Antilia: Inside Mukesh Ambani's 27-Story Mumbai Residence, The World's First $1 Billion Home

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The first pictures showing the interior of what is believed to be the world's most expensive residence have been made public in Vanity Fair magazine.

The home, which is called Antilia after a mythical island, is located in Mumbai, India. Owned by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, the residence boasts 400,000 square feet, three helicopter pads, underground parking for 160 cars, and requires a staff of 600 to run.

Though the building is 27 storys tall, BBC News notes that many of the floors are double- or triple-height, so the building rises to 570 feet -- the equivalent of a 40-story structure.

The house is reported to be worth more that $1 billion, which will not affect Ambani's bank balance too significantly. The energy magnate is one of the top 5 richest men in the world, and is said to be worth approximately $29 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/antilia-inside-mukesh-expensive-home-mumbai_n_1527703.html#s=994794

[Blue_Tires]

1. A billion buys a lot of insulation from the outside world...

[denverbill]

2. Wow. Mittens couldn't buy 1/2 of one of those with his whole life savings.

He needs another tax cut.

[BOG PERSON]

3. they say that behind every great fortune

there is a great crime!

[Hugabear]

4. Absolutely disgusting and obscene

With all the rampant poverty in Mumbai, such flagrant displays of wealth seem absolutely disgusting.

[KansDem]

5. Ehhhh...too ostentatious

It only proves class doesn't come from a wallet...

[Hugabear]

6. By way of contrast...here's how many people in Mumbai live

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7. Clearly they just need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.

Like these two fine folks did.

[Hugabear]

8. Don't forget giving those billionaires some more tax cuts

If you cut their taxes, that money will trickle down to those poverty-stricken folks.

And if you need more government revenue, just take it from the poor people.

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9. What proponents of Reaganomics don't tell you is that it takes 35 years to work.

So, it's just right around the corner. All that gold we've given to the top 1% is gonna come back to us in spades any day now. That's right, we'll all be getting golden showers in no time flat.