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Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:10 pm**

Billion-Dollar House for India's Richest Man

Pictures: Indian's richest Man built World

Will the family be happy in this home? Will the local people revere or resent this towering, extravagant abode? Is this just another rich guy's monument to himself?

Observations?

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Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:17 pm**

is that what they call pride of ownership?:yh_rotfl

it certainly isn't location, location, location!

nope.....to me, that is simply ugly...27 stories?

he can keep it!

Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:22 pm**

Just for the heck of it, let's take a virtual tour:

Don't forget to wipe your feet.

Forbes.com Video Network | ForbesLife: World's Most Expensive Home

Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:07 pm**

Well if you don't have access to that kind of money you could always downsize your ambition to....

John Wayneâ€™s Former Beach Home

:wah:

Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:37 pm**

Ugly is the word that comes to mind. I don't like anything about it wouldn't want to live in it.:yh_eyerol

Posted: **Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:42 pm**

Yeah but look at all those rooms that you have to heat, & cool, & clean! :wah::p;) LOL

Posted: **Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:04 am**

CARLA;1339409 wrote: Ugly is the word that comes to mind. I don't like anything about it wouldn't want to live in it.:yh_eyerolAaah but, if it was offered to you on a plate CARLA, would you say "no thank you, it's far too ugly for someone of my standing. :sneaky:

Tell the truth now. :wah:

Posted: **Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:02 pm**

binbag;1339407 wrote: Well if you don't have access to that kind of money you could always downsize your ambition to....

John Wayne’s Former Beach Home

:wah:

I like that home. Classy and comfy.

Posted: **Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:09 pm**

Are you more in the mood to tour some luxury log homes in the mountains of the US?

Luxury Log Homes for Sale in Asheville | Asheville Log Homes

Posted: **Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:42 pm**

Here are some strange homes right here in America:

9 Of The Strangest Homes In America: Zillow (PHOTOS)

Posted: **Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:44 am**

Today, let's take a tour of a castle:

Virtual Tour of Colchester - The Castle

Ever imagined what is was like to live in one?

Posted: **Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:02 am**

along-for-the-ride;1340358 wrote: Today, let's take a tour of a castle:

Virtual Tour of Colchester - The Castle

Ever imagined what is was like to live in one?
we stayed in a castle before,, Chillingham Castle,, this link takes you straight to the apartments they have made there,, we stayed in Grey.

Chillingham Castle

Posted: **Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:25 am**

Castles are awesome, but I wouldn't want to live in one.

How about this historical home in Savannah, Georgia?

YouTube - Most Desirable Residence in Savannah!

Posted: **Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:01 am**

Let's take a virtual tour of Bill Gates home.

Posted: **Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:49 pm**

Ugly, ugly. I'd sell it in a heartbeat and buy a second home -- a four bedroom cabin on a creek. "Second Home."

Posted: **Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:14 pm**

kazalala;1340369 wrote: we stayed in a castle before,, Chillingham Castle,, this link takes you straight to the apartments they have made there,, we stayed in Grey.

Chillingham Castle

My wife and I had our second honeymoon in a castle :-

Damn'd peacocks made one helluva racket but one felt very grand

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Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:52 pm**

Not all Native Americans lived in teepees:

Native American Homes: Wigwams, Longhouses, Tepees, Lodges, and other American Indian houses

Posted: **Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:38 pm**

Concrete houses..........

Contrarians Pour On the Concrete - Yahoo! Real Estate

Posted: **Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:52 pm**

How about living inside an igloo?

Family life inside an igloo... - FrÃ©dÃ©ric Back, caring together

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Posted: **Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:07 pm**

A home to visit (for a price)....but you wouldn't want to live there:

See Life-Size Gingerbread House At Ritz-Carlton, Reynolds Plantation - Travel News Story - WSB Atlanta

Posted: **Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:36 am**

Up a tree?

The world's most stunning treehouses | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Posted: **Sun May 15, 2011 11:25 am**

Philip Johnson's Glass House - Modern Houses - Architecture Pictures

“People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones”

American Proverb quote

Posted: **Sat May 21, 2011 10:04 am**

Right in your own back yard:

Backyard Cottages Sprout Like Mushrooms - TIME

Posted: **Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:25 pm**

Ewww!

idaho-foreclosure-snake-home: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Posted: **Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:33 pm**

along-for-the-ride;1360831 wrote: Ewww!

idaho-foreclosure-snake-home: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

ewwwwwwwwwwwww!

Posted: **Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:46 pm**

The Half-There House - Yahoo! Real Estate

Posted: **Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:50 pm**

along-for-the-ride;1362240 wrote: The Half-There House - Yahoo! Real Estate

indeed unusual, but very nice!

Posted: **Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:34 am**

Looking again at that 27 story, 600 foot high house, "terrorist targert" comes to mind. (it's the world we now live in (Not to mention what about the possibility of it not enduring "earth quakes"? (Cantilevered like all the floors are)

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:31 pm**

America's Most Expensive Home is for Cowboys - Yahoo! Real Estate

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:17 pm**

itsy bitsy homes:

10 tiny houses you'll love big time - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:19 pm**

Homes that blend with nature:

Homes inspired by nature - Yahoo! Real Estate

Posted: **Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:35 pm**

10 tiny houses you'll love big time - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:48 pm**

It's summer so............

Summer House Design - House Beautiful

Posted: **Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:57 pm**

Folks in glass houses.....

Amazingly private house of glass - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:54 pm**

Down by the river.........

Inside a stunningly modern, riverside retreat - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:54 pm**

Just in time for Halloween:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/garde ... .html?_r=0

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Posted: **Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:50 pm**

Talk about a cliff-hanger.......

MSN Video

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:07 am**

Home in the middle of the road:

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

Posted: **Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:27 am**

along-for-the-ride;1411285 wrote: Home in the middle of the road:

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

I saw that on our news - nowhere else would they waste so much money building such a dangerous section of road just to make a point.

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:34 pm**

I agree, Bryn Mawr.

How about a home like this? Yikes, it's a yurt.

Yurts so good - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:43 am**

10 Unexpected Buildings Architects Turned Into Homes - Yahoo! Homes

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:26 pm**

along-for-the-ride;1411709 wrote: 10 Unexpected Buildings Architects Turned Into Homes - Yahoo! Homes

The 727 is a novel idea but it will never fly

Seriously, the way it's incorporated into the rest of the house is ingenious and makes an eye catching home.

Posted: **Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:41 pm**

Bryn Mawr;1411734 wrote: The 727 is a novel idea but it will never fly

Seriously, the way it's incorporated into the rest of the house is ingenious and makes an eye catching home.

Definitely not my style for a home.

Posted: **Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:07 pm**

Winter havens.....

12 homes for winter fun - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:15 pm**

MSN Video

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:48 am**

I've got tp wonder if he's compensating for something...

Posted: **Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:18 pm**

Raxacoricofallapatorius;1415522 wrote: I've got tp wonder if he's compensating for something...

So many of them are - there's no need otherwise.

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:25 am**

People who live in glass houses...

The new neighborhood watch: Urban glass houses - MSN Real Estate

Posted: **Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:33 am**

Here are 8 homes built out of spite as the article says! It's an expensive architectural equivalent of flipping someone off or getting in the last word! :sneaky:

8 Homes Built Out of Spite ï¿½TwistedSifter

Posted: **Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:37 am**

Thanks, tabby!

10 of the weirdest-shaped homes you'll ever see - MSN Real Estate

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