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03-14-2009, 07:54 PM
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| In Pictures: Homes of the Billionaires
Warren Buffett 
Omaha, Neb.
Net Worth: $37 billion
Rank: 2
The world's second-richest man still resides in the 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom gray stucco home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. The 77-year-old keeps fit on his very own handball court. In 2007 an intruder armed with a fake gun tried to break into the modest, ungated property, but was thwarted by security. Bill Gates 
Medina, Wash.
Net Worth: $40 billion
Rank: 1
Gates' 66,000-square-foot compound is built into a hillside on the edge of Lake Washington, near Seattle. Out-of-shape visitors can skip the 84-step hike to the ground floor and opt for an elevator ride instead. Among its enviable amenities: a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot gym and a 1,000-square-foot dining room, which seats 24.
Lakshmi Mittal 
London, England
Net Worth: $19.3 billion
Rank: 8
In 2004, Mittal paid $128 million for this 12-bedroom townhouse in the luxe Kensington neighborhood called Billionaires' Row. Mittal's mansion, tucked between Kensington Palace and the Sultan of Brunei's spread, has an indoor pool, Turkish baths and garage space for 20 cars. The super-home is embellished with marble taken from the same quarry that supplied the Taj Mahal. Larry Ellison 
Woodside, Calif.
Net Worth: $22.5 billion
Rank: 4
Over the last few years, the Oracle co-founder has kept jaws a-dropping by spending $200 million by some estimates on near a dozen properties in Malibu, including five homes that in aggregate would create a custom compound. His 23-acre estate in Woodside, pictured here, is reminiscent of a 16th-century imperial Japanese palace and reportedly cost upward of $100 million to build. Michael Dell 
Austin, Texas
Net Worth: $12.3 billion
Rank: 25
Built in 1997, Dell's 33,000-square-foot manse sits on a 20-acre spread a stone's throw from where he founded his eponymous computer company. It is known locally as "the castle" thanks to its high walls and tight security. James Packer 
Sydney, Australia
Net Worth: $2.5 billion
Rank: 261
The young media heir was raised at the Packer family compound in the tony Bellevue Hill suburb of Sydney. The centerpiece of the five-property spread, which stretches nearly three acres, is Cairnton, the main house, bought by Packer's grandfather in 1935. Steve Jobs 
Woodside, Calif.
Net Worth: $3.4 billion
Rank: 178
In 2007 preservationists in Woodside, Calif., successfully quashed the tech superstar's plans to demolish the Jackling House, his 30-room historic, though dilapidated Spanish Colonial revival-style home set on six acres. Jobs had hoped to raze the 17,000-square-foot mansion and build smaller, newer digs. No matter. Word is he and his family haven't lived in the house for years. Lev Leviev 
London, England
Net Worth: $1.5 billion
Rank: 468
In 2008 the world's largest diamond cutter decamped from Israel to the posh London suburb of Hampstead. His new $65 million home, called the Palladio, is an extravagant 17,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom estate replete with in-house nightclub and gold-plated indoor pool. Neighbors include musicians Ringo Starr and Maurice Gibb. Ralph Lauren 
Montauk, N.Y.
Net Worth: $2.8 billion
Rank: 224
America's original fashion mogul bought this stone and wood beach house, situated on five-and-a-half acres, in 1981. The cozy home, which boasts a clay tennis court, once belonged to John Lennon and Yoko Ono. George Lucas 
Marin County, Calif.
Net Worth: $3 billion
Rank: 205
The acclaimed Star Wars filmmaker lives and works on his famed Skywalker Ranch. The 5,156-acre spread, which boasts its own fire brigade, houses Skywalker Sound, Lucas' post-production company (Cast Away, Million Dollar Baby), as well as five acres of olive trees, a herd of longhorn cattle and even bee colonies. Lucas displays his Hollywood memorabilia--the Holy Grail from the Indiana Jones series, Charlie Chaplin's cane--inside the 50,000-square-foot main house. Steven Spielberg 
East Hampton, N.Y.
Net Worth: $3 billion
Rank: 205
Called Quelle Farm, Spielberg's 12-acre summer retreat sits on Georgica Pond, the A-lister playground of Ron Perelman and Calvin Klein. The Hollywood kingpin and his wife play host to a retinue of top stars and their families each summer, the Clintons and Gwyneth Paltrow and her brood among them. Donald Trump 
New York, N.Y.
Net Worth: $1.6 billion
Rank: 450
The blustery real-estate-magnate-turned-reality
-TV-star may have the Billionaires Club's shortest commute: he lives in the 32,000-square-foot triplex penthouse of his Trump Tower office building. The monument to marble-and-gold got the once-over thanks to Trump's third wife Melania, who oversaw recent renovations that gave their son Barron his own floor. The tyke's décor was inspired by Louis XIV.
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03-14-2009, 07:56 PM
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| Oprah Winfrey 
Montecito, Calif.
Net Worth: $2.7 billion
Rank: 234
The self-made media mogul paid $50 million in 2001 for the 23,000-square-foot Georgian-style home she calls the "Promised Land." In 2007 the spread was appraised at just under $85 million. For such a public persona, Winfrey ferociously guards the privacy of her home, situated on 43 acres. At a Barack Obama fund raiser last year, guests were strictly prohibited from entering the house, and cameras were forbidden.
(source: forbes.com)
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03-14-2009, 08:11 PM
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oprahs house is the best looking one
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03-14-2009, 08:14 PM
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^ I agree
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03-14-2009, 08:44 PM
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damn oprah!!
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03-14-2009, 08:56 PM
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Mukesh Ambani 
Mumbai India
Net worth:8.5 Billion
Rank:#56
Cost: One Billion dollars
According to the plan, the house will rise to a height of 173.12 meters, equivalent to that of a regular 60-storeyed residential building. However, Antilia will have only 27 storeys in all, which means each floor will have a ceiling considerably higher than the current average of nearly three meters.
Six floors for parking
The first six floors will be reserved for parking alone, and that too for cars belonging only to Mukesh’s family. Space for a total of 168 ‘imported’ cars has been earmarked here.
Floor for car maintenance
Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.
Entertainment floor
The eighth floor will have an entertainment centre comprising a mini-theatre with a seating capacity of 50.
Balconies with gardens
The rooftop of the mini-theatre will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.
The ‘health’ floors
While the ninth floor will a ‘refuge’ floor - meant to be used for rescue in emergencies - two floors above that will be set aside for ‘health.’ One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.
For guests
There will be a two-storeyed glass-fronted apartment for the Ambani family’s guests above the health floors. One more refuge floor and one floor for mechanical works will be built on top of these apartments.
Family
The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city’s skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh’s mother Kokilaben.
Air space floor
According to the plan, two floors above the family’s residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an “air space floor,” which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.
Helipad
The plan states that three helipads are to be built on the terrace.
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03-14-2009, 09:41 PM
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^ that's a crazy building
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03-14-2009, 09:49 PM
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oprah's house is like buckingham palace D:
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03-14-2009, 10:05 PM
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wowwwwwwwww some of them dnt even look liek houses, more like museums! O.O
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03-14-2009, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sexyflanders  oprah's house is like buckingham palace D: | Actually, it's a lot nicer. Buckingham palace is plain by comparison.
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03-14-2009, 10:33 PM
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#11 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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oprahs house looks most modern
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03-14-2009, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic! Mukesh Ambani | That is one crazy building.
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03-14-2009, 10:45 PM
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03-14-2009, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by no quarter Bernie Madoff | lol, i was there a couple of years ago... nice place
who is that mukesh guy? ive never heard of him before..
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03-14-2009, 11:31 PM
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rofl lol ^^^^
he's probably gonna make a sweet deal to get outta jail, since they want the money but they have no idea where it is
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03-14-2009, 11:39 PM
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#16 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Mukesh owns half of Reliance group which is a large company that owns a wide range of products in India but from what I've read that he's lost a lot of money.
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03-14-2009, 11:56 PM
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Oprah's house =D
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03-15-2009, 12:20 AM
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#18 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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I'll take Bill Gates house! But I'll probably be too lazy to go through the whole thing... 66,000 square foot!
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03-15-2009, 11:05 AM
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Oprah's looks great
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03-15-2009, 11:16 AM
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oprah's house ftw
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03-15-2009, 12:39 PM
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Buffett's house is so shitty
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03-15-2009, 01:02 PM
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all i can say is... wowwtfbbq
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03-15-2009, 01:15 PM
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i bet theres part of oprah's house that she never been in before.
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03-15-2009, 02:01 PM
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#24 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by tamazoid I'll take Bill Gates house! But I'll probably be too lazy to go through the whole thing... 66,000 square foot! | Everyone probably segways around the house.
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03-15-2009, 02:07 PM
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#25 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Someone post up what cars those same people drive...
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