Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani - the person behind Reliance Industries Ltd., holds the record for the owner of the world's most expensive house, Antilia.
Antilia is 27-storey in the middle of the capital Mumbai. To serve and operate the house, the richest billionaire in India had to hire up to 600 employees.
173m high, Antilia was designed by famous architectural firms such as Perkins & Will, Hirsch Bedner Associates, ... It is known that billionaire Ambani had to pay about 2 billion USD to complete this unique house.
Antilia is located on altamount (Mumbai), one of the most expensive streets on the planet. With a floor area of up to 4532 m2, this is a valuable residential property just behind Buckingham Palace in England. In fact, Buckingham Palace is a royal property, so Antilia became the most expensive palace in the world.
The name Antilia was inspired by the legendary island of Antilia in the Atlantic. In addition to a home cinema that can accommodate about 50 people, Ambani's family has a swimming pool, a garden, and a helicopter parking lot on the roof of the building. The architectural design is based on inspiration from lotus flowers and the sun.
Notably, Mukesh Ambani has dedicated 6 floors to his supercars. His supercar collection includes 168 cars from many leading brands in the world: Mercedes, Bentley, Roll Royces, Aston Martin, ... Ambani even has its own car service station on the 7th floor.
Hand-woven and sophisticated Indian carpet floors are a common feature of rooms. The ceiling of the Atilias dance room is covered with crystal cluster lights up to 80%. Home interior is selected from the most luxurious brands in the world.
The four-story garden also has a skylight and is covered with many trees, flowers and lawns. Antilia also has a giant temple according to Indian tradition. There is also an ice room cooled with artificial snow dust, where residents can avoid the heat of Indian summer.
At many times, billionaire Mukesh Ambani has surpassed Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma to become the richest person in Asia.
According to updated data from Forbes, Mukesh Ambani currently holds assets of 44.2 billion USD, ranking 13th in the top richest people in the world.
