Top 7 Biggest House In The World

Having a house is considered essential for everyone whether it is as small or huge as a mansion. For an individual, the comfort of a house is rather subjective as some prefer it to be spacious with many decorations while some feel grateful to even have something to cover under.

Don't be surprised that even millionaires live in very small houses. You might also wonder what the biggest house in the world will look like? We would like to share with you the top 7 biggest houses in the world and we will exclude castles as most of them are relatively huge.

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7. Fairwater, Australia

Owned by the Fairfax family for more than a century, this heirloom house is situated in a field of 1.12 hectares in Sydney Harbour. It was then sold for $100 million to a millionaire and founder of Atlassian technology, Mike Cannon-Brookes in 2018. The house was considered the most expensive house in Australia as it was sold.

This spacious Lady Fairfax house was named Fairwater after it was designed by a very well-known architect at the time, John Horbury hunt and it was built in 1882. Fairwater is the biggest private property at the port with a field near the sea stretching from New South Head Road to Seven Shillings Beach.

6. Taohuayuan, China

This specific house might just be the most expensive residency in the whole of China. Taohuayuan which translates to Utopia is a wealthy home built on a private island owned by Sunac China company. The house was built together with the traditional Xiangshanang building and it took 3 years to be finished.

The house with a coverage of 6700 square meters is situated at the South Sea of Dushu Suzhou lake. The place offered its residents a mesmerizing view of natural surroundings. It was listed at the price of $154 million when it was marketed in 2016 and this fancy house has 32 bedrooms and 32 bathrooms.

5. Hamptons, United States of America

This huge house is owned by millionaire investor, Ira Rennert, and many controversies have arisen especially involving fund and border issues. The house has a coverage of 25 hectares in the Hamptons close to the beach and costs $110 million to be built back in the 1990s.

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To this day, the house is estimated to be worth $248 million. Inside this gatehouse, there are other buildings in the area with a wide of 10,000 square meters, and was said to be the biggest house in America. It has 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms as well as other facilities.

4. Villa Leopolda, France

Designed by an American architect, Ogden Codman Jr., this beautiful house on French Riviera was built back in 1931 for King Leopold II from Belgium as a gift to one of his mistresses. It was built on a piece of land that is 20 hectares and Villa Leopolda has 19 bedrooms, many eating areas, and kitchens as well as a private theater as huge as 7432 square meters.

It was valued at $750 million in 2008 and this property was owned by several well-known people including the President of Fiat Gianni Agnelli and is currently owned by Lily Safra who inherited the house from her husband, Edmund Safra after he passed away.

3. Witanhurst, United Kingdom

Only next door to the Buckingham palace, this house heritage in London was designed by the architect George Hubbard and was built in 1920. The house is 8400 square meters features the Georgian arts and has 65 rooms including 25 bedrooms.

Not just that but the house also has other facilities like eating areas, swimming pools, cinema, massaging area, sauna, gym, and a huge parking space. This huge house in Witanhurst was sold in 2008 to a mysterious buyer that later revealed his identity.

The house is owned by a Russian millionaire, Andrey Guryev.

2. Biltmore Estate, United States of America

Featuring the art style of the France Renaissance chateau, Biltmore Estate was built in 1895 by George Vanderbilt, the grandson of the great industrial shipping and train industry, Cornelius Vanderbilt. It was built on a huge land that is 3200 hectares and this house is the biggest private residence in America with a coverage of 16,622 square meters that is still owned by a wealthy family.

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This house has 250 rooms including 34 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, a library, a bowling alley, and a very deep swimming pool. The house is open to visits and the guest can stay in one of the nearby hotels close to this home.

1. Antilia, India

The house that stands above the rest has a staggering height of 27 floors and this mega house is known as the Antilia. The house is owned by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani who owned a conglomerate business in the oil and gas industry as well as telecommunication.

The house was successfully built in 2010 and the Antilia house is a building that is 173 meters in height with a very high ceiling. There are 6 floors just for the parking space to occupy 168 cars and a helipad on top of the roof for 3 helicopters.

Aside from the place of the family on the top floor, the building has coverage of 37,00 square meters. The house is equipped with a dance room, theater, lobby with 9 lifts, guest apartments, and 2 floors of recreational area that comprises a spa, swimming pool, and many more.

There is as many as 600 staff member that worked here to keep the place up and running.

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