Posted on 10/14/2010 10:47:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Marking the end of seven years of construction work, India's richest man is planning a housewarming party for his 27-story palatial new home in Mumbai, replete with no fewer than three helipads and an air-traffic control station on its roof.
The 570-foot-tall glass tower, called Antilia, "features a swimming pool, a health club, a salon and a mini-theatre," reports the Times of India. "The first six levels comprise the garage where more than 160 cars can be parked. Atop the parking lot is Antilia's lobby, which has nine elevators." The house also has a garden that can accommodate trees, according to the Telegraph, and a separate ballroom. About 600 staffers will be required to run Antilia, named after the mythical island in the Atlantic.
The house belongs to Mukesh Ambani, who owns much of the oil and retail giant Reliance Industries. He is estimated to be worth about $27 billion. Experts told the Guardian that "there is no other private property of comparable size and prominence in the world." Ambani, the fourth-richest man in the world, co-ran Reliance with his brother before the two had a falling-out and split the company.
Some were surprised at the conspicuous show of wealth, since Ambani is known as a deeply private person not fond of hanging out with India's super-rich. "Perhaps he has been stung by his portrayal in the media as an introvert. Maybe he is making the point that he is a tycoon in his own right," Hamish McDonald, author of the book "Ambani and Sons," speculated in the Guardian...
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If it was me, I’d rather just orbit the Earth...
It looks like the remains of a building after a WW2 bombing run or something.
Why does earthquake come to mind ?
This is the front view. The side view is ever worse. I think it has 90,000 sq ft of living space and 600 servants.
This is the front view. The side view is ever worse. I think it has 90,000 sq ft of living space and 600 servants.
No. They are slaves, just like us.
They work for less, so this man can produce some extremely obscene profits.
What's the carbon footprint on that puppy?????
Or from the movie DIEHARD.
Seems like one could live in that house for an extremely long time, and never have to go outside. In this case, that’s a good thing.
Pretty crazy in one of the poorest cities on Earth.
Money definitely does not buy taste
Does he have the world’s biggest mortgage?
I agree. That house looks so hideous!
Also, two blocks away from the house are the slums of Mumbai.
Definitely not. Ambani is the 5th richest man in the world. He’s worth something like $35 billion.
But a mortgage is tax deductible!
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