aspirant Hilda Boldt Weber, with interiors designed by TH Robsjohn-Gibbings - eventually the upkeep became too much and Weber ended up committing suicide, poor and alone in Santa Barbara. In 1950, the property sold to hotelier Conrad Hilton for $225,000, or one one-thousandth of its current alleged asking price. Hilton lived there until his death in 1979. Put on the market in 2013 for US$225 million.
    • Casa La Loma, Cuixmala, Carretera Melaque-Puerto Vallarta Km 46.2, 48983 La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico.
    • Casa La Loma - Cuixmala, Carretera Melaque-Puerto Vallarta Km 46.2, 48983 La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico. "Once the private home of Franco-British billionaire Sir James Goldsmith. Goldsmith conceived the 25,000-acre property as a home for his family and friends. The centerpiece is Casa La Loma, a sprawling villa modeled on the Hagia Sophia, with a blue-and-yellow dome crowning its adobe walls. Inside, the four bedrooms and ample living areas of the main house are outfitted with Oriental rugs, mother-of-pearl chairs, ornately carved window shutters and room dividers, and sumptuous silks on the big sleeping beds and smaller daybeds. Fountain courtyards carry on the Middle Eastern theme, but the views from the three palapa-covered terraces and the saltwater pool are pure Pacific. Six separate bungalows bring the bedroom total to ten. A full staff, of course, is included. (The chefs are especially talented, and the food - much of it grown on Cuixmala’s sister hotel, Hacienda de San Antonio - is outstanding.)."
    • La Casa Loriana, The Golden Mile, Marbella, Spain.
    • CASA LORIANA - The Golden Mile, Marbella, Spain. €50,000,000.
    • Castillo Mallorca, Port Andratx, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
    • Castillo Mallorca - located on its own private peninsula at the entrance to Port Andratx, Mallorca, Spain. Spanish villa where Princess Diana used to holiday goes on the market for €38 million. The 1,400 square metre property includes a sauna, gym, piano lounge and billiards room. Guest houses, a swimming pool, gardens and terraces also feature in 6,000 square metres of land.
    • Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA, North Yorkshire, England, U.K.
    • Castle Howard - York YO60 7DA, North Yorkshire, England, U.K. 'One of the World's Top Ten Greatest Mansions and Grand Houses' - Lonely Planet's 1,000 Ultimate Sights.
    • Castle St. Therese, Saint-Tropez, France.
    • Castle St. Therese - "Princess Diana's St. Tropez Love Nest." The main house was built in 1853 by Vicomte Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French-colonial engineer and builder of the Suez Canal. 30-bedroom 2650 sq m mansion on four acres. Price: US$100 million.
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    • High density buildings in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
    • Causeway Bay - heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The rent in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay was ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row, after overtaking New York's Fifth Avenue (annual rent per sq. ft.: US$2,500) in 2012. Annual rent per sq. ft.: US$3,017.
    • CELEBRITY HOUSES - Hooked on Houses.
    • Central Park West Historic District, between 61st & 97th Streets, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • Central Park West Historic District - located in Manhattan, New York City, United States along historic Central Park West, between 61st and 97th Streets: The Majestic, The Dakota, The Langham & The San Remo.
    • Champ d'Or Estate, 1851 Turbeville Rd, Hickory Creek, TX 75065, U.S.A.
    • Champ d'Or Estate - baroque French château located in Hickory Creek, Texas. Inspired by Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris, France, the château situated at 1851 Turbeville Road, in Denton County. Champ d'Or took five years to plan and construct—using materials from all over the nation. The 25-acre (100,000 m²) estate includes the 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m²) mansion, an adjacent one-and-a-half-acre lake, formal gardens, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a tennis court, a pool/tennis house and two matching guardhouses. The sprawling house features an iconic dome with a ceiling height of 78 feet (24 m); a ballroom with Versailles-style mirrors; a garden room with windows which descend electronically, opening to a veranda which seats 450 for dinner; a two-story Chanel-styled closet in the master; a theater; a bowling alley, and a racquetball court.
    • Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.
    • Champs-ÉlysÉes - street in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strips of real estate in the world. Several French monuments are also on the street, including the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde.
    • Chartwell Mansion, 750 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles, California, 90077, USA. Photo: Jim Bartsch/Hilton & Hyland.
    • Chartwell Mansion / Estate - 750 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles, California, 90077, U.S.A., also known as "The Beverly Hillbillies" mansion from the 1960s TV show, finally changed owners for US$150 million making it the most expensive home ever sold in the city. The buyer is Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch and co-chairman of publishing company News Corp. The property was home to billionaire media mogul Jerry Perenchio, one-time Univision chairman and CEO, who died in 2017. The 25,000-square-foot mega residence has 11 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms, a 12,000-bottle wine cellar, a 75-foot swimming pool, acres of private gardens and secret underground tunnels. See YouTube video (13:13): "Inside a $195 Million Bel Air Estate With Secret Tunnels." (Architectural Digest).
    • Château de Ferrières, 26 km east of Paris, rue de la Rucherie, 77164 Ferrières en Brie, France.
    • CHÂTEAU DE FerriÈres - French château built between 1855 and 1859 by Baron James de Rothschild in the GoÛt Rothschild. Rothschild ownership of the Château de Ferrières was passed down through the male line according to the rule of primogeniture. Considered by far the largest and most luxurious 19th-century château in France. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the Château de Ferrières was seized by the Germans and was the site of negotiations between Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of the North German Confederation, and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jules Favre. The Germans again seized the château during the occupation of France in World War II and this time, looted its vast art collections. The château remained empty until 1959 when Guy de Rothschild and his new wife, Marie-Hélène de Zuylen van Nyeve set about refurbishing it. From 1959, they hosted regular parties at the château, the theme of which would be personally designed by artists or designers such as Yves Saint Laurent. Their parties would mainly consist of aristocracy, but they always included many of her friends from a wider society such as Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. In 1975, Guy de Rothschild and his wife charitably donated the château to the chancellery of the University of Paris, and it is now open to the public for guided tours and special events.
    • Château de La Colle Noire, 220 Route de Draguignan, 83440 Montauroux, France.
    • ChÂteau de La Colle Noire - "Christian Dior’s former residence. Located in Montauroux, a village near Grasse in the region that inspired Christian Dior to craft his most beautiful fragrances. He took refuge in the area during the Occupation, and in 1951, when he was at the height of his career, Christian Dior purchased the Château de la Colle Noire. The magnificent property, which spans several hundred hectares, became the designer’s haven of peace when he decided to leave the fashion runways behind and seek out nature in Provence. Little by little, Monsieur Dior transformed the château into a place for living, creating, art and entertaining friends. He decorated all the rooms with the refinement for which he is renowned, and devoted himself to the creation of a grandiose garden."
    • Château de la Croë, Avenue Monseigneurs-Lieutenant Beaumont, 06160 Antibes, France.
    • CHÂTEAU DE LA CROË - located in Cap d’Antibes, South of France between Nice and Cannes, France. Built in 1867 by Charles Garnier, best known as the architect of the Palais Garnier (Paris opera), the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and Monte Carlo Casino. It has been home to: the Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos. In 2004 it was bought by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for a reported £15 million.
    • Château de Monte-Cristo, 78560 Le Port-Marly, Yvelines, France.
    • CHÂTEAU de Monte-Cristo - writer's house museum located in the country home of the writer Alexandre Dumas, père. The château was built in 1846 by the architect Hippolyte Durand in Port-Marly, Yvelines, France. Dumas named it after one of his most successful novels: The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, 1845–1846). Durand also built a writing studio on the grounds, which Dumas named the Château d'If after another setting from the same novel.
    • Château Élysée, 5930 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90028, U.S.A.
    • CHÂTEAU ÉlysÉe - now Scientology Celebrity Centre on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, California, U.S.A. Former hotel located at 5930 Franklin Ave. in the Franklin Village section of Los Angeles, California. It was originally built as a luxury long-term residential apartment house for movie stars by Elinor K. Ince, widow of Thomas H. Ince, the highly successful pioneer silent filmmaker who died in 1924. Designed by eminent architect Arthur E. Harvey as a prominent seven-story replica of a 17th-century French-Normandy castle, it remains as the most impressive of several Hollywood chateaux built during the area's booming 1920s. In a spirit echoing her husband's contributions in the formative period of the film industry, Mrs. Ince provided a home for many of the artists that were then being drawn to Hollywood. Residents included some of the most famous names of the 1930s and 40s. Most notably Bette Davis, Errol Flynn (room 211), Edward G. Robinson (room 216), Carol Lombard (room 305), Edgar Rice Burroughs (room 408), Humphrey Bogart (room 603), Clark Gable (room 604), Ginger Rogers (room 705), Ed Sullivan (room 501), Gracie Allen and George Burns (room 609) along with Lillian Gish, Katharine Hepburn, George Gershwin, and Cary Grant. In 1969, the building began being used as the Church of Scientology's home for its Celebrity Centre; since 1973 the building has been owned by the Church. Several floors are now hotel rooms (for church members only), with the building's topmost stories serving as offices. Free guided tours of the historic building are available to the general public.
    • Château Louis XIV, Louveciennes, France.
    • CHÂTEAU LOUIS XIV - World's Most Expensive Home. Located about 15 minutes outside the Parisian neighborhood of Triangle d’Or, fetched a world record price of more than 275 million euros (US$301 million) in December, 2015. Constructed between 2008 and 2011 in the commune of Louveciennes in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. Although it is a new construction, the Château Louis XIV meets the exact standards and rules of proportions and ornamentation established from Antiquity as they were regularly applied during the 17th century. In 2015, the chateau was sold to a Middle Eastern buyer, identified by The New York Times as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. The price of USD 301,000,000 was a world record for a residential property.
    • Château St. Jean, 1 Château Saint Jean, 67120 Molsheim, France.
    • CHÂTEAU St. Jean - 1 Château Saint Jean, 67120 Molsheim, France. The home of Bugatti & the former home of founder/proprietor Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) in Molsheim, France.
    • Chateau-sur-Mer, 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Chateau-sur-Mer - "Chateau-sur-Mer is a landmark of High Victorian architecture, furniture, wallpapers, ceramics and stenciling. It was the most palatial residence in Newport from its completion in 1852 until the appearance of the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s. It was the scene of memorable entertainments, from the "Fete Champetre", an elaborate country picnic for over two thousand guests held in 1857, to the debutante ball for Miss Edith Wetmore in 1889."
    • Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP, England, U.K.
    • Chatsworth House - stately home in North Derbyshire, England. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times.
    • The Chemosphere, designed by American architect John Lautner in 1960. 7776 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
    • Chemosphere - once called "the most modern home built in the world". The building stands on the San Fernando Valley side of the Hollywood Hills, just off of Mulholland Drive: 7776 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
    • Chepstow, 120 Narragansett Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Chepstow - "An Italianate-style villa, Chepstow was built in 1860 by resident Newport architect George Champlin Mason as the Chepstow parloersummer residence of Edmund Schermerhorn. Acquired by Mrs. Emily Morris Gallatin in 1911, the estate continued in the Morris family until bequeathed in 1986 to the Preservation Society, with its collections intact and an endowment by Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean."
    • Chesa Futura, Via Tinus 25, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland.
    • CHESA FUTURA - Norman + Partner's masterpiece in St. Moritz: Chesa Futura apartment building in Switzerland's Engadin Valley.
    • Chester Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9EA, U.K.
    • Chester Square - small residential garden square located in London's Belgravia district. Along with its sister squares Belgrave Square and Eaton Square, it is one of the three garden squares built by the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century. Notable residents: Roman Abramovich, George II, King of the Hellenes, Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Mick Jagger, Nigella Lawson, Yehudi Menuhin, Mary Shelley & Margaret Thatcher.
    • 16 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW3 5RA, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, U.K.
    • Cheyne Walk - historic road, in Chelsea, London, U.K. in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It runs parallel with the River Thames. Before the construction of the Chelsea Embankment reduced the width of the river, it fronted the river along its whole length. Many famous people have lived (and continue to live) in the Walk.
    • Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York City, NY 10174, U.S.A.
    • CHRYSLER BUILDING - completed May 27, 1930. Art Deco skyscraper on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At 1,046 ft (319 m), it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework, and it was the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930. As of 2019, the Chrysler is the 12th-tallest building in the city, tied with The New York Times Building. Location: 405 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, 10174, U.S.A.
    • The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster - "Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble?"
    • Clarendon Court, 626 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Clarendon Court - corner of Yznaga Street and 626 Bellevue Avenue, and former estate of Sunny & Claus von BÜlow. Perhaps the most notorious of the Newport "cottages," this twenty-room structure was built in 1904 and was named Claradon for Clara Knight, the wife of Edward R. Knight, the Pennsylvania Railroad executive who commissioned the house. A subsequent owner changed the name of the house to Clarendon Court. In 1956 Clarendon Court served as a set for High Society, the musical version of The Philadelphia Story that starred Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Grace Kelly (in her last film).
    • Cliveden, Taplow SL6 0JF, Buckinghamshire, England.
    • Cliveden - Italianate mansion and estate at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. Set on banks 40 metres (130 ft) above the River Thames, its grounds slope down to the river. The site has been home to an Earl, three Countesses, two Dukes, a Prince of Wales and the Viscounts Astor. As home of Nancy Astor, the house was the meeting place of the Cliveden set of the 1920s and 1930s—a group of political intellectuals. Later, during the 1960s, it became the setting for key events of the notorious Profumo Affair. During the 1970s, it was occupied by Stanford University of California, which used it as an overseas campus. Today owned by the National Trust, the house is leased as a five-star hotel run by London & Regional Properties. The 375 acres (152 ha) gardens and woodlands are open to the public, together with parts of the house on certain days.
    • CN Tower, 301 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2T6, Canada.
    • CN TOWER - 1,815,4 ft / 553,33 m 147 floors concrete communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Dubai Marina.
    • DUBAI MARINA - district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city, built along a two mile stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline.
    • Duke–Semans mansion, 1009 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10028, U.S.A.
    • DUKE-SEMANS MANSION - Manhattans most expensive townhouse: US$44 mio. The building was built in 1901. The house was owned by the Duke Family until 2006 when they sold it for US$40,000,000 to to real estate billionaire Tamir Sapir. Carlos Slim, at the time the richest person in the world, bought the mansion four years later in 2010 for US$44,000,000.

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    • Easton Neston, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, U.K.
    • Easton Neston main staircase, with its wrought iron balustrade in the style of Jean Tijou, comprises two long, shallow flights ascending to the first floor gallery which is decorated with grisailles painted by Sir James Thornhill.
    • Easton Neston - country house near Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. It was designed in the Baroque style by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Easton Neston is thought to be the only mansion which was solely the work of Nicholas Hawksmoor. The house Hawksmoor built at Easton Neston can be best described as a miniature palace that owes the colossal order of pilasters and crowning balustrade to Michelangelo's palazzi on the Campidoglio at Rome and may in turn have influenced through engravings in Vitruvius Britannicus Gabriel's design of the Petit Trianon at Versailles, which was not to be built for another 50 years. In 2005 Russian-American fashion designer Leon Max purchased Easton Neston from Lord Hesketh for £15 million.
    • Eifel Tower, Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France.
    • EIFFEL TOWER - iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 7.1 million people ascended it in 2011. The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.
    • El Fureidis, 631 Para Grande Lane, Montecito, CA 93108, U.S.A.
    • El Fureidis - (Little Paradise or Pleasure Gardens) is a 10,000-square-foot (930 m²) historic estate built in 1906 on 10 acres in Montecito, California, U.S.A. Originally called the James Waldron Gillespie Estate or Gillespie Palace after its original owner, the Roman, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish-styled architecture is one of only five houses designed by the American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. El Fureidis is most famous for being the source of rare palm trees now found in Disneyland's Adventureland and Jungle Cruise ride. It was also used in the main outside location shots for Tony Montana’s Coral Gables mansion in the 1983 film Scarface. List Price: US$29,500,000. Rent: US$30,000 / Month.
    • El Mirasol, 348 North Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
    • El Mirasol - was a 37-room Spanish Colonial Revival mansion at 348 North Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida. Designed by architect Addison Mizner for financier Edward T. Stotesbury, it was completed in 1919. It included a 40-car garage, a tea house, an auditorium, and a private zoo. It was demolished in the 1950s.
    • El Solano, 720 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A.
    • El Solano - 720 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A. "No Palm Beach mansion better represents the town's luminous legacy than the Spanish-style home built in 1919 by Addison Mizner as his own residence in 1925. Mizner later sold El Solano to Harold Vanderbilt, and the property was long a favorite among socialites for parties and photo shoots. Vanderbilt held many a gala fund-raiser here. In the 1960s and ’70s, the house was home to John "Jock" McLean and his socialite wife, "Brownie". In January 1980, she sold the estate for $725,000 to John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, who only resided in it for a short period that winter and made plans for a major renovation. It's still privately owned and not open to the public."
    • Elephant Walk, 109 Jungle Road, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
    • Elephant Walk - 109 Jungle Road, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A. Built in the Palm Beach Regency style in 1953 by builder and developer Clarence Mack, the Estate Section house was acquired by socialite Marylou Whitney and her late husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny” Whitney in 1987. In 1993, Whitney and her husband’s estate sold it to the late class-action attorney David Berger. The house changed hands again in 2008, when philanthropist Carroll Petrie bought it for $7.45 million.
    • Ellison Estate, 745 Mountain Home Road, Woodside, CA 94062, U.S.A.
    • Ellison Estate - Woodside, CA, U.S.A. Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle Corporation, built his 23-acre Japanese-style estate in 2004 with 10 buildings, a man made lake, a tea house, a bath house and a koi pond. Value estimated at US$200 million.
    • ELM STREET - definition & explanation.
    • Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118, U.S.A.
    • EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft (443.2 m) high. It stood as the world's tallest building for 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York (although it was no longer the tallest in the US or the world), until One World Trade Center reached a greater height on April 30, 2012.
    • Enigma Mansion, Cape Town, Western Cape 8005 South Africa.
    • Enigma Mansion - Cape Town’s grandest and palatial mansion occupies more than 7000 sqm of the most prestigious residential area on the entire Atlantic seaboard. Located in a triangle between 3 streets in the heart of the Glen.

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    • Fairfield Pond, 1 Fairfield Pond Road, Sagaponack, The Hamptons, NY 11962, U.S.A.
    • Fairfield Pond - 1 Fairfield Pond Road, Sagaponack, The Hamptons, NY 11962, U.S.A. The 66,000 square metre US$ 200 million building, sitting on 63 acres of ground is privately owned by junk bond billionaire Ira Rennert. Features include a 91 foot dining room, bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts and a US$150,000 hot tub.
    • Fallingwater designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Mill Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    • FALLINGWATER - aka the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence, is a house designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural southwestern Mill Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
    • Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road Plano, IL 60545, U.S.A.
    • Farnsworth House - designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51. It is a one-room weekend retreat in a once-rural setting, located 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Chicago's downtown on a 60-acre (24 ha) estate site, adjoining the Fox River, south of the city of Plano, Illinois. The steel and glass house was commissioned by Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a prominent Chicago nephrologist, as a place where she could engage in her hobbies: playing the violin, translating poetry, and enjoying nature. Mies created a 1,500-square-foot (140 m²) house that is widely recognized as an iconic masterpiece of International Style of architecture. The home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006, after joining the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The house is currently owned and operated as a house museum by the historic preservation group, National Trust for Historic Preservation.
    • Fisher Island, Miami Beach, FL 33109, U.S.A.
    • FISHER ISLAND - named for automotive parts pioneer and beach real estate developer Carl G. Fisher, who once owned it, Fisher Island is 3 miles off shore of mainland South Florida. No road or causeway connects to the island, which is accessible by private boat or ferry. Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, it was sold for development in 1960s. The property sat vacant for well over 15 years before development was begun for very limited and restrictive multi-family use. As of the 2010 census, Fisher Island had the highest per capita income of any place in the United States in 2010. The CDP had only 226 households and a total population of 132 persons.
    • Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480, USA.
    • Flagler Museum - "When it was completed in 1902, the New York Herald proclaimed that Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, was 'more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world.' Today, Whitehall is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as the Flagler Museum, offering self-guided tours, changing exhibitions, and special programs." 1 Whitehall Way.
    • Flat 24, Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW3 5LS, England, U.K.
    • Flat 24, Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea - Carlyle Mansions is an apartment block located on Cheyne Walk, in Chelsea, London. Named after Thomas Carlyle, a longtime resident of the area, the building is nicknamed the “Writers’ Block” because it has been home to a ton of authors, among them, Henry James, Erskine Childers, T. S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, and Ian Fleming. Fleming lived there in August 1950 after moving into Flat No. 24 Carlyle Mansions and it is there, while also working for the Sunday Times, that he began writing his first Bond book, Casino Royale. Value (2014): £3.590.000.
    • Flatiron Building, 175 5th Avenue & Broadway, New York City, NY 10010, U.S.A.
    • FLATIRON BUILDING - originally the Fuller Building, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and one of only two skyscrapers north of 14th Street – the other being the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, one block east. The building sits on a triangular island-block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway and East 22nd Street, with 23rd Street grazing the triangle's northern (uptown) peak. As with numerous other wedge-shaped buildings, the name "Flatiron" derives from its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron.
    • Fleur de Lys, 350 North Carolwood Drive, Holmsby Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90077, U.S.A.
    • FLEUR DE LYS - 12-bedrroms and 15-baths, plus a guest house, on 5-gated Beverly Hills acres, 35,000+ square feet. Has been for sale since 2008 by owner philanthropist Suzanne Saperstein, asking price: US$125 mio. (Holmby Hills, CA, U.S.A.).
    • Floating House by architect Dymitr Malcew.
    • Floating House by Dymitr Malcew - designed for people who appreciate freedom and nature at their doorstep. House offers 2 luxurious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen and generous terrace.
    • Franchuk Villa, No. 10 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London, England, U.K.
    • Franchuk Villa - No. 10 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London, U.K. Six-story property in Belgravia, central London, has 20-foot ceilings, luxurious fixtures and more than 21,000 square feet of living space. The Victorian Villa was formerly a girl's prep school until 1997. Bought and upgraded in 2006, then received an expensive multi-million overhaul. The lavish amenities include an indoor swimming pool in the basement, a gym, a home theater, a garage room, a news house and much more. The Villa was then purchased by Ukrainian AIDS philanthropist, Elena Franchuk, who renamed it the Franchuk Villa. Valued at US$161,000,000.
    • Frank Sinatra’s NYC Penthouse, 530 East 72nd Street, New York City, NY 10021, U.S.A.
    • Frank Sinatra’s NYC Penthouse - 23rd floor, 530 East 72nd Street, New York City, NY 10021, U.S.A. Designed by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself in 1961 and serving as his primary residence until 1972. 3,200-square-foot duplex penthouse: four bedrooms, six bathrooms, contemporary glass staircase, marble fireplace and gourmet kitchen: listed at US$6 million. Dubbed a "Glittering grotto in the sky" by Andy Warhol.

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    • Garden of Allah, 8152 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
    • Garden of Allah - (1927-1959). Famous apartment/hotel complex in West Hollywood, California, U.S.A., on 8152 Sunset Boulevard between Crescent Heights and Havenhurst, at the east end of the Sunset Strip. The Garden of Allah became home to many celebrities and literary figures.
    • Gardiners Island, Gardiners Bay, East Hampton, New York, U.S.A.
    • Gardiners Island - Gardiners Bay, East Hampton, New York, U.S.A. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, 3 miles (4.8 km) wide and has 27 miles (43 km) of coastline. The island has been owned by the Gardiner family and their descendants for nearly 400 years, and it is the only American real estate still intact as part of an original royal grant from the English Crown. It is one of the larger privately owned islands in the United States.
    • Genthod Maison, CH-1294 Genthod, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Genthod Maison - CH-1294 Genthod, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Located in the delightful commune of Genthod on a large plot by the lake, this exceptional property has extremely impressive features. The bold, original architecture includes glass facades providing a breathtaking view over Lake Geneva from all rooms. The house has a 6,942 sq.ft / 645 sq.m living area and a floor area of over 13,993 sq.ft / 1,300 sq.m. The four-storey house (13 rooms) is spread over an area of almost more than 14,000 sq.ft. Price: £50 million.
    • Giorgio Armani's Saint-Tropez Getaway - Architectural Digest.
    • Gold Coast Chicago, IL 60610 & 60611, U.S.A.
    • GOLD COAST CHICAGO - historic district in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.
    • golden mile - Ibiza Town, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. "At the entrance to the port of Marina Botafoch where the most exclusive shops are, opposite the ancient city of Dalt Vila, overlooking the island of Formentera."
    • GOLDEN MILE - Marbella city to Puerto Banús, Spain.
    • The late Ian Fleming's estate Goldeneye in Oracabessa, Jamaica.
    • Goldeneye - the late Ian Fleming's estate in Oracabessa, Jamaica. Rents for US$5,500 per night.
    • Abraham Gosman Estate, South Ocean Shore Drive, Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
    • GOSMAN ESTATE - nine bedrooms, a ballroom and a conservatory as party of its 62,000 square foot expanse. It also has a 48-car garage. Sold by Donald Trump for US$100 mio. in 2008. Billionaire's Row, Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
    • Greystone Mansion & Gardens, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Greystone Mansion & Gardens - completed in 1928 for the son of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, Greystone Mansion & Gardens is a Beverly Hills and Los Angeles treasure. The City of Beverly Hills purchased the property in 1965, and in 1971 the entire 18.3 acre site was formally dedicated as a public park. Greystone was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and in 2013 was designated Beverly Hills Local Historic Landmark No. 4. Greystone Mansion & Gardens is a popular event site for weddings, corporate events, photo shoots, meetings and other private functions. Long an iconic location for motion picture and television shoots, Greystone has been featured in dozens of films, including The Big Lebowski, Spider-Man, The Social Network, and There Will Be Blood.

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    • Hala Ranch, Starwood Community, Aspen, CO 81611, U.S.A.
    • HALA RANCH - 15-bedroom, 16-bath, 56,000-square-foot main house that is larger than the US White House, plus several outbuildings, its own water treatment plant, gas pumps, and other bells and whistles to make it a completely self-contained compound: 90-plus-acre estate: US$49 mio. Owner: hedge fund billionaire John Paulson. (Starwood Community, Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.).
    • Halston House, 101 East 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A. Image Courtesy Engel & Völkers.
    • Halston House - New York townhouse designed by famed midcentury architect Paul Rudolph recently sold for $18 million to fashion designer Tom Ford. The estate was once owned by legendary fashion designer Halston and has been host to many glamorous parties attended by the likes of Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, and Liza Minnelli, who was known to stay in the upstairs guest suite. 101 East 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A.
    • Hammersmith Farm, Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A. The childhood home of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
    • Hammersmith Farm - Victorian mansion and surrounding property was the childhood home of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. The property hosted the wedding reception of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy. During his presidency, Kennedy spent enough time at Hammersmith Farm that it was referred to as the "Summer White House".
    • Hardwick Hall, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, S44 5QJ, England, U.K.
    • Hardwick Hall - architecturally significant Elizabethan country houses in England. Built between 1590–1597 for the formidable Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by the architect Robert Smythson, an exponent of the Renaissance style of architecture, Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of the style, which came into fashion, having slowly spread from Florence. Its arrival in Britain fortuitously coincided with the period when it was no longer necessary or legal to fortify a domestic dwelling. Ownership of the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1959. Today, it is fully open to the public.
    • Hearst-Davies Mansion, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Hearst-Davies Mansion, 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • HEARST-DAVIES MANSION | BEVERLY HOUSE ESTATE - 1011 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A. Architect: Gordon B. Kaufmann; landscape Architect: Paul G. Thiene; year built: 1927; bedrooms/bathrooms: 17 bedrooms/25 bathrooms; square Footage: 50,000; lot size: 3.7 acres; kitchen square footage: 1,000; listing Price: $95 million; lease for $20,000 per day or $600,000 per month. Perhaps the most famous property in Beverly Hills, the 50,000+ square foot Estate is perched on its very own hilltop above the Beverly Hills Hotel. The H-shaped mansion, with massive gardens, legendary rooms and pools, and a stone-paved motor courtyard, hosted Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy during their honeymoon. Beverly House, the name given to the property by William Randolph Hearst, has also played a character in the classic movies "The Godfather" and "The Bodyguard."
    • Hearst Castle, 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA 93452-9741, U.S.A.
    • HEARST CASTLE | SAN SIMEON - 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA 93452-9741, U.S.A. National and California Historical Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. Hearst formally named the estate "La Cuesta Encantada" ("The Enchanted Hill"), but usually called it "the ranch". Hearst Castle and grounds are also sometimes referred to as "San Simeon" without distinguishing between the Hearst property and the adjacent unincorporated area of the same name. Valued at US$191 mio. (2014).
    • Hearst Triplex Penthouse, 137 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A.
    • Hearst Quintuplex Penthouse - 137 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A. A "chateau in the sky" - 17 rooms, triplex cooperative with 7,000 square feet inside, and another 7,000 square feet outside, all on three levels with multiple galleries, a gymnasium and media room, and rooms with names that suggest their opulent history: the Greek Room, the English Room, the Julius Caesar Room. The Hearst penthouse leaves out no extravagant feature: Soaring ceilings 30 feet high and open views of the Hudson River and the George Washington Bridge characterize the home’s interior. The grand living room features a fireplace and south-facing terrace that connects to a chef’s kitchen. The listing describes the master bedroom suite as "palatial" with a full bath and dressing room. Price: US$38 million.
    • Heath Hall, 59 The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London N2 0BE, England.
    • HEATH HALL - 59 The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London N2 0BE, England. The most expensive UK home on open market: £100 million (August 24, 2012). On March 18, 2013 the priced was reduced to: £65 million.
    • Highclere Castle, Highclere Park, Newbury RG20 9RN, England, U.K.
    • Highclere Castle - country house in the Jacobethan style, with park designed by Capability Brown. The 1,000-acre (400 ha) estate is in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire. It is the country seat of the Earl of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo-Welsh Herbert family. Highclere Castle is the main filming location for the British television period drama Downton Abbey.
    • Hillwood Estate, 4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
    • Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens - 4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC, U.S.A. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including Fabergé eggs. Other highlights are 18th and 19th century French art and one of the country's finest orchid collections.
    • HOLMBY HILLS - affluent neighborhood in the district of Westwood in western Los Angeles, United States. It is bordered by the city of Beverly Hills on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, Westwood on the west, and Bel Air on the north. Sunset Boulevard is the area's principal thoroughfare which divides Holmby Hills into north and south sections. However, Holmby Hills can be recognized by its unique street lamps.
    • HOMES OF THE RICH - "The Web's #1 Luxury Real Estate Blog."
    • Hôtel Lambert, Quai Anjou, Île Saint-Louis, Paris IVème, France.
    • HÔTEL LAMBERT - hôtel particulier, a grand mansion townhouse, on the Quai Anjou, Île Saint-Louis, Paris IVème, France. In September 2007, Prince Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani, brother of the Emir of Qatar bought the Hôtel Lambert from the Rothschilds for the purported sum of about 80 million euros (US$111 million).
    • How big is Mitt Romney’s California house? Here, compare it to yours. - The Washington Post.

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    • International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong.
    • INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE | IFC - 1,364 ft / 415 m 88 floors. A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District. IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second tallest building in Hong Kong, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights.

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    • JThe Jackling house, c. 2007, with boards over its windows and doors, 460 Mountain Home Road, Woodside, CA 9406, U.S.A.
    • Jackling House - was a mansion in Woodside, California, designed and built for copper mining magnate Daniel Cowan Jackling and his family by the noted California architect George Washington Smith in 1925. Although considered a historic home, its final owner Steve Jobs demolished it in 2011, after a protracted court battle, in order to build a smaller home, which was never constructed.
    • Jackson Land and Cattle ranch, 2250 Spring Gulch Rd, Jackson, WY 83001, U.S.A.
    • Jackson Land & Cattle Ranch - 1,750 acres, US$175 million. Jackson Hole, Teton County, Wyoming. America's most expensive home for cowboys.
    • Jin Mao Tower, 88 Century Avenue, Pudong District, Shanghai 200121, China.
    • JIN MAO TOWER - 88-story, 1,380 ft / 421 m, landmark skyscraper in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel.
    • Joyce Grove, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
    • Joyce Grove - Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England, U.K. Completed in 1908, Joyce Grove Mansion is a large Jacobean style building designed by famous landscape architect Charles Edward Mallows (1864–1915) for Robert Fleming (1845–1933), founder of Robert Fleming and Co. merchant bank. "Did Ian Fleming base Goldfinger's house on Joyce Grove?" Joyce Grove has been a filming location for British television shows, documentaries and one movie.
    • Jupiter Island is a town on the barrier island of Jupiter Island in Martin County, Florida, United States.
    • Tiger Woods' US$55.5 mio. house on Jupiter Island, Florida, U.S.A.
    • JUPITER ISLAND - considered the wealthiest town in the United States; it has the second highest per capita income of any inhabited place in the country. Jupiter Island is the southernmost of Florida's three Barrier Islands (the other two being Hutchinson and Orchid Islands).

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    • Kennedy Winter White House, 1095 North Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A.
    • Kennedy Winter White House - 1095 North Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A. La Guerida (“bounty of war”) was built by architect Addison Mizner in Palm Beach in 1923 for Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia, heir to the Wanamaker’s department store fortune. It was later purchased by Joseph Kennedy in 1933 during the depths of the Great Depression for a paltry US$120,000, and eventually would become President John F. Kennedy’s “Winter White House”. Lists for US$38.5 million.
    • Kensington Palace Gardens, London, England, U.K.
    • Kensington Palace Gardens - street in west central London with some of the most expensive property in the world. Nicknamed "Billionaires Row."
    • Kensington Palace Gardens - Britain's most expensive street.
    • Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    • KINGDOM TOWER - skyscraper proposed for construction near Jeddah (in the new Kingdom City), Saudi Arabia. At 1 mile (1,600 m; 5,280 ft) tall, it would be the tallest building built to date.
    • Kingscote, 253 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Kingscote - "Kingscote is a landmark of the Gothic Revival style in American architecture. Its appearance in Newport marked the beginning of the "cottage boom" that would distinguish the town as a veritable laboratory for the design of picturesque houses throughout the 19th century."
    • Kinross House, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
    • Kinross House - late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Construction of the house was begun in 1686, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. It is regarded as one of his finest works, and was called by Daniel Defoe "the most beautiful and regular piece of Architecture in Scotland". The house, which is undoubtedly the most important early classical mansion in Scotland.

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    • World's Most Expensive Luxury Penthouse at La Belle Époque, 15-17 Avenue d'Ostende, MC-98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
    • LA BELLE ÉPOQUE PENTHOUSE APARTMENT - Monaco. World's (new) most expensive apartment / duplex penthouse: 17,500 square feet sold for €240 / £199 / US$308 million by British developers Christian and Nick Candy on September 13, 2010, is thought to have been purchased by a member of Dubai's royal family, the Al-Mahktoums, headed by the immensely wealthy Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. In 2014 acquired for a reported $300 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev.
    • La Pausa, Avenue de la Torraca, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.
    • LA PAUSA - Avenue de la Torraca, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. It was designed and built by the French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the early 1930s, and owned by Chanel until 1953. Situated above the village of Roquebrune, the house enjoys views toward Menton and the French border with Italy on one side, and Monaco on the other. Its name refers to the legend that Mary Magdalene "paused" near here on her journey from Jerusalem following the crucifixion of Jesus.
    • La Posta Vecchia, Palo Laziale, 00055 Palo Laziale (Roma), Italy.
    • LA POSTA VECCHIA - Palo Laziale, 00055 Palo Laziale (Roma), Italy.  LHW CNT "A Roman villa, 17th century castle outbuilding and the home of billionaire J. Paul Getty, La Posta Vecchia has a unique history that couldn’t be more Italian if it tried. If you’re in love with everything Roman La Posta Vecchia is the place for you. We are comfortably situated for exploring the monuments of the Eternal City, the wealth of ancient towns in the surrounding area and accessing Fiumicino airport."
    • La Reverie, 1415 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480.
    • La Reverie - 1415 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A. 84,626 square foot mega-mansion owned by Sydell Miller designed by architect Jeffrey W. Smith. The home contains 10 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a tennis court and a swimming pool. Cost an estimated US$40 million to build.
    • Le Belvédère, 630 Nimes Rd, Bel Air, CA 90077, U.S.A.
    • LE BELVÉDÈRE - Bel Air, CA, U.S.A. 3-story, roughly 48,000-square-foot Bel Air, California masterpiece, offers 280-degree views of the city below and the surrounding mountains. With a price tag of $85 million, the residence includes a professional screening room that seats 60 people, a grand ballroom that seats 250, a 5,000-bottle wine cellar, three sumptuous master suites, seven additional bedrooms, 19 fireplaces, an elevator, a Moroccan room, Turkish hammam and a commercial kitchen. Sold for US$72 mio.
    • Le Carré d’Or | Golden Triangle - 83990 Saint-Tropez, France.
    • Le Provençal Residence.
    • LE PROVENÇAL RESIDENCE - built in 1926 by the extremely wealthy American named Frank Jay Gould, the son of financier Jay Gould. Juan-les-Pins, France.
    • The Lehman Art House.
    • LEHMAN ART HOUSE - 7 West 54th Street, New York City, NY, U.S.A. Built by architect John H. Duncan for Philip Lehman, an art collector and former head of Lehman Brothers, in 1899-1900. Constructed in the French beaux-arts style. The asking price of US$65,000,000 makes the art house New York’s most expensive office property on a price-per-square-foot basis to just over US$3,000 per square foot.
    • Lincoln House in the Breach Candy area of south Mumbai, India.
    • Lincoln House - Mumbai’s former US consulate (previously known as Wankaner House) sets Indian record for property deal. The property was originally built for the Maharaja of Wankaner. The 50,000 sq. ft. heritage mansion was bought by industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla for Rs 7.5 billion (US$ 113 million) in September, 2015.
    • Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • LIPSTICK BUILDING - 453 ft / 138 m tall skyscraper located at 885 Third Avenue, between East 53rd Street and 54th Street, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • Locksley Hall, Tony Belvedere Island, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
    • LOCKSLEY HALL - one of the most expensive homes in California (Tony Belvedere Island, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.). 10,000 square foot home: US$48 mio.
    • London Bridge Tower | The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, Southwark, London, England, U.K.
    • London Bridge Tower - also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower: 32 London Bridge Street, London Bridge Quarter, Southwark, London, England, U.K. It will open to the public on February 1, 2013. It will be the tallest building in the European Union with 95 floors and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing 310 m (1,017 ft) tall.
    • London’s Best & Most Secretive Address - "The longstanding rules governing life at Albany - the stately Georgian pile situated surprisingly, if conveniently, in the heart of Piccadilly - are mercifully straightforward: no pets, no children, no whistling, no noise and absolutely no publicity. Photographers have found themselves escorted from the premises, London’s oldest block of flats and one of its most exclusive addresses, for snapping off a frame of the interior courtyard. Residents who are deemed indiscreet risk a ritual scourging by the trustees."
    • Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW, England, U.K.
    • Longleat - English stately home, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set in over 900 acres (360 ha) of parkland, landscaped by Capability Brown, with 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) of woods and farmland. It was the first stately home to open to the public, and also claims the first safari park outside Africa.
    • Louis Vuitton Malletier, 18 Rue Louis Vuitton, 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine, France.
    • Louis Vuitton House - Louis Vuitton Malletier, 18 Rue Louis Vuitton, 92600 Asnières-sur-Seine, France. It was here that Louis Vuitton set up his workshop in 1859. Until 1977, the Asnières workshop was actually the sole Louis Vuitton production facility in the world.
    • A Look Inside Louis Vuitton's Family Home & Atelier, Just Outside Paris - "At the French fashion house's workshop, meticulous craftsmanship is a way of life. In the mid to late 19th century, Asnières-sur-Seine's streets, lined with elegant brick villas, became a charming refuge from city life for the burgeoning middle class. This was the appeal for a trunk maker named Louis Vuitton, who built a workshop here in 1859. From this base, Vuitton, who became the official packer and box maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, established his leather-goods empire - helped by the advent of train travel and his ingenious courier trunks."
    • LUNAR EMBASSY - "Buy yourself some space!" The founders and leaders of the extraterrestrial real estate market. THE ONLY COMPANY in the world to posess a legal basis and copyright for the sale of lunar, and other extraterrestrial property within the confines of our solar system.
    • Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NR, England, U.K.
    • Lyme Park - large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, U.K. The estate is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park. The house is the largest in Cheshire, and has been designated by English Heritage. The estate was granted to Sir Thomas Danyers in 1346 and passed to the Leghs of Lyme by marriage in 1388. It remained in the possession of the Legh family until 1946 when it was given to the National Trust. The house dates from the latter part of the 16th century.

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    • Maison de l'Amitié, 513 North County Road, Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A.
    • MAISON DE L'AMITIÉ - Palm Beach. 81,738 square feet (7,432 square meters). Florida's second-most expensive home: US$95 million (2008). Owner: Dmitriy Rybolovlev.
    • Manhattan's Gold Coast - the Upper East Coast rectangle formed by Fifth and Park Avenues between Fifty-Ninth and Ninety-Sixth Streets.
    • Mar-A-Lago, 1100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, FL 33480, U.S.A..
    • Mar-A-Lago - built 1924-1927, is the name of the Marjorie Merriweather Post estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Post built the house with her (then) husband, Edward F. Hutton. The house was designed by Joseph Urban. Upon her death in 1973 Marjorie Post willed the 17-acre (69,000 m²) estate to the U.S. Government as a retreat for Presidents and visiting foreign dignataries. The mansion was not however used for this purpose, prior to being declared a National Historic Landmark in 1980. Mar-A-Lago has frequently hosted the International Red Cross Ball, an annual white tie, tails, and tiara ball. Founded by Mrs. Post, it has a history of attracting wealthy socialites and ambassadors from across the world in support of the mission of the American Red Cross. Now home to the Mar-A-Lago Club, the 126-room, 110,000-square-foot (10,219 m²) estate is owned by Donald Trump.
    • MARBELLA'S GOLDEN MILE - Marbella city to Puerto Banús, Spain.
    • Marble House, 596 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Marble House - "Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. & Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. It was a summer house, or "cottage", as Newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. But Marble House was much more; it was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for Newport's subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent stone palaces."
    • Mark Zuckerberg is building one of the biggest homes in US history - "$270M Hawaiian compound will include its own village and huge underground bunker."
    • Meadow Lane, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
    • Meadow Lane - Southampton, NY, U.S.A. The Hamptons' Billionaire Lane. The Hamptons are awash with ritzy addresses, but perhaps no street boasts more billionaires than Southampton’s 5-mile-long Meadow Lane.
    • Merrywood Estate, McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
    • Merrywood Estate - "Since 1919, Merrywood has graced the banks of the Potomac River in prestigious McLean, Virginia. Renowned as the finest private estate in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Merrywood reflects a storied history, serving as home to several of America’s most influential political and business leaders. As the childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Merrywood was elevated to a position of prominence in the mid-1940s and has since continued to provide a celebrated venue to host presidents, business leaders, artists, and countless family celebrations." The Georgian-style estate has 11 bedrooms, nine bedrooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and formal gardens. Was sold for US$43 million to the government of Saudi Arabia May, 2018.
    • MI 6 Building, 85 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London SE1 7TP, England, U.K.
    • MI 6 Building - the SIS Building or MI6 Building (aka VX) at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, MI6). It is located at 85 Albert Embankment in Vauxhall, a south western part of central London, United Kingdom, on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. Inaugurated July 1994. Architect Terry Farrell's design for the SIS building was influenced by 1930s industrial modernist architecture such as Bankside and Battersea Power Stations and Mayan and Aztec religious temples.
    • Miapolis, Watson Island, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
    • MIAPOLIS - proposed skyscraper planned for construction on Watson Island in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. If approved, constructed, and completed, the building would stand at 975 m. (3,200 ft.), with 160 floors, surpassing the Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the world's tallest skyscraper. It could be the world's tallest LEED-certified tower.
    • Millionaires' Miles | Millionaires' Rows | Alpha Streets in the world - the exclusive residential neighborhoods of various cities, often along one scenic strip such as a riverside or hilltop drive, or a wide city boulevard.
    • Modernist Villa Is Reborn on the French Riviera - The New York Times.
    • Carré d'Or, Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
    • MONTE-CARLO'S CARRÉ D'OR - the "Carré d'Or" boutiques bear the most famous names in luxury and offer you the latest creations from fashion designers such as Hermès, Céline, Christian Dior, Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Prada, Ichthys and more. The Place du Casino and the neighbouring roads (Avenue Monte-Carlo, Avenue des Beaux Arts, Allées Lumières) create one enormous jewellery shop with Cartier, Chopard, Van Cleef Arpels, Bulgari, Piaget, Repossi and others. For art lovers, the many antique dealers or designers are available to you, including Fersen, Adriano Ribolzi, Gismondi and many more famous names.
    • Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    • MULHOLLAND DRIVE - street and road in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. It is named after pioneering Los Angeles civil engineer William Mulholland. The western rural portion in Los Angeles and Ventura counties is named Mulholland Highway. The 21-mile long mostly two-lane, minor arterial road loosely follows the ridgeline of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains and the Hollywood Hills. Mulholland Drive is home to some of the most exclusive and most expensive homes in the world. Many of these homes are set back from the road and offer outstanding views of downtown Los Angeles.
    • Mulholland Estates, Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    • MULHOLLAND ESTATES - guard gated community in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles. The community entrance sits on the north side of Mulholland drive, between Beverly Glen and Benedict Canyon. One of the key features of Mulholland Estates is top-notch security, which attracts many high profile celebrities and business people.
    • Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
    • Mustique - small private island that is one of the Grenadines, a chain of islands in the West Indies, and part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The island covers 1,400 acres (5.7 km²; 2.2 sq mi) and it has several coral reefs. The land fauna includes tortoises, herons and many other species. Its year-round population of about 500 mostly live in the villages of Lovell, Britannia Bay, and Dover. The island of Mustique is owned by the Mustique Company, which in turn is owned by the island's home owners. The island has approximately 100 private villas, many of which are rented out through the Mustique Company. In addition there is one hotel called the Cotton House, owned by the Mustique Company, and one privately owned seven-bedroom hotel called Firefly.

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    • Necker Island (British Virgin Islands), Caribbean Sea.
    • Necker Island - 30-hectare (74-acre) island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island's land is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The whole island operates like a resort and can accommodate up to 34 guests, with additional room for 6 children.
    • Neverland Valley Ranch (now the Sycamore Valley Ranch), 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, California 93441, U.S.A.
    • Neverland Valley Ranch - now US$100M Sycamore Valley Ranch. Michael Jackson's former California ranch "Neverland" is hitting the market for US$100 million. Now called "Sycamore Valley Ranch," you won't find the carnival rides and Bubbles the chimpanzee that the late performer had on the 2,700-acre estate. But there's still the floral clock that spells "Neverland" by the train station and train tracks, plus a llama at the Los Olivos property in Santa Barbara County.
    • New American Home 2009 - YouTube.
    • NEW AMERICAN HOME 2009 - "Net zero-energy home covered in a blanket of green." Showcase home in Las Vegas full of design ideas and energy-efficient technologies applicable to any size home, anywhere in the country.
    • New Century Global Center, Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. World's largest building.
    • New Century Global Center - Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. World's largest building: 500 metres long, 400 metres wide and 100 metres high, a 1.76-million-square-metre-mega-building. (The building is so large it is capable housing 20 Sydney Opera Houses and is almost three times the size of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.). Multifunctional building in the Tianfu New Area of Chengdu, China. World's biggest standalone complex. About 400,000 sq m of the building will be devoted to shopping. It will also house offices, conference rooms, a university complex, two commercial centres, hotels, an IMAX cinema, a "Mediterranean village", a pirate ship and skating rink. The centrepiece of the building will be a 5000 square metre artificial beach, a giant screen 150 metres long and 40 metres high will form the horizon and offer sunrises and sunsets.
    • New York by Gehry, 8 Spruce Street, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
    • NEW YORK BY GEHRY - 8 Spruce Street, New York City, NY 10038, U.S.A. The 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry. New York by Gehry is the 11th tallest residential tower in the world and the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere as of date 2011. The tower contains only rental units (898 in total), something of a rarity in New York’s Financial District and somewhat resembles Aqua, a Chicago skyscraper, in height and form.
    • New York's Clock Tower Building.
    • NEW YORK'S CLOCK TOWER BUILDING PENTHOUSE - US$18 mio. 1 Main Street, Apt. 16, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
    • The largest of the Preservation Society's mansions: The Breakers, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • NEWPORT MANSIONS - Newport County, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Official website of The Preservation Society of Newport County. The Preservation Society of Newport County is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and present an exceptional collection of house museums and landscapes in one of the most historically intact cities in America. "We hold in public trust the Newport Mansions which are an integral part of the living fabric of Newport, Rhode Island. These sites exemplify three centuries of the finest achievements in American architecture, decorative arts, and landscape design spanning the Colonial era to the Gilded Age."
    • Newport Mansions: Everything You Need to Know - "Inside the opulent Newport, Rhode Island, properties where visitors can step back in time to the Gilded Age."
    • Norman Mailer's home at 142 Brooklyn Heights, Apt 4, NY 11201, U.S.A.
    • NORMAN MAILER'S HOME - 142 Brooklyn Heights, Apt 4, NY 11201, U.S.A. US$2.5 mio.

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    • Ocean Drive (South Beach), Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
    • Ocean Drive - is a major thoroughfare in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. The road starts at South Pointe just south of 1st Street, near the southernmost end of the main barrier island of Miami Beach, about a quarter mile west of the Atlantic Ocean. Ocean Drive continues north to 15th Street, immediately southeast of Lincoln Road. It is known for its Art Deco hotels. Ocean Drive is also the location of the famed Versace mansion (Casa Casuarina - see above), one of the most photographed houses in North America. The street is the center of the Miami Art Deco District, which is home to about 800 preserved buildings.
    • Ochre Court, 100 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Ochre Court - large châteauesque mansion built at a cost of US$4.5 million in 1892. It is the second largest of the Newport mansions as the summer home of wealthy New York banker and developer, Ogden Goelet. Given as a gift by their son, Robert, to the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1947. Originally housed the entire Salve Regina University, it now houses the school's administrative offices.
    • Olympic Tower, 641 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • Olympic Tower - 641 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A. 51-story building in Midtown Manhattan. It is between East 51st Street and East 52nd Street. Built in 1975, it was constructed on a site that was occupied by a Best & Company Store that was built in 1947. It contains 225 condominium apartments and more than 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of office space and retail space. Situated next to St. Patrick's Cathedral, it offers views of the cathedral's buttresses and Fifth Avenue. Upon construction, it became a prime real estate location for the glitterati of that time. It was constructed as a joint venture with Aristotle Onassis and his company, Victory Development. The completed building housed some of the most luxurious condos in the world at that time. Adnan Khashoggi had a swimming pool installed in his after the building was constructed; and other notables also lived there.
    • One57, 157 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, NY 10019, U.S.A.
    • The Duplex Penthouse on floors 89th & 90th of One57, 157 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, NY 10019, U.S.A. sold on December 23, 2014 for US$100.471.452,77
    • One57 - 157 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. Formerly known as Carnegie 57, is a 75-story (marketed as 90-story) skyscraper currently under construction. Upon completion in 2013, it will stand at 306 meters (1004 feet) tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city. The building will have 135 residential units on top of a Park Hyatt Hotel with 210 rooms. The top "Winter Garden" duplex penthouse sold on December 23, 2014 for US$100.471.452,77 making it the most expensive apartment in New York.
    • World's most expensive apartments: One Hyde Park, 100 Knightsbridge, London, OL9 6AA, England, U.K.
    • ONE HYDE PARK - 100 Knightsbridge, London, OL9 6AA, England, U.K. Apartments: £20-£100 mio.
    • One Hyde Park, Penthouse D apartment.
    • ONE HYDE PARK (PENTHOUSE D) - world's second most expensive apartment sold on May 1, 2014 for £140 mio. 16,000 sq. ft. duplex apartment: Penthouse D, 100 Knightsbridge, London, OL9 6AA, England, U.K.
    • One Madison, 23 East 22nd Street, New York City, NY 10010, U.S.A.
    • One Madison - luxury residential condominium tower located on 23rd Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South, at the foot of Madison Avenue, across from Madison Square Park in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City.
    • One Madison Triplex Penthouse, 23 East 22nd Street, New York City, NY 10010, U.S.A.
    • One Madison Triplex Penthouse - Rupert Murdoch pays US$57.25 to own the top four floors at One Madison, the slender, 60-story glass tower on E. 23rd St.
    • One Sutton Place South, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • One Sutton Place South - located in Beekman/Sutton Place between East 56th Street & East 57th Street, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A. 14-story, 46-unit cooperative apartment house in the Sutton Place neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the East River between 56th and 57th streets. The building was designed and completed in 1927 by Rosario Candela and Cross and Cross. The building is topped by a penthouse, a 17-room unit that has 5,000 square feet (460 m²) of interior space and 6,000 square feet (560 m²) of terraces that wrap entirely around it. The building was built by the Phipps family and the penthouse was created originally for Amy Phipps as a duplex. When her son, Winston Guest, the polo player and husband of garden columnist C. Z. Guest, took the apartment over.
    • One Times Square, 1 Times Square, New York City, NY 10036, U.S.A.
    • One Times Square - also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower, or simply as the Times Tower, is a 25 story, 395 foot (110.6 m) high skyscraper, designed by Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, located at 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City. The tower was originally built to serve as the headquarters of the local newspaper, The New York Times.
    • One World Trade Center, Vesey St, New York, NY 10006, U.S.A.
    • ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER - Vesey St, New York, NY 10006, U.S.A. Abbreviated as 1 WTC and sometimes called by its previous name Freedom Tower, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The 104-story supertall skyscraper is being constructed in the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, occupying the location where the original 8-story 6 World Trade Center once stood. The building is bounded to the west by West Street, to the north by Vesey Street, to the south by Fulton Street, and to the east by Washington Street. Construction on below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the building began on April 27, 2006. The tower's steel structure topped-out on August 30, 2012, and work is currently underway on its spire. By the time of its scheduled completion in late 2013, One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the third-tallest building in the world by pinnacle height, with its spire reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet (541.3 m) in commemoration of the year of American independence. It has been the tallest building in New York City since April 30, 2012. On March 30, 2009, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the building will be known by its legal name, One World Trade Center, rather than the colloquial name, Freedom Tower.
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    • OPUS HONG KONG - Frank Gehry designed building on 53 Stubbs Road on Hong Kong Island. An apartment in a luxury building in Hong Kong was sold for HK$470 million (US$61 million) - square-feet unit is US$9,773/sq. ft., making it the most expensive apartment in Asia (August 27, 2012).

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    • Palazzo di Amore, 9505 Lania Lane, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Palazzo di Amore - 9505 Lania Lane, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A. "Envisioned and realized by renowned developer Mohamed Hadid, with architecture by Bob Ray Offenhauser and design by Alberto Pinto, Palazzo di Amore embodies elegance, optimum grace and sophistication. This palatial property, on a rare promontory of approximately 25 acres with spectacular vistas over sculpted canyons and jeweled city lights, is both exceedingly private and exceptionally convenient to world famous shopping. Every comfort has been considered and every detail meticulously included." Bedrooms: 12; Bathrooms: 23; Sq. feet; 53,000; Lot size: 25 acres. Price: US$195,000,000.
    • Park Place near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
    • Park Place - near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Britain’s most expensive home, grade II listed mansion, sold for £140million (2011) to Andrei Borodin. It once belonged to Frederick Prince of Wales and has 30,000 square feet of living space and comes with 200 acres of parklands, listed monuments, house, cottages, stables and a boat house.
    • Payne Whitney House, 972 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. Designed in the High Italian Renaissance style by architect Stanford White of the firm McKim, Mead & White. Image Courtesy: Tdorante10.
    • Payne Whitney House - historic building at 972 Fifth Avenue, south of 79th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed in the High Italian Renaissance style by architect Stanford White of the firm McKim, Mead & White. Completed in 1909 as a private residence for businessman William Payne Whitney and his family, the building has housed the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States since 1952. The house has a five-story-tall gray-granite facade that is curved slightly outward. Each story is horizontally separated by an entablature. The interiors of the Payne Whitney mansion were designed in 16th- and 17th-century Renaissance styles. The first floor includes a rotunda that was decorated with an artwork attributed to Michelangelo, as well as the Venetian Room, a reception room that William Payne Whitney's wife Helen Hay Whitney particularly valued.
      • The triplex Penthouse atop Manhattan's Pierre Hotel, 2 E 61st St at Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A. The entrance to the triplex Penthouse at the Pierre Hotel's 41st, 42nd, and 43rd floors, 2 E 61st St at Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A.
    • Penthouse at the Pierre Hotel - New York's most expensive home: the iconic three-floor (41st, 42nd, and 43rd floors) triplex penthouse atop Manhattan's Pierre Hotel with 16 bedrooms, six bathrooms and five fireplaces beneath 23-foot ceilings goes on sale for US$125 million.
    • New American Home 2009 - YouTube.
    • PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS - 1,482.6 ft / 451.9 m 88 floors (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but they remain the tallest twin building in the world.
    • Pickfair, 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • PICKFAIR - mansion on 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, California named as an amalgamation of the names of its original residents, silent film actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. US$60 mio.
    • Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles, Théoule-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
    • Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles (Bubble Palace) - Théoule-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. "Revolutionary property of approx. 1.200 sq m designed by the architect Antti Lovag, the "Bubble Palace" is at the forefront of contemporary architecture. This unique palace assembled by a bubble cluster, offers a panoramic lounge, a reception room and 10 suites decorated by contemporary artists. The 500-seat outdoor auditorium overlooks the sea while facing the breathtaking bay of Cannes. The gardens and water ponds and swimming pools assemble into a precursor paradise stretching over more than 8.500 sq m ground." Price: approx. US$455.
    • Peninsula House, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Peninsula House - Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Guarujá Peninsula House is a coastal retreat in São Paulo, Brazil.
    • The Pinnacle House, Montana, U.S.A.
    • Pinnacle House - Montana, U.S.A. Luxury ski-lodge home owned by Tim Blixseth and valued at US$155 million.
    • PLATINUM TRIANGLE - informal name for three adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods that are generally regarded as the most lavish in the immediate Los Angeles area. The Platinum Triangle is situated in Los Angeles Westside and is formed by Beverly Hills, its own city within Los Angeles County, along with two Los Angeles city neighborhoods, Bel Air and Holmby Hills.
    • Playboy Mansion, 10236 Charing Cross Road, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A.
    • PLAYBOY MANSION - 10236 Charing Cross Road, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A. The house is 21,987 sq ft and sits on 5.3 acres. It was built by architect Arthur R. Kelly in 1927 and acquired by Playboy from Louis D. Statham in 1971 for $1.1 million. Playboy Mansion for sale: US$200 million - Daily Mail.
    • Deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's palace (now: Museum of Corruption).
    • President Viktor Yanukovych's US$75 Mio. palace - now Museum of Corruption, Mesjihirija. The palatial compound of Viktor Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, was opened to the public shortly after he fled Kiev in February 2014.
    • Project Utopia presented by BMT Nigel Gee and Yacht Island Design.
    • PROJECT UTOPIA - presented by BMT Nigel Gee Ltd.
    • Putin's house in Marbella, Spain - Virtual Globetrotting.
    • Putin's Palace, Italianate palace complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Photo: Alexei Navalny.
    • Putin's Palace - Italianate palace complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. A video investigation by Russia's leading opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, that claims President Vladimir Putin spent illicit funds on an extravagant Black Sea palace has reached more than 20 million people within a day of publication.

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    • Ralston Hall, 1500 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002, U.S.A.
    • Ralston Hall - located in Belmont, California, was the country house of William Chapman Ralston, a San Francisco businessman, founder of the Bank of California, and financier of the Comstock Lode. It is an opulent Italianate Villa, modified with touches of Steamboat Gothic and Victorian details. It is a California Historical Landmark and is designated a National Historic Landmark. It is now part of Notre Dame de Namur University.
    • Razor Residence, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
    • RAZOR Residence - "Residence as Art." Offered at US$32 mio. Designed by architect Wallace E. Cunningham. Constructed from white polished concrete and floor-to-ceiling glass. Resting high above Torrey Pines State Reserve, this 11,000-square-foot piece de resistance showcases 4 bedrooms and 6 baths, fabulous two level guest house and features private access to Black’s Beach.(La Jolla, California, U.S.A.).
    • Residence Antilia, Altamount Rd, Tardeo, Mumbai, MH 400026, India.
    • Residence ANTILIA - Altamount Rd, Tardeo, Mumbai, MH 400026, India. World's largest home: 400,000 square feet, 27-floor personal home in South Mumbai belonging to businessman Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries. A full-time staff of 600 maintains the residence, reportedly the most expensive home in the world: between US$1 billion and $2 billion.
    • Rietveld Schröder House, Prins Hendriklaan 50, 3583 EP Utrecht, The Netherlands.
    • Rietveld SchrÖder House - Prins Hendriklaan 50, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. Truus SchrÖder-SchrÄder and her three children.
    • The River House, 435 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • River House - co-op apartment building located at 435 East 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. Constructed in 1931 on the site of a former cigar factory. Originally, the building featured a pier where residents could dock their yachts, but that amenity was lost with the construction of the FDR Drive. The building has a gated cobblestone courtyard featuring a fountain. The building's 26 story tower is decorated in an Art Deco style. Historically, the co-op board was notorious for turning away applicants who failed to meet strict liquidity requirements or whose "comings and goings would attract unwelcome publicity to the River House." Famously, Gloria Vanderbilt was rejected by the board in 1980. She accused the board of racism (she was in a relationship with African-American singer Bobby Short), while the board claimed she had been rejected on her merits. Other celebrities alleged to have been rejected by the board include Richard Nixon, Diane Keaton and Joan Crawford. Well known residents of this block have included Nancy and Henry Kissinger and Susan and John Gutfreund. $130 Million River House Residence Is Now NYC's Most Expensive Home.
    • Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Rosecliff - "Commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899, architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles. After the house was completed in 1902, at a reported cost of $2.5 million, Mrs. Oelrichs hosted fabulous entertainments here, including a fairy tale dinner and a party featuring famed magician Harry Houdini."
    • Rosewood Estate, 500 St. Cloud Road, Bel Air, California, U.S.A.
    • Rosewood Estate - 23,000-square-foot estate in Bel Air, California, U.S.A. The Georgian estate, known as "The Rosewood Mansion," has nine bedrooms and an excessive 20 bathrooms. The home looks like it's out of the 18th century, but was just built in 2005. Put on the market in 2012 for US$46 million.
    • Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Avenue, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Rough Point - home of Doris Duke — heiress, philanthropist and art collector. One of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt Construction on the red sandstone and granite began in 1887 and completed 1892. It is located on Bellevue Avenue and borders the Cliff Walk and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The gardens were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm.
    • Rublyovka quarter in Maralik, Moscow, Russia. Photo by FHen (Own work) (CC BY-SA 3.0).
    • RUBLYOVKA - Moscow's "Beverly Hills" (Moscow, Russia). Unofficial name of a prestigious residential area west of Moscow, Russia. The name derives from the name of the highway: Rublyovskoye shosse. There is no official administrative unit called "Rublyovka", but this name has become popular in society and in mass media. Rublyovskoe Highway has been a place for the privileged ever since it was the Tsars road’ in the 16th century: for the entire Romanov dynasty. Russian rulers Mikhail Fyodorovich, Aleksey Mikhaylovich, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great made pilgrimages to the Savino-Storozhevsky Monastery by this road. This is where the dachas of Lenin, Stalin were located, as well as the summer residences of all the subsequent general secretaries, from Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail Gorbachev. Their sidekicks also settled here (Anastas Mikoyan, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Nikolai Yezhov) – side-by-side with famous scientists, artists and writers (Mstislav Rostropovich, Andrei Sakharov, Dmitry Shostakovich), and foreign diplomats. And they all lived on a small stretch of highway that is only 35 kilometers long. The residences of many Government officials and successful businesspeople are located along Rublevka. Real estate prices there are some of the highest in the world.

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    • Gold Coast estate at 2701 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94115, U.S.A.
    • San Francisco's Gold Coast - Pacific Heights is an affluent neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is located in one of the most scenic and park-like settings in Northern California, offering panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Bay, the Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz and the Presidio. The section of Broadway Street extending from Divisadero to Lyon Street is known as the "Gold Coast."
    • Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York City, New York, NY 10152, U.S.A.
    • SEAGRAM BUILDING - stands 515 feet (157 m) tall with 38 stories, and was completed in 1958. It stands as one of the finest examples of the functionalist aesthetic and a masterpiece of corporate modernism. It was designed as the headquarters for the Canadian distillers Joseph E. Seagram's & Sons with the active interest of Phyllis Lambert, the daughter of Samuel Bronfman, Seagram's CEO. It has the lowest Energy Star rating of any building in New York, at 3 out of 100. Located at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd Street and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The structure was designed by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe while the lobby and other internal aspects were designed by Philip Johnson.
    • Seaview Terrace, 207 Ruggles Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • Seaview Terrace - also known as the Carey Mansion, is a sprawling mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island. It was designed in the French Renaissance Revival Châteauesque style, and completed in 1925. It was the last of the great "Summer Cottages" constructed, and is the fifth-largest of Newport's mansions - after The Breakers, Ochre Court, Belcourt Castle, and Rough Point.
    • The Shanghai Tower under construction on August 3, 2013, No. 51 Lujiazui Road W., Pudong district of Shanghai, China.
    • Shanghai Tower - No. 51 Lujiazui Road W., Pudong district of Shanghai, China. Upon its completion in 2014, the building will stand approximately 632 metres (2,073 ft) high and will have 121 stories, with a total floor area of 380,000 m² (4,090,000 sq ft).
    • Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Century Ave, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
    • SHANGHAI WORLD FINANCE CENTER - 100 Century Ave, Pudong, Shanghai, China. 1,614 ft / 492 m 101 floors. Otherwise known as "The Vertical Complex City".
    • Shangri La, 4055 Papu Circle, Honolulu, HI 96816, U.S.A.
    • Shangri La - 4055 Papu Circle, Honolulu, HI 96816, U.S.A. Islamic-style mansion built by heiress Doris Duke near Diamond Head just outside Honolulu, Hawaii. It is now owned by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) in cooperation with the Honolulu Museum of Art, and open to the public for tours; an admission fee is charged. Construction of Shangri La began in 1937, after Doris Duke's 1935 honeymoon which took her through the Islamic world. For nearly 60 years afterwards, Miss Duke commissioned and collected artifacts for the house, forming a collection of about 3,500 objects. It was designed by Marion Sims Wyeth.
    • Sheats Goldstein Residence, 10104 Angelo View Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Sheats Goldstein Residence master bedroom, 10104 Angelo View Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • SHEATS GOLDSTEIN RESIDENCE - house designed and built between 1961 and 1963 by American architect John Lautner in Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California, just a short distance from the Beverly Hills border. The house is an example of American Organic Architecture that derives its form as an extension of the natural environment and of the individual to whom it was built.
    • Sierra Towers, 9255 Doheny Road, West Hollywood, CA 90069, U.S.A.
    • SIERRA TOWERS - residential 31-story high-rise condominium building in West Hollywood, California, U.S.A. The building is the tallest residential tower in the greater Los Angeles Area. The building was converted to condominiums in 1974. A handful of celebrities own condominiums in the 146-unit building.
    • Skibo castle.
    • Skibo castle - located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century, and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie. It is now operated as the Carnegie Club, a members-only hotel and country club.
    • Skorpios, Ionian Sea, Greece.
    • SKORPIOS - private island in the Ionian Sea, Greece. Mainly known as the private island of the late Greek shipping billionaire Aristotle Onassis. Bought in April, 2013 by Ekaterina Rybolovleva, 24, daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
    • Sky City, Changsha, Hunan in south-central China.
    • Sky City - Changsha, Hunan in south-central China. 838 m (2,749 ft) tall skyscraper. When completed, it would become the tallest building in the world.
    • Christmas lights in Sloane Square.
    • SLOANE RANGER - the term is a punning portmanteau of "Sloane Square", a location in Chelsea, London, U.K. Famed for the wealth of residents and frequenters.
    • Somerleyton Hall, Lovingland, Suffolk, NR32 5QQ, England, U.K.
    • Somerleyton Hall - country house in Britain. It is located in the village of Somerleyton near Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Most famous for it’s beautiful gardens. The formal gardens cover 12 acres (49,000 m²). They feature a yew hedge maze created by William Andrews Nesfield in 1846, and a ridge and furrow greenhouse designed by Joseph Paxton, the architect of The Crystal Palace. There is also a walled garden, an aviary, a loggia and a 90 metre long pergola covered with roses and wisteria.
    • Sotogrande, San Roque, Cádiz, Spain.
    • Sotogrande - San Roque, Cádiz, Spain. Established in 1964. The largest privately owned residential development in Andalusia. Originally a gated community, it is located in the municipality of San Roque, Cádiz, Spain, southern Europe and is composed of a 20 square kilometres (8 sq mi) stretch from the Mediterranean Sea 25 km east of Gibraltar, back into the foothills of Sierra Almenara, providing contrasting views of sea, hills, cork forests and green fairways, including the Rock of Gibraltar and Morocco. Some of the richest and most powerful families of Spain and Gibraltar have summer homes in Sotogrande.
    • Stratosphere, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, U.S.A.
    • Stratosphere - tower, hotel, and casino located on 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, U.S.A.
    • Sunflower House, Port de la Selva, Girona, Spain.
    • Sunflower House - Port de la Selva, Girona, Spain.
    • Sutton Place, 3 miles N.E. of Guilford, Surrey, England, U.K.
    • Sutton Place - 3 miles N.E. of Guilford, Surrey, England. A Tudor holding which once included more than 700 acres and dates back to 1523. It was given by Henry VIII to a courtier, Sir Richard Weston, in return for his condemning Lord Buckingham to death. Within the main house still sits the blood-stained ruff of Sir Thomas More and a crystal pomegranate that once belonged to Catherine of Aragon. In the 20th century, the house was rented by newspaper proprietor Alfred Harmsworth and later owned by hermit billionaire J. Paul Getty and US oil magnates Stanley Seeger and Frederick Koch. Its current owner is the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.

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    • Taipei 101, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • TAIPEI 101 - 1,670.60 ft / 509.2 m 101 floors. Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. In July 2011, the building was awarded LEED Platinum certification, the highest award in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and became the tallest and largest green building in the world.
    • The Albany, Piccadilly, London, England, U.K.
    • The Albany - or Albany, depending on when you are speaking and how fashionable you are (now, at the beginning of the 21st century, 'Albany', without the definitive article, is de rigeur). One of London's most exclusive addresses since 1803. Located right off Piccadilly: between Sackville Street and Burlington House (or the Royal Academy). It was converted by Henry Holland into 69 bachelor apartments (known as "sets") in 1802-3. The residents have included such famous names as the poet Lord Byron and the future Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, and numerous members of the aristocracy. During the Second World War, one of the buildings received significant damage from a German bomb, but was reconstructed after the war to appear as an exact replica. Residents no longer have to be bachelors, although children under the age of 14 are not permitted to live there. The apartments or "sets" are individually owned as Flying freeholds, with the owners known as "Proprietors"; a set that came up for sale in 2007 had an advertised guide price of £2 million.
    • The Beresford, 211 Central Park West, New York City, NY 10024, U.S.A.
    • The Beresford - 211 Central Park West, between 81st and 82nd Streets, is a luxury, 23-floor apartment building in New York City. Designed by the architect Emery Roth, The Beresford, completed in 1929, is one of the most prestigious addresses in Manhattan and one of city's most elite co-ops running along Central Park West. In recent years, apartments have sold for between US$3 million and US$22 million.
    • Heath Hall is located on the corner of The Bishops Avenue and Canon Close, Hampstead, London N2, England, U.K: £65 mio.
    • THE BISHOPS AVENUE - connects the north side of Hampstead Heath at Kenwood (Hampstead Lane), Hampstead to East Finchley and is on the boundary of the London Boroughs of Barnet and Haringey. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world, comparable to a select few ultra-exclusive roads in such other affluent places around the world as Beverly Hills, Monaco and Hong Kong. Many of the houses are influenced by designs of Ancient Greece and Rome and traditional English country houses. It is named after the Bishops Wood through which it runs, formerly owned by the Bishop of London (as was much of the surrounding area) following a land grant in 704. In 1894 the Church of England let building plots for construction of homes on the road. In the 20th century much of the land was sold by the Church. The road is a favourite with the international 'über-rich' and is often referred to by its nickname of "Millionaires' Row" (although recently, it has been referred to as "Billionaires' Row"). This small street of 66 houses and the parallel Winnington Road display a variety of architectural styles.
    • The Breakers, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • THE BREAKERS - 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy United States Vanderbilt family. It is built in a style often described as GOÛT ROTHSCHILD. Designed by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt and with interior decoration by Jules Allard and Sons and Ogden Codman, Jr., the 70-room mansion has approximately 65,000 sq ft (6,000 sq m) of living space. The home was constructed between 1893 and 1895 at a cost of more than US$12 million (approximately US$337 million in today's dollars adjusted for inflation).
    • The Campanile, 450 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10022, U.S.A.
    • The Campanile - at 450 East 52nd Street (in the Beekman Place-Sutton Place area in New York City) is directly across from the prestigious River House and is located at a cul-de-sac beside the East River. Built in 1927, it consists of 16 floor-through apartments and duplexes with unobstructed views up and down the East River. Each apartment offers a private elevator landing and storage unit. This building has a full-time doorman and elevator operator, as well as a live-in super. This historical building features intricate architectural details. In October 1953, GRETA GARBO purchased a seven-room apartment on the fifth floor. She lived there for 37 years, until her death in 1990. REX HARRISON, MARY MARTIN, ETHEL BARRYMORE, THE ROTHCHILDS, H.J. HEINZ also lived at The Campanile. In the 1930’s The Campanile also served as a private entrance and boat landing for the Mayfair Yacht Club.
    • The Clarendon, 137 Riverside Drive / 86th Street, New York City, NY 100024, U.S.A.
    • The Clarendon - 137 Riverside Drive / 86th Street, New York City, NY 100024, U.S.A. Opened in 1908. In 1913 William Randolph Hearst bought the entire building from Ranald MacDonald. He had MacDonald's architect, Charles E. Birge, draw plans for further work on the apartment, which already took in the 10th, 11th and 12th floors, plus the addition of a metal and glass marquee at the main entrance. In 1913 or 1922 Hearst took over the eighth and ninth floors and also added the giant rectangular mansard along the 100-foot-long Riverside Drive front. This was really the upper section of what plans identify as a two-story-high "Tapestry Gallery" running the length of the building and furnished with suits of armor, stained glass, tapestries and other artworks. Other rooms were identified as the North Museum and the South Museum, the Greek Room, the English Room, a two-story high Spanish Gallery, the Gothic Room and the Julius Caesar Room. The Clarendon was converted to a co-op in 1985.
    • The Dakota building, 1 West 72nd St, New York City, NY 10023, U.S.A.
    • THE DAKOTA - 1 West 72nd Street, New York City, NY 10023, U.S.A. John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of The Dakota where he lived, on Monday, 8 December 1980.
    • The Elms, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.
    • The Elms - large mansion, or "summer cottage", located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. The Elms was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind, and was completed in 1901. Its design was copied from the ChÂteau d'AsniÉres in Asnières-sur-Seine, France. The gardens and landscaping were created by C. H. Miller and E. W. Bowditch, working closely with Trumbauer. The Elms has been designated a National Historic Landmark and today is open to the public.
    • The Floating Seahorse.
    • The Floating Seahorse - essentially a boat, not a villa. Will boast three levels, one underwater, one at sea level and an upper deck.
    • The Gherkin | 30 St Mary Axe, London, U.K.
    • THE GHERKIN | 30 ST MARY AXE - 591 ft / 180 m 40 floors (architects: Foster + Partners) (London, U.K.).
    • THE GOLDEN MILE - Marbella city to Puerto Banús, Spain.
    • The Halston House, 101 East 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A.
    • The Halston House - "Manhattan’s Famed Halston House Sells for $18 Million." Fashion designer Tom Ford bought the Upper East Side townhouse, one of architect Paul Rudolph’s most iconic works, for $18 million in 2019. Located on the Upper East Side, the 7,500-square-foot house has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an elevator, garage, roof terrace. The architecturally significant home, which is one of just three properties in Manhattan that famed midcentury architect Paul Rudolph designed, is culturally important as well. The estate was once owned by legendary fashion designer Halston and has been host to many glamorous parties attended by the likes of Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, and Liza Minnelli, who was known to stay in the upstairs guest suite. 101 East 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10065, U.S.A.
    • The Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah, Dubai, U.A.E.
    • The Palm Jumeirah - artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates and was designed and developed by HHCP architects. It is located on the Jumeirah coastal area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).
    • THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE - informal name for three adjacent Los Angeles neighborhoods that are generally regarded as the most lavish in the immediate Los Angeles area. The Platinum Triangle is situated in Los Angeles Westside and is formed by Beverly Hills, its own city within Los Angeles County, along with two Los Angeles city neighborhoods, Bel Air and Holmby Hills. U.S.A.
    • The Razor Residence, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
    • THE RAZOR Residence - "Residence as Art." Offered at US$32 mio. Designed by architect Wallace E. Cunningham. Constructed from white polished concrete and floor-to-ceiling glass. Resting high above Torrey Pines State Reserve, this 11,000-square-foot piece de resistance showcases 4 bedrooms and 6 baths, fabulous two level guest house and features private access to Black’s Beach.(La Jolla, California, U.S.A.).
    • The San Remo, 145 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023, U.S.A.
    • The San Remo - 145 Central Park West, New York City. Luxury, 27-floor, co-operative apartment building in Manhattan located between West 74th Street and West 75th Street, three blocks north of The Dakota. Past and present residents of the building include such famous personalities as Stephen Sondheim, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg, Donna Karan, Tony Randall, Demi Moore, Glenn Close, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Martin, Demi Moore (US$75 Million Triplex), Bruce Willis, Trey Parker, Eddie Cantor, Robert Stigwood, Marshall Brickman, Jackie Leo, Don Hewitt, Dodi Fayed, Andrew Tobias, Aaron Spelling, and Hedy Lamarr. Rita Hayworth spent her last years there, in a unit beside that of her daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. In 2007 same-floor residents Bono and Billy Squier went to court over a fireplace. Steve Jobs bought and renovated a penthouse apartment but never lived in it, ultimately selling it to Bono.
    • The Shard | London Bridge Tower, 32 London Bridge Street, Southwark, London, England, U.K.
    • THE SHARD - also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower: 32 London Bridge Street, London Bridge Quarter, Southwark, London, England, U.K. It will open to the public on February 1, 2013. It will be the tallest building in the European Union with 95 floors and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing 310 m (1,017 ft) tall.
    • The Space Needle, 400 Broad Street, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
    • THE SPACE NEEDLE - 400 Broad Street, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
    • The (Spelling) Manor, 594 South Mapleton Drive, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A.
    • THE (SPELLING) MANOR - the late Aaron Spelling's Mansion, 56,000-square-foot (5,250 m²), 123-room Los Angeles 6-acres estate, the largest house in California. US$150 mio. (594 S Mapleton Drive, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California). Owner: Petra Ecclestone (06.2011).
    • The Square Mile / City of London, London, England, U.K.
    • The Square Mile - nickname for the City of London. A city within London. The City constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages, but the conurbation has since grown far beyond its borders. As the City's boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, it is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of Greater London, though it remains a notable part of central London. It holds city status in its own right and is also a separate ceremonial county. Area: 2.9 km². London, England, United Kingdom.
    • The Tower House, 29 Melbury Rd, Kensington, London W14 8AB, U.K.
    • The Tower House - 29 Melbury Rd, Kensington, London W14 8AB, U.K. Late-Victorian townhouse in the Holland Park district of Kensington and Chelsea, London, built by the architect and designer William Burges as his home. Designed between 1875 and 1881, in the French Gothic Revival style. Following a period when the house stood empty and suffered vandalism, it was purchased and restored, first by Lady Jane Turnbull, later by the actor Richard Harris and then by the musician Jimmy Page.
    • The World, 21 kilometres East by Northeast of Palm Jumeirah and four kilometres offshore from Dubai, U.A.E.
    • THE WORLD - The World is another spectacular Nakheel project. Located just off the coast of Dubai, The World is comprised of 300 man-made islands, shaped to form the continents. This incredible development adds over 232 kilometres of new beachfront to Dubai's coastline.
    • Three Ponds, Bridgehampton North, Bridgehampton, NY 11932, U.S.A.
    • THREE PONDS - private estate on 60+ acres: 8 bedrooms, 10 full baths. Interior: 20,000 sq. ft. 18-hole Rees Jones designed golf course. Magnificent formal gardens, rose garden with orangery, over 7000 specimen trees. Two 3-car garages. Asking price: US$68 mio. Bridgehampton North, Bridgehampton, NY 11932, U.S.A.
    • Tour Odéon Tower Penthouse apartment, Avenue de l'Annonciade, MC-98000 Monte-Carlo, Principality of Monaco.
    • Tour OdÉon Penthouse - US$387/£250 Million Tour Odeon Tower Sky Penthouse in the Principality of Monaco. Sitting atop the second tallest building Tour OdÉon (170 meters high) on Europe’s Mediterranean coastline, the 35,500 sq. ft. five-storey penthouse could become one of the world’s most expensive properties per square meter when it comes onto the market in 2014.
    • Tower of the Americas, 601 Tower Of Americas Way, San Antonio, TX 78205, U.S.A.
    • Tower of the Americas - 750-foot observation tower / restaurant on the southeastern fringe of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
    • Tranquility Estate, 525 Highway 50, Zephyr Cove, NV 89449, U.S.A.
    • TRANQUILITY - with regal presence and overpowering beauty, the alluring estate of Tranquility is one of the largest private landholdings at Lake Tahoe. The property is located on Nevada’s tax favorable side, sequestered in a pine and aspen forest on 210 magical acres of seclusion. 9 bedrooms, 5 baths, 9,147,600 square-foot lot. Asking price: US$75 mio. Lake Tahoe, NV, U.S.A.

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    • Updown Court, Windlesham, Surrey, England, U.K. The most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world (2005).
    • UPDOWN COURT - Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. UK's most expensive and luxurious private residence: US$140 mio.
    • Luxury residential ocean liner Utopia.
    • UTOPIA RESIDENCES - 190 residences available for purchase, ranging from the spacious two-bedroom Olympian Estates to the ultra-luxurious 6,500-square foot Utopian Estates. Utopia will bring the world to your doorstep as you journey from continent to continent aboard the most opulent residential ocean liner ever built. Due to be delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries by 2016.

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    • Versailles, 6121 Kirkstone Lane, Windermere (Orlando), FL, U.S.A.
    • VERSAILLES - 6121 Kirkstone Lane, Windermere (Orlando), FL, U.S.A., owned by David A. Siegel. Largest home in America: 90,000-square-foot. US$100 million.
    • Villa Astor, Via Marina Grande, 5, 80067 Sorrento (NA), Italy.
    • Villa Astor - Via Marina Grande, 5, 80067 Sorrento (NA), Italy. Perched on a cliff on the Amalfi coastline, Villa Astor is a 19th-century showplace built by Ambassador William Waldorf Astor while he was the U.S. Ambassador to Italy. The most prestigious property in Sorrento, is a magnificent edifice towering above the Gulf of Naples. The Villa and the distinctive garden, one of the 20 most beautiful gardens in Europe on two hectares (4+ acres) of land, face outwards Naples and the Vesuvio with a sheer drop to the sea. For rent. Sleeps 12 in six en-suite bedrooms. The property is suitable for events of up to 70 persons. Priced from US$130,000 weekly.
    • Villa Aurora, Via Aurora, 6342, 00187 Roma RM, Italy. Photo: Lalupa.
    • Villa Aurora - (Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi), villa in Porta Pinciana, Rome, Italy. The private villa represents the remains of a much larger suburban retreat, established in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte (1549–1627). The Cardinal was a diplomat, intellectual, art connoisseur, and collector, protector and patron of famous figures such as Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio. One of the smaller rooms of the Casino boasts the only painting ever executed by Caravaggio on a ceiling, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto (c. 1597), which reflects, in symbolic imagery derived from Classical mythology, another of the cardinal's interests: alchemy. The property was put up for sale in 2021 - ‘World’s most expensive home’ with only Caravaggio mural on sale for $547M - after an inheritance dispute following the death of its owner, Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi, in 2018. Via Aurora, 6342, 00187 Roma RM, Italy.
    • Villa Capra 'La Rotonda', Via della Rotonda, 45, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy.
    • Villa Capra "La Rotonda" - Via della Rotonda, 45, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy. Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in northern Italy, and designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580).
    • Villa Certosa, Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy.
    • Villa Certosa - Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy. Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi's sprawling 168-acre, 68-room, 4,500 square meters holiday residence, which boasts a Roman-style amphitheatre, six swimming pools, an artificial volcano and extensive landscaped gardens. €500 million.
    • Villa Cimbrone, Via S. Chiara, 26, 84010 Ravello (SA), Italy.
    • Villa Cimbrone - Via S. Chiara, 26, 84010 Ravello (SA), Italy. Dating from at least the 11th century AD, it is famous for its scenic belvedere, the Terrazzo dell'lnfinito (the Terrace of Infinity). The villa is now a hotel, its gardens open to the public. "The most beautiful sight that I have ever seen in the world is the panoramic view from Villa Cimbrone on a bright winter’s day, when the sky and the sea are so vividly blue that it is not possible to distinguish them from each other." - Gore Vidal.
    • Villa del Balbianello - villa in the comune of Lenno (province of Como). It is located on the tip of the small wooded peninsula of Dosso d'Avedo on the western shore of the south-west branch of Lake Como, 1500 meters east from the Isola Comacina. The villa is famous for its elaborate terraced gardens.
    • Villa Diodati, 1223, Chemin de Ruth 9, 1223 Cologny, Switzerland.
    • Villa Diodati - Chemin de Ruth 9, 1223 Cologny, Switzerland. Mansion in the village of Cologny near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, notable because Lord Byron rented it and stayed there with John Polidori in the summer of 1816. Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who had rented a house nearby, were frequent visitors. Because of poor weather, in June 1816 the group famously spent three days together inside the house creating stories to tell each other, two of which were developed into landmark works of the Gothic horror genre: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Vampyre, the first modern vampire story, by John William Polidori. Currently, the villa is owned by Alan Moore Parker and Danish-born Jette Torp Parker Jensen.
    • Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, 1 Avenue Ephrussi de Rothschild, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France.
    • Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild - 1 Avenue Ephrussi de Rothschild, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France. Built on the narrowest part of the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, the villa is one of the most beautiful on the Côte d’Azur. Evocative of an Italian palazzo, the façades of the Villa are rich in references to the Florence and Venice schools, among others. The Villa is surrounded by nine magnificent gardens decorated with patios, waterfalls, ornamental ponds, flowerbeds, shady paths and rare species of trees.

    • Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italy.
    • Villa Fontanelle - Lake Como, Italy. Situated near the village of Moltrasio the 4 storey and yellow painted building has been built in the 19th century by Lord Charles Currie. There is a 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres) of land attached to it including a park and an anchorage. It was completely renovated in 1980. The estate is owned by Russian millionaire Arkady Novikov since 2008 who bought it for a price of 33 million Euros. It was previously owned by Gianni Versace from 1977 until his murder in 1997.
    • Villa Hügel, Hügel 15, 45133 Essen, Germany.
    • Villa HÜgel - Hügel 15, 45133 Essen, Germany. 19th-century mansion in Bredeney, now part of Essen, Germany. It was built by the industrialist Alfred Krupp in 1870-03 as his main residence and was the home of the Krupp family until after World War II. More recently, the Villa Hügel has housed the offices of the Kulturstiftung Ruhr (Ruhr Cultural Foundation) as well as an art gallery, the historical archive of the Krupp family and company, and a concert venue.
    • Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Via de Vincigliata 26, 50135 Fiesole, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
    • Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Via de Vincigliata 26, 50014 Fiesole, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. For almost sixty years Villa I Tatti was the home of Bernard Berenson (1865–1959), the connoisseur whose attributions of early Italian Renaissance painting guided scholarship and collecting in this field for the first half of the twentieth century. It houses the Berenson collection of Italian primitives, and of Chinese and Islamic art, as well as a research library of 140,000 volumes and a collection of 250,000 photographs.
    • Villa La Californie, 18 avenue Coste-Belle, Cannes, France.
    • Villa La Californie - 18, avenue Coste-Belle, Cannes, France. Picasso's villa in Cannes, southern France. Picasso spent six years at La Californie (1955–61) with his second and last wife Jacqueline Roque. It is now owned by his granddaughter Marina Picasso.
    • Villa La Vigie, Avenue Princesse Grace, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.
    • Villa La Vigie - Avenue Princesse Grace, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. One of the most prestigious villas on the Côte d’Azur thanks to its history, architecture and unique location. Built in 1902 by Sir William Ingram, M.P. and managing director of Illustrated London News. It was purchased by the Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) in 1952. The Villa was home to the famous designer Karl Lagerfeld for over ten years. Set on a promontory on the same cape as Monte-Carlo Beach, the Villa La Vigie has a magnificent panoramic view of the Mediterranean, the Principality of Monaco and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Bay. With a surface area of approximately 600 square metres on three floors, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 dressing rooms, high-end appliances and a discreet, elegant décor, this lofty residence overlooks a superb 237 square metre terrace. The villa has its own private road, is surrounded by a tree-covered park and has a Jacuzzi overlooking the sea. The Villa La Vigie CAN BE RENTED on a weekly or monthly basis. It includes 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a large terrace with a panoramic view and a Jacuzzi. The villa is very practical and has a sober, modern décor with elegant, classic furniture. Marble, columns, fireplaces and high ceilings give the villa a chic and trendy atmosphere.
    • Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France.
    • VILLA LEOPOLDA - world's most expensive home: €500 million / US$736 million / £397 million. Present owner: Lily Safra. Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France.
    • Villa Les Cèdres, Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
    • Villa Les CÈdres - private property built around 1870 on the spot called Petit Cap Ferrat, on the Cap Ferrat in the administrative division of Alpes-Maritimes of France. It was once the property of the Belgian king Leopold II, who bought the property from the heirs of David-Désiré Pollonais. The villa was at the time inhabited by king Leopold II's mistress Blanche Zélie Joséphine Delacroix. In 1924 it was acquired by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, the producer of the Grand Marnier liqueur. From 1976 onwards, it is owned by Société des Produits Marnier-Lapostolle, which cultivates plants used for the famous drink on the estate. There are 20,000 species of plants around the property's gardens. Price: US$1.1 billion.
    • Villa Madama, Via di Villa Madama, 00194 Roma, Italy.
    • Villa Madama - Via di Villa Madama, 00194 Roma, Italy. Prominent rural house or villa built during the Renaissance designed of the villa from Raphael in 1518. The "Madama" of its name was Margaret of Austria, the same who is remembered in Palazzo Madama in Rome, seat of the Italian Senate. After the death of Clement VII, the villa remained Medici property, first belonging to Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici, and later to Duke Alessandro, Lord of Florence, who married Margaret of Austria, the illegitimate daughter of Charles V, but left her a widow at the age of 15. She married Ottavio Farnese, a nephew of Pope Paul III and was soon widowed again, but at Margaret's death, the villa passed into the Farnese family, Dukes of Parma and Piacenza, who let it slowly fall into ruin. The villa was restored by Carlo, Count Dentice di Frasso, who acquired the property in 1925, and his American wife Countess Dorothy di Frasso, the former Dorothy Cadwell Taylor. Eventually the Frassos leased it to the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and it was soon purchased by Mussolini in 1941. Villa Madama is now the property of the Italian Government, which uses it for international guests and press conferences.
    • Villa Oleandra, Laglio, Lake Como, Italy.
    • Villa Oleandra - George Clooney's Villa Oleandra in Laglio on Lake Como, Italy. He bought the 22-room Villa Oleandra in 2002 for about US$10million. It previously belonged to the Heinz family.
    • Villa Paul Poiret in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, is an early 1920s Cubism-inspired, and later Art Deco, private house originally designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens.
    • Villa Paul Poiret - Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, is an early 1920s Cubism-inspired, and later Art Deco, private house originally designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens.
    • Villa Pliniana, Via Cesare Poggi, 29, 22020 Torno (CO).
    • Villa Pliniana - Via Cesare Poggi, 29, 22020 Torno (CO), Italy. "The most luxurious Villa in Lake Como." Villa Pliniana is one of the oldest and most beautiful of lake Como’s villas. Taking its name from Pliny the younger (61-114 AD), a Roman senator who came from Como, it stands alone, looking out across the waters of the lake, while behind it a majestic waterfall divides the mountainside in two. The grounds of the villa contain an example of a rhythmic water spring - a rare natural phenomenon - which was described by Pliny the younger and studied by Leonardo da Vinci.
    • Villa San Michele, Viale Axel Munthe, 34, 80071 Anacapri (NA), Italy.
    • Villa San Michele - viale Axel Munthe, 34, 80071 Anacapri (NA), Italy. Built around the turn of the 20th century on the Isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. Villa San Michele on Capri in Italy is a magical place quite out of the ordinary. Some people call the villa with its garden a paradise on earth, others regard it as the pearl of the island, a place where for a moment you can step out of this world. Inside the beautiful Villa San Michele it’s possible to organise private events: weddings, symbolic ceremonies, gala dinners, business meetings. It is possible to organise aperitifs or cocktails using our staff of Cafè Casa Oliv.
    • Villa Savoye (82, rue de Villiers, F-78300 Poissy, France) by Le Corbusier (1931).
    • VILLA SAVOIE - 82, rue de Villiers, F-78300 Poissy, France. Designed by Le Corbusier 1931.
    • Villa Tugendhat (Černopolní 45, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1928-1930).
    • Villa Tugendhat - Černopolní 45, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Historical building in the wealthy neighbourhood of Černá Pole in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Built of reinforced concrete between 1928–1930 for Fritz Tugendhat and his wife Greta, the villa soon became an icon of modernism.
    • Villa Windsor, 4 Route du Champ d'Entraînement (Bois de Boulogne), Neuilly-sur-Seine, 75016 Paris, France.
    • VILLA WINDSOR - 4, route du Champ d'Entraînement (Bois de Boulogne), Neuilly-sur-Seine, 75016 Paris, France. Leased from the City of Paris in 1952-1986 by the Duke & Duchess of Windsor. Then leased to Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1986 who has restored it to its former glory. The result was an extensive catalogue of the life and times of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
    • Vladimir Putin's house in Marbella, Spain - Virtual Globetrotting.

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    • W.T. Waggoner Estate Ranch, 1700 Deaf Smith St, Vernon, Texas, U.S.A.
    • Waggoner Ranch - since 1849. 1700 Deaf Smith St, Vernon, Texas, U.S.A. Largest ranch in the U.S. within a single fence. Texas fixer-upper with more than 1,000 oil wells; 6,800 head of cattle; 500 quarter horses; 30,000 acres of cropland; tombstones for legendary cowboys, long-dead dogs, and a horse buried standing up. Favorite of Will Rogers and Teddy Roosevelt. Colorful history of drinking and divorce. Fifteen-minute drive to rib-eyes at the Rusty Spur in Vernon. Ideal for Saudi oil sheiks, billionaire hedge funders, and dot-commers who can tell a cow from a steer. Profitable. Zero debt. Property taxes only $800,000 a year. Price: US$725 million.
    • Walsh Mansion, 2020 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
    • Walsh Mansion - one of the most important buildings in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW. Built in 1903, it is now the Embassy of Indonesia. The Indonesian government bought it back in 1951 for US$335,000, less than half of what it cost Thomas Walsh to build in 1907. The mansion, known as the Walsh-McLean house, was occupied by Thomas Walsh (who died in 1910) and his wife Carrie Bell Reed and their daughter, Evalyn Walsh McLean, up until 1932. The Walsh Mansion, completed in 1903, cost US$835,000 (the most expensive residence in the city at the time) and had 60 rooms, a theater, a ballroom, a French salon, a grand staircase, and US$2 million in furnishings which took several years to purchase and install.
    • The Warner Estate, Angelo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A.
    • Warner Estate - Angelo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, U.S.A. Jeff Bezos buys lavish Beverly Hills estate that originally belonged to Jack Warner, the late former president of Warner Bros Studios, for record US$165 million. "Only a handful of Beverly Hills houses have ever rivaled the Warner estate. With its 13,600-square-foot Georgian-style mansion, expansive terraces and gardens, two guesthouses, nursery and three hothouses, tennis court, swimming pool, nine-hole golf course and motor court complete with its own service garage and gas pumps, the nine-acre property was - and still is - the archetypal studio mogul's estate, reportedly with the wood floor that Napoleon was standing on when he proposed to Josephine."
    • Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, U.K.
    • Wentworth Woodhouse - Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. "The largest privately-owned house in Europe." It served as "One of the great Whig political palaces". Its East Front is 606-foot (185 m) long, making it the longest country house façade in Europe. It is also the largest private house in the United Kingdom. The house comprises over 200 rooms and covers an area of over 2.5 acres (1.0 ha). It is surrounded by a 180-acre (73 ha) park and by an estate of 15,000-acre (6,100 ha), which are now separately owned.
    • William Starr Miller House, 1048 5th Avenue & 86th Street, Manhattan, New York City, NY 10028, U.S.A. Photo by razr.
    • William Starr Miller House - mansion located at 1048 Fifth Avenue, in the Borough of Manhattan on the Upper East Side of New York City. It was originally constructed for the industrialist William Starr Miller. Miller hired the renowned New York-based, Beaux-Arts architectural firm Carrere and Hastings to design a six-story Louis XIII-style townhouse for himself and his family. After Mrs. Miller's death, the townhouse was occupied by Grace Vanderbilt (1870–1953), wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942). Purchased in 1994 by art dealer and museum exhibition organizer Serge Sabarsky (1912–1996) and cosmetics billionaire Ronald S. Lauder. It is now home to the Neue Galerie, which opened on November 16, 2001. In 2006, Lauder purchased Klimt's painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I from Maria Altmann on behalf of the Neue Galerie. The press reported the price for the Klimt at US$135 million, which would make it at that time the most expensive painting ever sold.
    • Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, U.S.A.
    • WILLIS TOWER - 1,451 ft / 442 m 108 floors (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.). Formerly known as Sears Tower. At the time of its completion in 1973, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. Willis Tower is the second-tallest building in the United States and the eighth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
    • Witanhurst House, 41 Highgate West Hill, London N6 6LS, England, U.K.
    • WITANHURST House - sixty-five rooms, including 25 bedrooms and a 70-foot ballroom, make Witanhurst in Highgate, North London, the capital’s second largest home, after Buckingham Palace. £95 mio. Witanhurst House, 41 Highgate West Hill, London N6 6LS, England, U.K.
    • Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire MK17 9WA, England, U.K.
    • Woburn Abbey - comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was originally founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145. Taken from its monastic residents by Henry VIII and given to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in 1547, it became the seat of the Russell Family and the Dukes of Bedford. When the 12th Duke died in 1953, his son the 13th Duke was exposed to heavy death duties and the Abbey was a half-demolished, half-derelict house. Instead of handing the family estates over to the National Trust, he kept ownership and opened the Abbey to the public for the first time in 1955. It soon gained in popularity as other amusements were added, including Woburn Safari Park on the grounds of the Abbey in 1970. Asked about the unfavourable comments by other aristocrats when he turned the family home into a safari park, the 13th Duke said, "I do not relish the scorn of the peerage, but it is better to be looked down on than overlooked." Famous for it’s beautilful gardens – it’s also home to a safari park.

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    • Yacht Island Design - The Yacht Island.
    • Yongsan Landmark Tower - Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea. World's most expensive building (2016): US$3.45 billion.
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