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Nouveau Riche Palaces
From $100 million mansions to billion-dollar skyscrapers, the palatial homes of today's billionaires put the castles of yore to shame
By Maya Roney
When you've worked hard to earn a fortune, you want your home to make a statement. But some people like to show off more than others, and sometimes the results can be a little…overstated. Mukesh Ambani, India's second-richest man, recently took the concept of conspicuous consumption to new heights when he announced plans to build a 60-story vertical palace in Mumbai for his family of six. The project will cost $1 billion—an excessive amount to spend on a home, some might say, in a city where millions live in cramped slums.
Ambani is not the only wealthy foreigner with a weakness for over-the-top properties. In the past few years, newly rich Indians, Russians, and Middle Easterners have joined American businesspeople as owners of some of the world's most expensive and most extravagant homes. These homeowners may not all be true aristocracy, but who needs to live like a king when you can live like a capitalist?
See the slideshow of the palatial housing here. businessweek.com
Nouveau Riche Palaces
From $100 million mansions to billion-dollar skyscrapers, the palatial homes of today's billionaires put the castles of yore to shame
By Maya Roney
When you've worked hard to earn a fortune, you want your home to make a statement. But some people like to show off more than others, and sometimes the results can be a little…overstated. Mukesh Ambani, India's second-richest man, recently took the concept of conspicuous consumption to new heights when he announced plans to build a 60-story vertical palace in Mumbai for his family of six. The project will cost $1 billion—an excessive amount to spend on a home, some might say, in a city where millions live in cramped slums.
Ambani is not the only wealthy foreigner with a weakness for over-the-top properties. In the past few years, newly rich Indians, Russians, and Middle Easterners have joined American businesspeople as owners of some of the world's most expensive and most extravagant homes. These homeowners may not all be true aristocracy, but who needs to live like a king when you can live like a capitalist?
See the slideshow of the palatial housing here. businessweek.com
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