Housing is a basic human requirement for the vast majority of people. However, the more money you have, the broader this definition becomes. Some people regard their homes as symbols of their wealth and power. They devote large sums of money to the construction of their distinctive home. Have you ever thought about where the world’s most costly mansion is? It’s in India, and it belongs to none other than the Ambanis, a millionaire business family.
The Antilia, named after a mythical island, is the Ambani family’s 27-story skyscraper. It is now worth USD 2 billion, or AED 7,345,800,000! That’s more zeroes than we’ve ever seen in our lives.
- The skyscraper was designed by the American architectural firm Perkins and Will, and it was built by the Australian corporation Leighton Holdings.
- The 400,000-square-foot structure is located on Cumballa Hill in Mumbai.
- Antilia was intended to be a vertical mansion rather than a horizontal one.
- The structure features six stories of parking for more than 160 automobiles, various lounges, a ballroom, a movie theatre with seating for more than 50 people, three helipads, nine high-speed elevators, a swimming pool, a gym, a temple, a snow room, hanging gardens, and a yoga studio.
- Antilia’s snow room is intended to provide relief from the heat by releasing artificial snowflakes.
- Taking care of the Antilia is a difficult task. The residence has over 600 carers, all of whom live in Antilia.
- The mansion was built to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale.
- There is also a temple devoted to Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom and good fortune. The temple, located on the eighth story, has an entire crystal and gold ceiling.
- Antilia is known as the “Green Tower of Mumbai” since it is powered primarily by solar panels. To preserve water, it also uses rainwater gathering devices.
Antilia is now more of a tourist attraction than a residence. It’s ridiculous in all the greatest ways. Its design and features demonstrate the boundless potential of modern architecture and engineering.
