{"id":16284,"date":"2020-04-24T22:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2020\/04\/the-300-million-chateau-louis-xiv-most-expensive-home-on-earth-is-almost-ready-for-its-owner-to-move-in\/"},"modified":"2020-04-24T22:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:45:27","slug":"the-300-million-chateau-louis-xiv-most-expensive-home-on-earth-is-almost-ready-for-its-owner-to-move-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2020\/04\/24\/the-300-million-chateau-louis-xiv-most-expensive-home-on-earth-is-almost-ready-for-its-owner-to-move-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The $300 Million Chateau Louis XIV, Most Expensive Home On Earth, Is Almost Ready For Its Owner To Move In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2015, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman paid almost $ 300 million for a large property in Louveciennes, outside Marseille, France. That made the property known as Chateau Louis XIV, the most expensive house in the world, a distinction it still maintains. And now The New York Post<\/em> reports that he is finally almost ready for the Crown Prince to move in.<\/p>\n

At a glance, the 53,800-square-foot castle serving as the centerpiece of the 57-acre property might look like something from 1800's France, but was actually built from scratch in 2009. The design goal of the mansion was to Combine the look of a true Versailles-era castle with all modern conveniences, such as a system that allows users to control the mansion's many devices, fountains, lights, and thermostat with a smartphone.<\/p>\n

The mansion also features a home theater, a wine cellar, a squash court, TWO ballrooms, two pools (one indoor and one outdoor), and even an underground nightclub. It even has authentic historical touches like a moat, though no seventeenth-century moat had an "underwater meditation room" with fish swimming around and above the heads of visitors.<\/p>\n

The 17th century French castles were known for their lush and extensive gardens, and the grounds surrounding the Chateau Louis XIV undoubtedly follow this tradition. Colorful flower beds, topiary sculptures, and impeccable box hedges abound in the outdoor garden space, and there's even a maze, as well as a small, fully functional farm and orchard.<\/p>\n

Bin Salman first bought the property under a veil of secrecy, but eventually it turned out that the web of ghost corporations that actually made the purchase dates back to him, and now according to the Send<\/em> preparing to move out. When he does, he will be surrounded by a level of opulence that even he might not be used to, and he can better see what I mean by watching the following video, from the French YouTube channel Connaissance des Arts:<\/p>\n