dimanche 20 juillet 2014

the world’s most expensive home

#1. Antilia, Mumbai, India, Cost: >$1 billion

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Owner: Mukesh Ambani, worth $21.5billion
The twenty-seven story, 400,000-square foot skyscraper residence, named after a mythical island in the Atlantic, has six underground levels of parking, three helicopter pads, a ‘health’ level, and reportedly requires about 600 staff to run it. It is the world’s most expensive home far and away with construction costs topping $1 billion.

The Woman Who Holds The Record For Tallest Model at 6'8” Tall


The Woman Who Holds The Record For Tallest Model at 6'8” Tall
Amazon Eve, 34, is the world's tallest model. Eve, also known as Erika Ervin, totally dwarfs the majority of men and women she encounters as she stands at a towering 6' 8".

Erika began modeling 4 years ago when she appeared on the Zoo Weekly magazine front cover. She has also worked as a political lobbyist, paralegal, personal trainer. Additionally, she makes money by challenging men to wrestle her for a $400 fee. 

As a child Eve was always tall. By the age of 14 and already at 5' 9", she towered over her classmates and teachers. Over the next five years, Eve suffered terrible growing pains as she shot up 11 inches, and by 19 stood at her current height of 6' 8". She eventually took up acting classes to boost her confidence.

She dreamed of being a Hollywood star, but the main parts she was called for were for roles as aliens or monsters. In 2013, Eve landed a role as Shelley Godfrey in the hit T.V series Hemlock Grove. (Source)

Top 3 most beautiful cities in the world

VENICE
Once again the European continent is stacking all the most beautiful and alluring cities in its hands. We would have thought of other cities in the United States or in India but this is not the case. Venice, Paris and Prague still keeps the top rank most beautiful cities from all over the world.

VENICE

Unanimous among tourists in all corners of the earth, Venice was and still remains the most beautiful city in the world. Its being located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon brings a unique charm to the structure of the city. The Lagoon is stretching along the shoreline which brings an artistic touch to the architecture of the city. Venetia Lagoon is making the charm and fame of Venice. Thanks to the Lagoon, city was awarded a being the World Heritage Site in the world. Work-of-art buildings reflecting its history brings it to be known and called the most romantic city. The city has been called in several names such as La Dominante, Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, City of Water, City of Masks and City of Canals.   The city is also the center of silk, grain and spice commerce. Art has taken an important place among inhabitants and tourist. During several eras, Venice became wealthy because of the commerce and art prominent there. Symphonic and operatic music lovers can fully enjoy local music.

PARIS

With the monumental square, the Seine and the streets of Montmartre, Paris is attracting tourists and visitors’ eyes. The city is elegant and sophisticated. Walled cathedral cities are giving an historical touch to the Ville of Paris. It is now one of the world’s leading business and cultural centers making tourists’ bliss. The Eiffel Tour combined with Louvre museum and the Arc de Triomphe recall memories and nostalgia. For several years, it has been regarded as an international center for arts, history and painting.  It is from this city that the most glamorous boutiques are ranging. Paris is the international capital of style. Fashionistas travel thousands of miles just for window-shopping. It can be felt by the presence of Haute Couture tailoring boutiques.

PRAGUE

Warm summer brings more fame to the beautifully-preserved historical monuments. Vltava River, Charles Bridge and the stunningly beautiful Old Town Square are forming its beauty. It is the fourteenth-largest city in the European Union. Its being the historical capital of Bohemia attracts thousands of tourists every year. Monuments, buildings and museums architectures are based on Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance eras styles. That is why alleyways and cobbled streets add a sense of nostalgia when walking on them. Several cultural attractions living up the city such as the Prague Castle, the Jewish Quarter, the Lennon Wall, the Charles Bridges and Pétrin hill. Museum exhibits, cinemas, theatres and galleries are covering streets. Prague still remains the most visited and the most voted beautiful in the world.

The Plus Size Model Who Holds the Record For World's Largest Hips

The Plus Size Model Who Holds the Record For World's Largest Hips

Mikel Ruffinelli, of Los Angeles, CA, boasts the world's biggest hips, measuring more than eight feet around.

The mother of four's amazing natural 100-inch curves mean she struggles to get through doorways — and needs two seats on planes.
Mikel, 39, drives a truck because her more than 400-pound frame cannot squeeze into a car; she also needs a reinforced chair at home. Yet the plus-size model – only 140 pounds as a teenager — is proud of her figure and does not want to lose weight, even though she often attracts jeers.

She now models for a website that features big and beautiful women, earning $1,000 per shoot. (Source)

top 10 des maisons les plus chères du monde et leurs proprietaires.

 These homes are, simply put, INSANE.  Some cost more than the the entire GDP of a small country.  You better start saving now (and until you are about 1,500 years old) if you want to afford one of these ridiculous structures.

#10. Mountain Home Road, Woodside, Calif., Cost: $117.5 million

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Owner: reportedly Masayoshi Son, worth $8.6 billion
The most expensive home sale on record includes a 9,000-square foot neoclassical house, a 1,117-square foot colonnaded pool house, a detached library, a retreat building, a swimming pool, a tennis court and formal gardens.

#9. Xanadu 2.0, Seattle, Washington, Cost: ~$120 million

AERIAL VIEW OF GATES' NEW HOME IN MEDINA
Owner: Bill Gates, worth $67 billion
The high-tech Lake Washington complex owned by the world’s second-richest man boasts a pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500- square foot gym and a library with domed reading room.

#8. Blossom Estate, Palm Beach, FL, Cost: $130 million

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Owner: Ken Griffin, worth $4.1 billion
The hedge fund titan purchased four side-by-side properties totaling eight acres on the ocean. Three lots tout houses while the fourth was already torn down; the entire swath of property was once used as a single estate.

#7. Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK, Cost: $130 million

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Owner: Roman Abramovich, worth $10.2 billion
The Russsian tycoon owns several huge London estates (not pictured), including a Billionaires’ Row mansion. Since purchasing, plans to build a subterranean extension that includes a tennis court, health center and auto museum were approved by the city. He also owns a French Riviera chateau and in 2009 spent a record $90 million on a 70-acre estate on St. Bart’s.

#6. Ellison Estate, Woodside, Cali., Cost: $200 million

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Owner: Larry Ellison, worth $43 billion
The Oracle founder, arguably the world’s most avid collector of real estate, 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. The property is currently assessed at just over $70 million.

#5. One Hyde Park, London, UK, Cost: $221 million

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Owner: Rinat Akhmetov, worth $15.4 billion
The world’s most expensive apartment, located in posh Knightsbridge, was purchased by the Ukraine’s richest man. It boasts a staggering 25,000-square feet, bullet proof glass and 24-hour hotel concierge service.

#4. Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK, Cost: $222 million

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Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, worth $16.5 billion
The steel magnate is believed to own three homes on the high-security street known as Billionaires Row, including a neo-Georgian mansion near the Israeli embassy. The home (not pictured), rumored to have been purchased for Mittal’s son, was sold by hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman.

#3. Fair Field, Sagaponack, NY, Cost: >$248 million

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Owner: Ira Rennert, worth $6.5 billion
The industrial billionaire’s hulking 29-bedroom, 39-bath Hamptons compound has not one, but three swimming pools, plus its own power plant on premises.

#2. Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-mer, France, Cost: >$750 million

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Owner: Lily Safra, worth $1.2 billion
King Leopold II reportedly built a series of waterside homes for his many mistresses. This 20-acre estate was valued at 500 million euros in 2008, when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov attempted to buy it. He eventually pulled out of the deal, forfeiting a 50 million euro deposit.

#1. Antilia, Mumbai, India, Cost: >$1 billion

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Owner: Mukesh Ambani, worth $21.5billion
The twenty-seven story, 400,000-square foot skyscraper residence, named after a mythical island in the Atlantic, has six underground levels of parking, three helicopter pads, a ‘health’ level, and reportedly requires about 600 staff to run it. It is the world’s most expensive home far and away with construction costs topping $1 billion.

The 10 Most Expensive Homes In The World & Who Owns Them.

 You Won’t Believe What #1 Cost


These homes are, simply put, INSANE.  Some cost more than the the entire GDP of a small country.  You better start saving now (and until you are about 1,500 years old) if you want to afford one of these ridiculous structures.

#10. Mountain Home Road, Woodside, Calif., Cost: $117.5 million

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Owner: reportedly Masayoshi Son, worth $8.6 billion
The most expensive home sale on record includes a 9,000-square foot neoclassical house, a 1,117-square foot colonnaded pool house, a detached library, a retreat building, a swimming pool, a tennis court and formal gardens.

#9. Xanadu 2.0, Seattle, Washington, Cost: ~$120 million

AERIAL VIEW OF GATES' NEW HOME IN MEDINA
Owner: Bill Gates, worth $67 billion
The high-tech Lake Washington complex owned by the world’s second-richest man boasts a pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500- square foot gym and a library with domed reading room.

#8. Blossom Estate, Palm Beach, FL, Cost: $130 million

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Owner: Ken Griffin, worth $4.1 billion
The hedge fund titan purchased four side-by-side properties totaling eight acres on the ocean. Three lots tout houses while the fourth was already torn down; the entire swath of property was once used as a single estate.

#7. Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK, Cost: $130 million

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Owner: Roman Abramovich, worth $10.2 billion
The Russsian tycoon owns several huge London estates (not pictured), including a Billionaires’ Row mansion. Since purchasing, plans to build a subterranean extension that includes a tennis court, health center and auto museum were approved by the city. He also owns a French Riviera chateau and in 2009 spent a record $90 million on a 70-acre estate on St. Bart’s.

#6. Ellison Estate, Woodside, Cali., Cost: $200 million

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Owner: Larry Ellison, worth $43 billion
The Oracle founder, arguably the world’s most avid collector of real estate, 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. The property is currently assessed at just over $70 million.

#5. One Hyde Park, London, UK, Cost: $221 million

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Owner: Rinat Akhmetov, worth $15.4 billion
The world’s most expensive apartment, located in posh Knightsbridge, was purchased by the Ukraine’s richest man. It boasts a staggering 25,000-square feet, bullet proof glass and 24-hour hotel concierge service.

#4. Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK, Cost: $222 million

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Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, worth $16.5 billion
The steel magnate is believed to own three homes on the high-security street known as Billionaires Row, including a neo-Georgian mansion near the Israeli embassy. The home (not pictured), rumored to have been purchased for Mittal’s son, was sold by hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman.

#3. Fair Field, Sagaponack, NY, Cost: >$248 million

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Owner: Ira Rennert, worth $6.5 billion
The industrial billionaire’s hulking 29-bedroom, 39-bath Hamptons compound has not one, but three swimming pools, plus its own power plant on premises.

#2. Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-mer, France, Cost: >$750 million

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Owner: Lily Safra, worth $1.2 billion
King Leopold II reportedly built a series of waterside homes for his many mistresses. This 20-acre estate was valued at 500 million euros in 2008, when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov attempted to buy it. He eventually pulled out of the deal, forfeiting a 50 million euro deposit.

#1. Antilia, Mumbai, India, Cost: >$1 billion

the-400000-square-foot-is-27-stories-high-but-since-some-ceilings-are-double-height-its-closer-to-the-size-of-a-40-story-building
Owner: Mukesh Ambani, worth $21.5billion
The twenty-seven story, 400,000-square foot skyscraper residence, named after a mythical island in the Atlantic, has six underground levels of parking, three helicopter pads, a ‘health’ level, and reportedly requires about 600 staff to run it. It is the world’s most expensive home far and away with construction costs topping $1 billion.