Inside Lakshmi Mittal’s homes
Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal recently announced his plans to build a £30 million (approx `220 crore) eco-friendly mansion in Surrey, on the outskirts of London. It will cost Mittal — Europe’s richest man — millions to make the 10-bedroom mansion, with indoor/outdoor swimming pools, a basement art gallery and croquet lawn. But this is not the only Mittal home that’s made news. His real estate portfolio consists of several note-worthy properties:
Scotland’s Most Expensive Home
In January, this year, Mittal was building a luxury home in Scotland. Mittal has knocked down a £4 million property to build his new home, valued at around £15 million (approx `109 crore), making it Scotland’s most expensive home. The Mittal mansion is coming up in the most elite neighbourhood, in Perthshire County. This luxury villa has six bedrooms and two kitchens. The wallpaper and furniture are from Ralph Lauren’s home collection. The wooden flooring and tiles have been flown in from Germany and a super luxe bathroom is estimated to be worth £80,000 (approx `58 lakh).
Billionaire’s row
Mittal bought his first super luxury house on Billionaire’s Row, aka Kensington Palace Gardens, for £57 million (approx `400 crore) in 2004 from Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone. Known as the Taj Mittal, it is said to be the world’s most expensive private home today, with a valuation of £250 million. The mansion is made using marble imported from the quarry that supplied to the Taj Mahal. It has 12 bedrooms, a Turkish bath, a massive ballroom, a rare bejewelled swimming pool, an oak-panelled picture gallery, and parking for 20 cars.
Palace greens
In 2008, Mittal went and bought a lavishly furnished property, No 6 Palace Greens, which also had a significant art collection, for £117million (approx `800 crore), making it the most expensive property purchase in Britain at the time. This four-storey house has five bedroom suites and an extensive servants’ quarter. It was built from red brick and Portland stone in the early 1900s, and measures 13,000 sq ft — which he gifted to his son Aditya Mittal
Gift for daughter
Few months after buying Britain’s most expensive home, Mittal spent another £70 million (approx `500 crore) on No 9 Palace Greens, for his daughter Vanisha Mittal.
A Mansion in Delhi
In 2005, Mittal bought a colonial bungalow, No 22, Aurangzeb Road, for $7.5 million (approx `31 crore) in one of New Delhi’s exclusive neighbourhoods, that is also home to other millionaires.
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