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Before construction, the value of the plot and unbuilt house were estimated to be more than US$1.2 billion. [6] [unreliable source] During planning, the house was expected to be the world's largest and most expensive home, with a cost of about US$2 billion. [33] In 2014, it was considered the world's most expensive private residence. [2]
Versailles house in 2014. Built on a constructed hill on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of lakefront property, [4] [11] the residence is expected to include nine kitchens, [2] 14 bedrooms, [12] three indoor pools, two outdoor pools, a video arcade, [4] a ballroom with a capacity of 500 to 1,000 people, [3] a two-story movie theater with a balcony inspired by the Palais Garnier, a 20,000-bottle wine cellar ...
The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world. The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing , which ...
The Biltmore Estate, America's largest mansion, was commissioned by George Vanderbilt in 1889. It required six years and the skilled hands of local craftsmen to complete this French Renaissance ...
This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes. [1]
The Fontanel Mansion is located in Whites Creek, Tennessee, and has 27,000 square feet of interior space. [2] It stands three stories and contains more than 20 rooms, 13 baths, 5 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, an indoor pool atrium that converts to a dance floor and an indoor shooting range. The mansion is one of the largest log homes in the world.
The main house of Ward Hall’s Greek Revival antebellum plantation mansion covers a staggering 12,000 square feet. By comparison, Henry Clay’s Ashland covers 8,184 square feet and the Waveland ...
Pensmore is a 72,000 square feet (6,700 m 2) home in the Ozark Mountains near Highlandville, Missouri.One of the largest homes in the United States, it has five stories, contains 14 baths, 13 bedrooms; has exterior walls 12 inches thick, and was designed to survive earthquakes, tornadoes, and bomb blasts.