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Promised Land: inside Oprah’s $100 million+ home and property portfolio
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A far cry from the Mississippi wood-frame shack she grew up in, Oprah Winfrey now has numerous stunning multimillion-dollar residential properties in her bulging real estate portfolio. The media mogul, philanthropist and actress has bought and sold a number of amazing properties over the years. Click or scroll to see inside her collection of picture-perfect homes. ..
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
Back in 2001 Oprah was invited to a party at this dreamy estate in the idyllic village of Montecito near Santa Barbara and instantly fell in love with the tranquil 42-acre property, so much so that she used her formidable powers of persuasion to get the owners Robert and Marlene Veloz to sell up – the estate wasn't actually on the market – and wasted no time writing out a cheque for almost $52 million (£37m).
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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Worth more than $100 million (£72m) today, the glorious Promised Land estate spans 70 acres thanks to some canny deals on neighbouring properties. At its centre is Oprah's 23,000-square-foot mansion, an impressive neo-Georgian pile, and the amazing landscaped grounds include rose gardens, terraces and fountains.
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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As her forever home, Promised Land is where Oprah and her long-term boyfriend Stedman Graham love to spend time.
Beautifully decorated and filled with mementoes, books and artwork, it's been lovingly put together over the years. Oprah runs her business empire from here too, and is often posting pictures at home with her dogs on her Instagram page.
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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In order to make the dining room space more welcoming and relaxing, Oprah gave it – and the rest of the mansion – a huge makeover. Out went striped wallpaper and ornate antique furniture, replaced with a beige colour scheme, cream New England-style dresser and comfy upholstered chairs.
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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The kitchen is the heart of Oprah's mansion, a place where her friends can congregate and kick back. The TV legend had the fireplace and pizza oven removed to free up more space, but left everything else as it was.
All in all the mansion boasts several living rooms, a library, kitchen, two home theatres, a wine cellar, an office, six bedrooms and 14 bathrooms.
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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As you can imagine, celebrities love a walk-in wardrobe and Oprah is no different. With regular TV appearances and public appearances for her charity work and many business ventures, the media mogul needs to look the part. This smart room with fitted cabinets is where she stores her extensive clothing collection and she regularly shares videos with her followers while she's packing for one of her many trips around the world.
Oprah's Promised Land estate main house, Montecito, California
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Oprah's renowned love of books makes itself felt in almost every room of the house, including her beautiful study.
In addition to the sprawling neo-Georgian mansion, Oprah's estate comprises orchards, a koi pond, tennis courts, a pool and pool house, as well as a two-bedroom Craftsman-style guest house spanning 4,000 square feet.
Oprah's Maui estate, Kula, Hawaii
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In 2003 Oprah paid $5.3 million (£3.8m) on two parcels of land on the Hawaiian island of Maui totalling 23.7 acres, not to mention a modest grey farmhouse, which she has since transformed into a ravishing vacation home. Over the years, the TV icon has bought up acres of land and at least a dozen buildings in Maui, and is reported to have spent a total of $60 million (£43m) in the process.
Oprah's Maui estate, Kula, Hawaii
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The Maui estate now spans a colossal 163 acres and in 2010 she was granted permission to run a bed and breakfast on the site by the Maui County Council.
Oprah has made use of the fertile ground and amazing climate and now grows fruit, vegetables and flowers on the site.
Oprah's Maui estate, Kula, Hawaii
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The highlight of Oprah's blissful Hawaiian hideaway has got to be the gorgeous farmhouse with its wraparound veranda, which like the terrace in the upper level, makes for the ideal space to while away warm evenings in a rocking chair and take in the exceptional vistas.
Oprah's Maui estate, Kula, Hawaii
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She also loves hosting family and friends for island vacations. This happy holiday snap of Oprah, Stedman (left) and her friends at Christmas, gives a little glimpse of her signature style, with clean, bright interior decor. Even the tree can't top it!
Oprah's Maui estate, Kula, Hawaii
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Oprah's love of curated curios and nature is perfectly captured in this little tabletop display at her Maui holme.
Fresh fern leaves and a scented candle sit next to a frame in her favourite cream colour. We love the wall sconce too!
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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Oprah snapped up a whopping 60 acres of land in the ski resort of Telluride in Colorado in 2014 and a year later acquired a sensational five-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom contemporary ski chalet, which she bought from tech entrepreneur Bob Wall for $14 million (£10m) in a deal that included all furnishings.
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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The Queen of TV is an avid skier and has joyfully likened the pastime to being able to fly, so it was only a matter of time before she snagged a home near the slopes. The living room is the most jaw-dropping space in the 8,700-square-foot property.
It wows with a double-height ceiling with wood panelling, dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows and a huge stone fireplace.
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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The house, which has been decked out with state-of-the-art Smart technology that controls everything from the security to the lighting and heating, also features a family room with a library – an essential for its book-loving owner – billiards table and a movie projection screen that drops down from the ceiling and disappears when not in use.
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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Rocking fine wood cabinetry and stainless-steel countertops, the open-plan kitchen is nice and spacious. Exposed steel beams lend the space a hip industrial feel though the warm wood cupboards and rustic stone wall prevent it from looking cold and clinical.
The kitchen leads into a dining area that can seat up to eight people.
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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Talk about a house with a secret! It comes with a fabulous wine mine which is its pièce-de-résistance. The 56-foot cellar, which can store up to 1,600 bottles, was designed to resemble an old mine. It delights with a rusty old ore car and track and is tricked out with a sound system that plays sounds of dripping water and creaking wood to add to the ambience.
Oprah's contemporary ski chalet, Telluride, Colorado
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Other highlights of the ultra-modern property include a $150,000 (£108k) glass walkway with fibre optic lights that change colour, a bathroom that contains a $70,000 tub with an inline heating system that keeps water consistently warm, a smoke sauna and best of all, a private funicular railway that is reported to have cost $240,000 (£173k).
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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Oprah expanded her Montecito real estate portfolio in December 2016 when she purchased the neighbouring property, a 23-acre equestrian estate called Seamair Farm. The talkshow luminary parted with $28.9 million (£21m) to acquire the estate, which contains a single-storey ranch house that was designed by architect Cliff May and completed in 1955.
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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May has been dubbed the Father of the Californian ranch house, which is considered the postwar suburban dream home, and Oprah's pad is an excellent example of the style he developed. The mid-century masterpiece has a wood-siding-clad exterior and an open-concept interior with four bedrooms, five-and-half bathrooms, a wine cellar and a total of four fireplaces.
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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Given Oprah owns a sizable mansion next door, it's unlikely she actually lives in the house, which is probably used as office space, staff quarters or to accommodate the many guests she welcomes. They are bound to appreciate the ranch house's secluded swimming pool, which is surrounded by a lush tropical-inspired garden.
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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The property also features three bijou residences that are no doubt used to house staff or guests. The estate's equestrian facilities are top-notch and have been meticulously maintained as you can see from this shot of one of the riding rings. Note the manicured lawns and octagonal gazebo at its centre.
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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In addition to the riding rings, the property contains numerous paddocks and a multi-stall stable, which has to make it one of the finest equestrian estates for miles around.
Other features of the property include a two-acre avocado grove and orchard with plenty of fragrant fruit trees.
Oprah's Seamair Farm, Montecito, California
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The cherry on the cake is this picturesque koi pond with lush water-loving reeds and ornamental touches. The property also came with two private water wells to boot, very useful for keeping things green during the hot California summers.
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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Oprah's next big real estate buy came in the summer of 2018 when the billionaire media magnate paid a bargain $8.3 million (£6m) for a 43-acre waterfront estate called Madroneagle on Washington's Orcas Island, a magnet for the ultra-wealthy craving peace and solitude. The property, which was first put on the market in 2016, was listed for just under $12 million (£8.
6m).
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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Former owner Kathleen Dickinson McDowell was by all accounts thrilled to sell the property to Oprah who she felt would be a great caretaker. Blending in beautifully with its surroundings, the main 8,000-square-foot house, which was designed by Dickinson McDowell and her late husband, was built using reclaimed wood and local sandstone, making it a wonderfully sustainable home.
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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The eco mansion, which is nestled within a calming Asian-style garden, has a total of four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and looks out onto its very own beach. The home's open-plan living room is simply divine. The high-ceilinged space seriously impresses with reclaimed beams, exposed stone walls and an enormous fireplace.
Interestingly, the floorboards were gleaned from the original Sears building in Oprah's former stomping ground of Chicago.
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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The kitchen is totally Oprah-worthy and hands-down a fantastic space for the TV tycoon to hone her culinary skills – cooking is one of her favourite hobbies after all. Its standout features range from an enormous wood-fired pizza oven to a massive centre island and charmingly mismatched country-style cabinetry.
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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Book-loving Oprah would have obviously been very taken with the home's snug reading nook. The comfy space, which is fitted with a number of capacious bookcases and dressers, looks like an exceedingly pleasant space in which to get lost in a gripping novel or flick through a magazine or two.
Oprah's Madroneagle retreat, Orcas Island, Washington
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The home's bedrooms are just as cosy and this one delights with heart-stopping waterfront views. Most recently, Oprah sold her stunning estate in an off-market deal for a reported $14 million (£10m). Wally Gudgell, the agent who represented Oprah in the sale, reportedly said, “They were in the process of remodeling and they just realized in that process they were never going to be able to use it properly and it doesn’t make any sense.” While the property was not formally listed, the deal marks the highest price ever paid for an Orcas Island property, sources familiar with the sale told the Biz Journal.
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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Oprah's latest acquisition is actor Jeff Bridges' former home in Montecito.
Like Seamair Farm, the ranch, which spans four acres, borders the Promised Land estate. The TV legend clinched the deal in November 2019, paying just under $6.9 million (£5m) to secure the property adjacent to her own.
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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Oprah got herself another bargain having paid the same price Bridges bought the ranch for in 2014, though the actor spent a fortune remodelling the Spanish Revival home following a landslide in 2018 that caused extensive damage. In fact, the property was originally listed by Bridges for almost $8 million (£5.8m).
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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Bridges carried out a tasteful restoration of the house, which was designed by celebrated Californian architect James Osbourne Graig and constructed in 1919.
This living room with its whitewashed walls, vaulted wooden ceiling, large lattice windows and generously sized fireplace has a minimal, elegant yet cosy feel.
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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The rustic yet pared-back style continues in the kitchen. We're sure Oprah adores the wooden ceiling that features several skylights, along with the custom wood cabinetry and the marble-topped centre island. Like the impeccable living room, the kitchen is simple and minimal though manages to be a warm and inviting space.
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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The classy theme carries into the master suite. The room enchants with exposed beams, bay windows and French doors that lead into the blissful backyard.
The suite also features a supersized walk-in wardrobe and bathroom, which contains a deep-soaking tub to relax and unwind in.
Oprah's Spanish Revival estate, Montecito, California
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Outside there's a pool and spa area, pool house and red brick terrace, as well as a carriage house that serves as an art studio, and an all-important private well. On top of the real estate eye candy we've featured, Oprah is said to own a couple of modest properties in Chicago and Nashville, as well as two vacation homes in the Caribbean, and possibly additional holdings we don't know about. We're impressed!
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Oprah Winfrey's 42-Acre Californian Estate
In his final speech, given at the Mason Temple in Memphis the day before he was murdered, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “we as a people will make it to The Promised Land.” I’m pretty sure he didn’t
In his final speech, given at the Mason Temple in Memphis the day before he was murdered, Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. said “we as a people will make it to The Promised Land.” I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean “We’re all going to Oprah’s house.” But in honour of MLK’s memory The Promised Land is what Oprah (net worth about $2.9 billion) named the sprawling, 42-acre estate in Montecito, California that she calls home.
There was a time when Montecito, California was a dangerous place, with plenty of roadside bandits skulking in the surrounding oak trees and gullies. Travelers through the area didn’t stand a chance. But fast forward about a century and a half and that same area is now one of the wealthiest in America.
Montecito is a picturesque, but somewhat secluded region on the south coast of Santa Barbara County. This is wine country, with some of the highest-priced wines coming out of the vineyards that dot the Santa Barbara landscape. The climate, which has been described as Mediterranean, is one of the many things that draw people to the region. The ocean breezes mingling with the mountain air tend to moderate the temperature; on average, between January and July temperatures can range between 8 and 24 Celsius (although more extreme temperatures had been recorded on occasion).
Set between the ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains, Montecito is spotted with architectural gems representing several different design styles. Oprah’s house is in the Neo-Georgian style, which doesn’t refer to colonial homes from 19th century Atlanta, but to British architecture and design of the Hanoverian period, when four of the King Georges ruled England from 1714 to 1830. Oprah has houses in several different places, including Chicago, New Jersey, Hawaii, Antigua, Florida, and Colorado. But she calls The Promised Land home, probably for the same reason that most of her celebrity neighbours chose Montecito; the landscape doesn’t really allow for development or urban sprawl, so of course property values are high, but the landscape also affords those celebrities who feel they need it privacy, not to say seclusion. But that comes with a price. Oprah reportedly paid $52-million for her home, and then spent hundreds of thousands more on decorating, redecorating, and renovating.
Her home seems to have gone through as many changes, at least on the inside, since Oprah bought it, as its exterior had since the original property owners started building on the land around 1912. The home, as it stands now, was built in 1959, with several additions along the way. It is now worth almost $88-million, with a 2012 tax bill of $904,239.00.
Most of the images we have of Oprah’s mansion are aerial views because photographers just can’t close enough, unless they’re invited. Despite its size, and its wide open areas, The Promised Land is embedded within the surrounding trees. The main gate that opens onto Oprah’s property seems more like a portal into an enchanted forest. That enchanted paradise turned into an inferno in 2008 when wildfires swept through the region. Arnold Schwarzenegger, then-governor of California, declared a state of emergency. Oprah’s house was spared, as was the home of her neighbour, actor Rob Lowe, while actor Christopher Lloyd’s home was lost, one of over a dozen Santa Barbara homes that were engulfed by the flames.
It almost seems as if Oprah is in constant redesign mode; there is always something small being altered or renovated at The Promised Land. Originally, Oprah had chosen just about every little tchotchke in the place, but soon started to feel as if the house just wasn’t her, like she didn’t quite fit, despite how much she loved the house. Enter Rose Tarlow, the Los Angeles-based interior designer to the stars (music legend David Geffen and The View’s Barbara Walters are among her clients). The two set to making changes to better suit Oprah. The changes resulted in a massive sale of what was called The Oprah Winfrey Collection, which included some things from some of her other homes, too. Stuff she felt she just didn’t want or need anymore. Oprah was shedding a skin not her own, revealing her true self. But this was no yard sale. It was a grand divestiture in which even Oprah herself was shocked at how much attendees were bidding for her junk ($4000.00 for a commemorative poster from The Color Purple).
Nearly $600,000 was raised in the auction with the proceeds going to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation College Fund.
So, what does being Oprah Winfrey get you? Six bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 10 fireplaces, a gourmet kitchen (because what would Oprah’s house be without a gourmet kitchen?), two theatres (one inside, one outside), a wine cellar, a barn (!), ponds and orchards, a tennis court, a manmade lake stocked with fish, an outdoor entertainment area, and a huge guesthouse with a pool. There is also a teahouse, where Oprah goes to get away from it all (although you would think that any one of her homes could be an escape from the other, or whatever she might call “it all”).
The property is also festooned with rosebushes. The climate is perfect for gardening, and indeed Oprah’s personal rosarian has cultivated 7 different strains of roses, including one developed specifically for her. Named “The Legends,” the rose honours the influential African-American women she’d previously honoured in a special event called Oprah Winfrey’s Legends Ball.
Some Montecito residents whom you might see at a block party, if ever you were invited to one: Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, novelist Sue Grafton, and tennis legend Jimmy Connors (who might enjoy playing at Oprah’s house). Drew Barrymore, who got married in her own Montecito backyard, has since sold her home and moved away.
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Do you want to feel for a moment what it is like to call a million-dollar estate home: for example, equip one of the rooms as a closet, enjoy the winter coolness in the middle of the desert, fall asleep every night in another bedroom for a month, and dive into the pool in the morning, in which music plays ... Then join! Let's look at the most expensive houses from around the world. True, journalists are usually not invited to these apartments - they protect the privacy of eminent owners. But we do not envy or jinx it. We are dreaming...
Houses with a touch of media
PROMISED LAND ESTATE
Location: Montecito, California (USA)
Owner: Oprah Winfrey
Price: $88 million
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Oprah Winfrey - the richest woman in the world in show business according to Forbes - owns a luxurious Promised Land estate near Santa Barbara.
The territory of the yard covers 17 hectares. There is a 2000 sq. m., which contains 6 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 10 fireplaces, a home theater, a wine cellar and a gourmet kitchen.
Photo – loveproperty.com
Also in the "Promised Land" there is a swimming pool, a tennis court and a pond with rare fish, to which a half-kilometer path paved by hand leads.
Photo – heraldtribune.com
One of the largest rooms in this house is said to have been converted into a wardrobe for a media celebrity.
RESIDENCE «PLAYBOY»
Location: Los Angeles, California (USA)
Owner: Daren Metropoulos
Price: $100 million
Photo – nbcnews.com
Playboy, the residence of magazine founder Hugh Hefner, was erected in 1927 and became hugely popular in the 1970s, with coverage of Hefner's high-profile parties and his bunnies. The house is made in neo-gothic style. The area is over 2000 sq.
m.
Photo – architecturaldigest.com
Hugh Hefner, who died 2017, purchased this estate in 1971 for over a million dollars. And 2016 was selling it for $200 million on the condition that the new owner of the estate would allow Hefner to live in this residence.
The house has 22 rooms. As well as a wine cellar (with secret doors), a cinema room, a games room and three rooms for poultry and animals.
Photo – architecturaldigest.in
The estate has a tennis court, a gym, a sauna, a waterfall and a swimming pool, carp rates and a citrus garden. The Playboy magazine office is located in the west wing of the courtyard. It still hosts corporate, entertainment and charity events, photography and filming.
House of the latest technologies and experiments
"SMART" HOUSE "XANADU 2.0"
Location: Medina, Washington (USA)
Owner: Bill and Melinda Gates
Price: $147 million
Photo – pinterest.
com
Bill Gates' apartment is among the most expensive houses in the world. More than 300 workers worked on the house for the American businessman, the founder of Microsoft, for 7 years. The construction budget for Xanadu 2.0 was $63 million.
Mostly wooden house in more than 6000 sq. m. is literally stuffed with "smart" technologies: there is a swimming pool with an underwater music system, a high-tech cinema and several smart kitchens. And guests can use the sensor system to experiment with the temperature and lighting in the room.
Photo - telegraph.co.uk
The apartments have a trampoline room, a sauna and a colossal library that houses the Lexter Codex, a 16th-century manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci. The garage owned by Xanadu 2.0 can accommodate 23 cars.
An artificial pond is equipped on the territory of the estate - this is how the problem of drainage is solved. With the help of the latest technology, the heating of the apartments is partly provided by the external environment.
Impressive scale of the estate
FAIRFIELD ESTATE
Location: Sagaponack, New York (USA)
Owner: Ira Rennert
Price: $250 million
Photo – hgtv.ca
The largest residential complex in America, built in the 1990s, covers 25 hectares. The area of the main building of the residence of the director of Renco Group, one of the largest American holding companies, is 6000 sq. m. The estate has 29 bedrooms, ten more bathrooms, as well as a dining room 91 meters long.
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The Fairfield Playhouse consists of a basketball court, a billiard room, two tennis courts, and two squash courts. And the estate is provided with energy by its own power plant.
House-history of the French people
VILLA LA LEOPOLDA
Location: Cote d'Azur (France)
Owner: Lily Safra
Price: $750 million
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com
This apartment was built in 1920 by the Belgian King Leopold II. He gave them to his favorite - Caroline Lacroix, who, having been his mistress for years, still managed to become the wife of the already old king.
Photo – amazing.zone
This house is a historical landmark of France. And no wonder, because it was here that a military hospital was deployed during the First World War. In the future, Alfred Hitchcock filmed films in the courtyard.
The house has an impressive entrance hall with wide stone staircases, eight luxurious suites and the same number of bedrooms.
Photo – amazing.zone
In 1988, the estate was purchased by the banker Edmond Safra. After his death at 19In 99, the owner of the villa was his widow Lily, a well-known benefactor in the field of education and medicine. Last year, she promised to donate 10 million euros to the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris.
Indian luxury apartments
SKYSCRAPER "ANTILIA"
Location: Mumbai (India)
Owner: Mukesh Ambani
Price: $2 billion
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com
This steel and glass home spans over 37,000 sq. m., located both above and below the ground: 27 floors (173 m high) of the apartments rise above the panorama of Mumbai, and 6 - recessed into the ground. The Antilia is designed to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake.
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There are 9 high-speed elevators, a two-story health center, a cinema, a car service, a spa, a swimming pool and 3 helipads. The house is equipped with an "Ice Room". In it, the family of a wealthy Indian businessman can enjoy artificial snow and even a blizzard.
The construction of the skyscraper lasted 7 years and cost approximately $70 million. The building is named after a mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The luxury and grandeur of the royal residence
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Location: London, Great Britain)
Owner: conditionally - Queen Elizabeth II
Price: $2.
9 billion (Forbes estimates $5 billion)
Photo – townandcountrymag.com
The queen's residence completes our review of the most expensive houses in the world. The luxurious and famous Georgian palace was built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham. After the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth became the official residence of Her Majesty.
Photo - telegraph.co.uk
The area of the building is 77,000 sq. m. The five-story palace contains 775 rooms. There is a chapel, a cinema hall, a swimming pool, a post office, a fully equipped surgical department, and an art gallery displaying works by Rembrandt and Rubens.
Photo – houseandgarden.co.uk
More than 16 hectares of well-kept gardens belong to the territory of the palace - the largest private gardens in London. The "highlight" of this garden extension is the pink inhabitants - flamingos.
Tourists can visit Buckingham Palace during the Queen's holiday, usually at the end of the summer.
The changing of the royal guard gathers spectators during the warm season daily at 11:00.
In this selection of the most expensive houses in the world, reality surpasses the dream, and luxury overshadows the condition. These houses, despite the high cost and colossal size, are also valuable for their history, design or arrangement. But each of these houses will lose its meaning without an owner. Famous hosts give them popularity. Which house would you like to be in?
Promised Land: the new collection of THG Paris faucets and accessories
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For centuries and until the end of the 19th century, the French did not have a great love for water procedures. King Louis XIV, for example, bathed only twice in his life, preferring to wash with rose petal lotion. After Louis Pasteur proved the connection between the development of diseases and hygiene, a cleanliness boom began in France. Parisians began to install bathrooms in their homes, approaching their design with their characteristic aestheticization.
By the 60s of the XX century, the bathroom for a Frenchman becomes almost the main place in the house: they clean it, relax, read and, of course, enjoy the beauty. It was during these years that the brand appeared in France, which for decades will be strongly associated with high technology and the French "art of living" - THG Paris.
A bathroom like a fabulous oasis
THG Paris was founded in 1956 in Bettencourt-sur-Mer, France by entrepreneurs André Tetar, Julien Audiquet and Alexandre Grisoni. In the first years after its foundation, the brand produced products for bathrooms of the middle segment. And in the 1970s, thanks to a collaboration with the eminent designer Jean-Claude Delepan, she began to manufacture luxury equipment. Luxurious products with elements of crystal and semi-precious stones appeared in the brand's catalog. For the sanitary ware and bathroom accessories market, this was a real revolution: no one else had done this before THG Paris.
Today, the ability to attract world-class masters to cooperation, as happened in the story with Delepan, is one of the company's characteristic features.
Thus, the world-famous architect and designer Charles Zana, whose works adorn the homes of celebrities and the offices of the world's leading companies from Paris to New York, became the creator of the new Hamptons collection. For example, the sofa in Gwyneth Paltrow's apartment in Montecito was designed by him.
The main feature of THG is the ability to combine high technology with handicraft traditions. Today, the brand is a leader in the production of handicraft faucets and accessories. A few years ago, the brand was even awarded the EPV title of Living Heritage Enterprise. The French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry awards it to the best factories in recognition of their merit in preserving the tradition of craftsmanship. To this day, THG Paris creates all products exclusively in France, at the factory in Bettencourt-sur-Mer, and oversees all production processes, from design and machining to the foundry.
The company works in different styles: from modern and classic to opulent baroque, collaborating with brands such as Lalique, Bernardaud, Baccarat, Daum, Christofle, Manufacture de Monaco.
The brand's assortment includes accessories and bathroom equipment designed to turn a water treatment into a luxurious ritual. These are not only faucets, but also heated towel rails, sinks, shower heads, wall hooks and much more.
Hamptons: a dedication to Manhattan
French architect and designer Charles Zahn is called the tuning fork of French luxury. His style is a modern classic with its desire for harmony and rigor, smoothness and minimalism. The maestro's signature know-how is the creation of "curatorial stories" in interiors. A connoisseur and collector of art, Zana knows how to organize a space so that a painting or an exquisite piece of furniture takes the most advantageous position, and the interior itself turns into an artistic space. Not surprisingly, both faucets and bathroom accessories designed by Zan look like works of art while remaining highly functional.
The project combines the designer's passion for archeology with his memories of New York, where he spent his student years as an architect.
