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Friday, September 27, 2024
February 3, 2020
Think about your house or apartment. Is it 1,000 square feet? 2,000 square feet? 5,000 square feet? Maybe even 10,000 square feet? Chances are it’s still about 200 times smaller than the largest house in the world if you can call it that.
To find the largest house in the world, we have to travel all the way to South Mumbai, India. Named Antilia, this private home built in 2010, is the largest in the world, coming in at 400,000 square feet. It also happens to be a 27-story skyscraper.
Believe it or not, the entire 27 floors are entirely used as residential space by Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India and his four family members. A staff of 600 is required to maintain the residence 24 hours a day.
Not only is it the largest “home” in the world, but it is also the most expensive residential property in the world, coming in at over $1 billion.
The building was designed by a Chicago based architectural firm called Perkins and Will and was built by an Australian construction company called Leighton Holdings.
The skyscraper home stands at over 550-feet tall, and each of the 27 floors was built with extra-high ceilings. When you consider the average ceiling height, the building could’ve had up to 60 floors with standard floor construction.
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