This 27- Story Skyscraper Is A Private Residence! Inside The World’s Most Expensive Home

Buckingham Palace is estimated to be worth $4.9 billion. So, technically, it's a "crown property." This means the King or queen owns the estate during his or her reign, but it's their private property, and they can't make decisions about its assets.

This makes Antilia in Mumbai, India, the single most expensive private residence on the planet! The name derives from a mythical island from the 15th century named 'Antillia.'

In March 2024, Forbes announced its annual Top 10 Most Expensive Houses In The World and listed this bad boy as the Top Dog regarding private residences. It's truly one of the world's modern marvels. The impressive structure is valued at $2 billion and was custom-built for Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family.

Ambani heads up his family business, Reliance Industries, and is worth an estimated $123.3 billion. He is reportedly the wealthiest person in Asia and the 11th richest in the world.

Ambani shares his home with his wife and their four children, his mother, brother Anil, and his family. These people are living large! The Ambani home is located on Altamount Road on Baliwood Row. It was constructed by Australian CIMIC Group Limited (formerly Leighton Holdings) and took four years to complete, from 2006 to 2010. It is 568 ft. tall and has 65,340 sq. ft. of living space. To put that in perspective, that's bigger than the average Buc-ee's, only vertical!

This place is 27 stories high and has quite a few luxurious amenities and fancy energy-saving features. The top four floors are dedicated to vertical hanging gardens, which increase energy efficiency, reduce indoor and outdoor temperatures, and improve air quality in residential homes. The home has a natural cooling technology called an ice room (snow room) that chills the air to below freezing, creating the ultimate sauna or steam room experience.

India sits in a seismic zone and has a long history of being prone to earthquakes. However, this custom-built tower was designed to survive an earthquake of up to 8.0. The largest quake on record was a 9.5 in Chile in 1960. However, India has never experienced one above 7.0. So, this baby is pretty darn safe!

Ambani's skyscraper crib also features a temple, a 168-car garage, a movie theater, three helipads, several swimming pools, and a dance studio. Feast your eyes on this incredible private residence. Here's more information about Anitiia and another tour of the most expensive house on the planet.