About Mukesh Ambani's House?
First-ever built $1 billion home : Indian tycoon prepares to move into 27-storey sky palace (and it's just for his family of FOUR)
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:00 AM on 15th October 2010

This is the extravagant £630m ($1 bn) home built by a billionaire Indian tycoon to house his family-of-four in Mumbai. According to Forbes magazine, Mr Ambani is worth £ 18 billion. He is the richest man in India and the fourth richest man in the world. The interior of the property, on Altamount Road, has been designed by a US firm and has been described as 'Asian contemporary'. It is towering above the Mumbai skyline.

Mr Ambani, 53, who owns much of oil, retail and bio-technology conglomerate Reliance Industries, paid £ 44 million to build his dream property, but astronomical property values in the Indian city mean it is now worth 15 times that amount.

He will employ 600 staff at the property and his family will live in the top floors, where they will enjoy views of the Arabian Sea. Mr Ambani has surprised many by constructing Antilia - named after a mythical island - as he built his business reputation as a private individual who avoided the flamboyance of India's ultra-rich.

Antilia will be home to Mukesh Ambani and features
--the 37,000 sq ft property is 570 ft high
--27 storeys
--a four-storey hanging garden which is designed to keep the interior cooler in summer and warmer in the winter.
--a health club with a gym and
--a dance studio,
--a ballroom - crystal chandeliers take up most of the ceiling in the ballroom. There is also a stage for entertainers and a kitchen which can serve hundreds of guests.
--one swimming pool
--a 50-seater cinema,
--also boasts three helipads on its roof,
--space for 160 vehicles on its lower floors and
--nine lifts.
--countless lounges throughout the building where fine rugs, chandeliers and mirrors feature heavily.
--numerous powder rooms and reception areas lead off the lobby which has
--nine elevators.
--each floor uses different materials to give a differing look.
--the vast building is constructed from glass, steel and tiles

Mr Ambani will hold a house warming party at his new home later this month (2010).
Among guests is India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has previously called on business tycoons to be 'role models of moderation'.