Designed by Chicago architects Perkins & Will , Antilia is a 27 floor personal mansion belonging to the famous Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani.
The name comes from a mythical island situated in the Atlantic Ocean, mentioned also by Aristotle and called Antillia.
Situated in South of Mumbai with an ocean facing view , the expensive mansion rises similar to a sky scraper among the other buildings and covers 4,532 squre meters in an area where e price for one square meter costs 10, 000 $.
Luxury and extravagancy are the proper terms to describe the unique characteristics such as the external walls covered in green , one large gym inside a health club , gorgeous guestrooms and a ballroom , a dance studio , several lounges , a 50 seats cinema and 600 full time staff maintaining the residence.
The roof holds three helicopter pads and the ground floor was build to guest up to 160 vehicles. Lavish rooms are designed to inspire different themes and are embellished with large crystal chandeliers , room access being facilitated by 9 elevators.
The price for this Indian diamond mansion varies around 1 billion US dollars , and it was supposed to cost up to 2 billion US dollars recording to Forbes Magazine due to fast growing land prices.
