I don't care HOW rich he is, that is one UGLY MONSTROSITY of a house!!!

The richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani, has moved into his new home in Mumbai which is 27 storeys high and worth £630m.

Mukesh Ambani, has moved into his new home in Mumbai which is 27 storeys high and worth £630m Photo: CORBIS/AP

SHOCKADELICA1 said:

I don't care HOW rich he is, that is one UGLY MONSTROSITY of a house!!!

That's not a house.

It's an unfinished building and it looks quite interesting.

Doesn't fit too well in the surroundings though

waste of money, that shit looks unfinished

what about the poor people in india..

PicklesMcMillan said:

waste of money, that shit looks unfinished

what about the poor people in india..

It is. Can't you see the safety nets? They're still working on it.

It says it will have a hanging garden with trees and all.

PicklesMcMillan said:

what about the poor people in india ?

They live in smaller houses

PANDURITO said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

waste of money, that shit looks unfinished

what about the poor people in india..

It is. Can't you see the safety nets? They're still working on it.

It says it will have a hanging garden with trees and all.

oh, i thought it was just super ugly and weird looking

my bad

lets see it when its finished then i can judge .

Ok, honestly. There comes a certain point where you have to examine yourself and say 'what the fuck am I doin? Is my dick this small that I have to erect a towering monument to myself to show I was here? Or do I clearly have enough money to drastically ameliorate the lives of the people in my immediate surroundings, starving and dyin in the shadows of my construction?'

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

DrRockdapuss said:

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

exactly

I've often thought of what I'd do

if I suddenly became wealthy

I'd live the fucking dream, for sure

but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it

and I'd find ways to help others

not rub their noses in what I have

DrRockdapuss said:

Ok, honestly. There comes a certain point where you have to examine yourself and say 'what the fuck am I doin? Is my dick this small that I have to erect a towering monument to myself to show I was here? Or do I clearly have enough money to drastically ameliorate the lives of the people in my immediate surroundings, starving and dyin in the shadows of my construction?'

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

True...I think it would be hard to live there and not be sick to your stomach about the utter extravagance of it all. On the other hand, he does employ 600 people there, so his extravagance is making their lives better.

Efan said:

DrRockdapuss said:

Ok, honestly. There comes a certain point where you have to examine yourself and say 'what the fuck am I doin? Is my dick this small that I have to erect a towering monument to myself to show I was here? Or do I clearly have enough money to drastically ameliorate the lives of the people in my immediate surroundings, starving and dyin in the shadows of my construction?'

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

True...I think it would be hard to live there and not be sick to your stomach about the utter extravagance of it all. On the other hand, he does employ 600 people there, so his extravagance is making their lives better.

Yeah, but India is the home of the microloan. People are donatin 40 bucks from here to there with no expectation of return on their investment, but not only gettin it back, they're changing some people's lives.

So havin a neighbor with billions means that person could choose to live on Earth with the rest of us and lift that whole city instead.

I'd live there.

http://www.smh.com.au/exe...16mrg.html

While the home cost about $77 million to build, Mumbai's growing property prices means Antilia is now estimated to be worth 15 times more - about $1 billion.

An Indian design magazine editor, Shiny Varghese, said Antilia was "so obscenely lavish" that she doubted many other wealthy folk would splash out in such a manner.

"But we are heading into the sort of culture where money is not a question when setting up a home," Mr Varghese told The Guardian.

Mr Ambani is believed to have previously avoided overt displays of his wealth, although Indian media reported his purchase of a $60 million Airbus corporate jet for his wife as a 44th birthday present in 2007.

"Perhaps he has been stung by his portrayal in the media as an introvert," Hamish McDonald, who has written a book about the family Mahabharata In Polyester, told the Guardian.

"Maybe he is making the point that he is a tycoon in his own right."

Mr Ambani and his family are reportedly currently living in the more modest surrounds of a 14-storey apartment building.

The specs

Antilia, dubbed the "mansion in the sky" by the Times, was built in consultation with US architecture firms Perkins and Will & Hirsch Bedner Associates.

Its construction was reportedly influenced by Vaastu, an ancient Indian belief similarly to the Chinese's Feng Shui.

Each level is twice as high as a normal floor.

No floors or rooms are the same, meaning the material used on one floor cannot be used in the construction of another level.

The first six floors are taken up by a car park that can hold up to 168 cars. The next floor is the lobby, with nine lifts servicing the building.

On the eight floor lies a 50-seat theatre. Another floor consists of a ballroom that has a ceiling mostly covered by crystal chandeliers.

Other floors contain a health spa with a gym and dance studio, swimming pools, lounges, a vehicle maintenance area and, of course, guest rooms.

The Ambani family will reside on the skyscraper's top four floors, which takes up about 37,000 square metres.

The competition

Mr Ambani's home is the world's most expensive, but he is not the only person to have built himself a luxurious abode.

The Villa La Leopolda, on the French Riviera, was built in 1902 by King Leopold II of Belgium. It was last valued to be worth at least $US524 million and is reportedly owned by a Russian billionaire.

Dracula's Castle, in Romania, was built in the 14th century and is now a tourist museum. It is perched on top of a 61-metre rock, overlooks the village of Bran and has about 60 rooms. It is valued at about $US135 million.

The Hearst mansion, also known as the Beverly House (not the Hearst Castle) in California, was valued at about $US165 million and has 29 bedrooms - but only three swimming pools. It is named after its former owner, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst.

It is now on the market for $US95 million after its current landlord filed for bankruptcy.

The One Hyde Park penthouse, in London, has only six bedrooms but was sold for a cool £140 million ($226 million) in August. It has bulletproof windows, panic rooms and a numberplate-recognition security system for its car park.

Its owners will be guarded by security guards who were trained by the SAS and served by staff from its neighbour, the Mandarin Oriental hotel.

[Edited 10/15/10 15:35pm]

I've got about 75 opinions on the building and what's being discussed in this thread. But the one thing that keeps coming to mind is that I sure as hell wouldn't have built it there! Location is everything.

DrRockdapuss said:

Efan said:

True...I think it would be hard to live there and not be sick to your stomach about the utter extravagance of it all. On the other hand, he does employ 600 people there, so his extravagance is making their lives better.

Yeah, but India is the home of the microloan. People are donatin 40 bucks from here to there with no expectation of return on their investment, but not only gettin it back, they're changing some people's lives.

So havin a neighbor with billions means that person could choose to live on Earth with the rest of us and lift that whole city instead.

Anyone can do that with what they have. You can do with what you have. I'm sure you too can find people in need with less than you.

It's silly to expect that people will stop being people because they have more than someone else think they could need or want. If you are selfish with a dollar why would a billion make you anymore generous?

The money changes what's in your wallet, not what it is in your heart or head.

orger said:

DrRockdapuss said:

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

exactly

I've often thought of what I'd do

if I suddenly became wealthy

I'd live the fucking dream, for sure

but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it

and I'd find ways to help others

not rub their noses in what I have

How is it rubbing their noses in it?

And didn't he get it by other people giving him money?!

He didn't steal it, inherit it, kill for it (ok, that I can't prove, but the evidence suggests he did not) so why can't he do with it as he sees fit?

Wouldn't you expect the same freedom if you had the same fortune, even if you choose to spend it differently?

Why would they lose their freedom of choice because they made money?

If they choose not to give, that is their decision to make, and it should be respected as their choice, just as you have the freedom to criticize.

Cerebus said:

I've got about 75 opinions on the building and what's being discussed in this thread. But the one thing that keeps coming to mind is that I sure as hell wouldn't have built it there! Location is everything.

Amen !

That is one stupid, ugly monument.

Its hideous, it looks like it was designed in 1961, it will date dreadfully

that building looks like a fuckin' closet drawer...

a perfect symbol of the contemporary India: one asshole has it all, while other millions are living under the worst circumstances imaginable

orger said:

DrRockdapuss said:

I'm not bashing wealth. That shit is awesome. But there's a fucking yawning cavern between wealth and class.

exactly

I've often thought of what I'd do

if I suddenly became wealthy

I'd live the fucking dream, for sure

but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it

and I'd find ways to help others

not rub their noses in what I have

To some ppl I would

http://video.google.com/v...134104049#

^

1 keer backspace doen zodat de link niet meer onderstreept wordt , dat is alles

(bij youtube althans)

[Edited 10/16/10 5:18am]

AndGodCreatedMe said:

orger said:

exactly

I've often thought of what I'd do

if I suddenly became wealthy

I'd live the fucking dream, for sure

but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it

and I'd find ways to help others

not rub their noses in what I have

To some ppl I would

ugh, whatever.

I still can not get used to this youtube/google video shit

SUPRMAN said:

Wouldn't you expect the same freedom if you had the same fortune, even if you choose to spend it differently?

of course

that's why I said that's what I'd do

if I became wealthy

I didn't say a word about what I thought

he should do with his money

orger said:

SUPRMAN said:

of course

that's why I said that's what I'd do

if I became wealthy

I didn't say a word about what I thought

he should do with his money

All true but you also said

"but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it and I'd find ways to help others not rub their noses in what I have."

But you do imply that he should not be ridiculous, should help others, and should not rub their noses in it. Which is what I was commenting on. Obviously you would do otherwise since you are such a better person . . . .

SUPRMAN said:

orger said:

of course

that's why I said that's what I'd do

if I became wealthy

I didn't say a word about what I thought

he should do with his money

All true but you also said

"but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it and I'd find ways to help others not rub their noses in what I have."

But you do imply that he should not be ridiculous, should help others, and should not rub their noses in it. Which is what I was commenting on. Obviously you would do otherwise since you are such a better person . . . .

oh I see

you want to talk about implications

instead of what was actually said

I stated how I'd manage my wealth

if I were fortunate enough to have it

not what I think he should do with his

so in simplest terms

I fully support his right, freedom, or will

to do with his money as he sees fit

just like I support your right

to make punk ass comments

like the one highlighted

PANDURITO said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

what about the poor people in india ?

They live in smaller houses

and 600 will have a job

orger said:

SUPRMAN said:

All true but you also said

"but I wouldn't be ridiculous about it and I'd find ways to help others not rub their noses in what I have."

But you do imply that he should not be ridiculous, should help others, and should not rub their noses in it. Which is what I was commenting on. Obviously you would do otherwise since you are such a better person . . . .

oh I see

you want to talk about implications

instead of what was actually said

I stated how I'd manage my wealth

if I were fortunate enough to have it

not what I think he should do with his

so in simplest terms

I fully support his right, freedom, or will

to do with his money as he sees fit

just like I support your right

to make punk ass comments

like the one highlighted

Well one punk ass comment deserved another . . .