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The most luxurious mansions in the world
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Pittock Mansion, Portland, Oregon (United States)
This Renaissance-style castle is truly unforgettable.Henry and Georgiana Pittock began constructing their family home in 1912. They placed particular importance on the imposing children's playroom. The residence's hilltop location provides an excellent view of the Portland landscape.
Rough Point, Rhode Island (United States)
This magnificent residence was the home of celebrated philanthropist Doris Duke. Designed by Peabody and Stearns and built around 1890 for the Vanderbilt family, it houses several works of art, 16th-century Flemish tapestries, and 18th-century British portraits and French furniture.
Versailles, Windermere, Florida (United States)
Construction of this immense, 8,361-square-metre (90,000-square-foot) building began in 2004. Expected to be finished in 2022, the house boasts nine kitchens, 30 bathrooms, a ballroom, and a roller-skating rink. According to the owner, the home is “the same size as a Super Walmart” and is worth an estimated $100 million.
Nemours Estate, Wilmington, Delaware (United States)
This house, built in an 18th-century French style, has one of the most spectacular French gardens in North America. Among its 77 rooms, the residence boasts a library housing over 2,000 books.
Filoli House, Woodside, California (United States)
This magnificent California residence is an outstanding example of Georgian architecture. Numerous architects, designers, and landscape artists contributed to its creation. It now serves as a museum and houses English and Irish antiques dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Carolands, Hillsborough, California (United States)
Known as “The Chateau,” this home was built by the heiress to the Pullman fortune, Harriett Pullman Carolan, and designed by the French architect Ernest Sanson. The 98-room residence sits on 224 hectares (554 acres). French landscape designer Achille Duchêne created the gardens in which he had originally placed a tearoom, pool, and orange grove.
Townsend House, Washington, D.C. (United States)
Mary Scott Townsend, a wealthy heiress and important Washington socialite, bought this property in 1898. She engaged the firm Carrère and Hastings, whose architects had studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, to redesign the home's original 1873 structure.
Updown Court, Surrey (England)
This home, located on a 23-hectare (58-acre) estate, is larger than Buckingham Palace. The grounds house five pools, a heated marble driveway that cost $6 million, a panic room, a bowling alley, and more. Yearly maintenance runs to at least $1.5 million.
Whitehall, Palm Beach, Florida (United States)
Henry Flagler built this 75-room, 9,290 square-metre (100,000-square-foot) residence as a wedding present for his wife Mary Lily. It became their winter home in 1902. Each room is decorated in the style of a different era, such as the Italian Renaissance and Louis XIV, XV, and XVI to name just a few.
Searles Castle, Great Barrington, Massachusetts (United States)
This mansion's style recalls that of certain French castles. Construction began in 1885 under the direction of the architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White. Comprised of blue dolomite, the six-storey residence features seven towers. Its solid bronze doors, imported from Munich, Germany, are guarded by marble sphinxes.
Marble Palace, Calcutta (India)
Raja Rajendra Mullick built this palace in 1835 on the site of a temple constructed by his father. Its neoclassical style integrates Corinthian columns and bas-relief sculpture, and no fewer than 100 types of marble were used. The estate features a lake, rock garden, and zoo.
Scarlet Oaks, Cincinnati, Ohio (United States)
James Keys Wilson designed the Schoenberger Home, or Scarlet Oaks, in a neo-Gothic style. The imposing castle-like residence, completed around 1870, was annexed by Bethesda Hospital and converted into a sanatorium in 1910. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Dar al-Hajar, Sanaa (Yemen)
This 1930s palace was constructed in a Middle-Eastern style by Yahya Muhammad Hamiddin, possibly atop a structure dating from the 18th century. It seems to be carved from the imposing stone column on which it stands in crowning perfection.
Villa del Balbianello, Lake Como (Italy)
This villa was originally built as a 13th-century Franciscan monastery. Later, Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini added the Loggia featuring a frieze and balustrade offering a splendid view of Lake Como.Hollywood has filmed several movies at the site. Examples include Casino Royale and Star Wars: Episode 2 – Attack of the Clones.
Rancharrah, Reno, Nevada (United States)
Norman Biltz, known as the “Duke of Nevada,” was the first owner of this impressive ranch. He sold the property to Bill Harrah in 1957. Harrah's son, John, bought out other family members in 1991 and added a climate-controlled indoor arena covering 4,830 square metres (52,000 square feet) for his horses.The main residence, extending 2,302 square metres (24,786 square feet), boasts five bedrooms and multiple libraries and music rooms.
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