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post #16 of 21
2/18/09 at 9:14pm
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Originally Posted by KBW View Post
Just noticed this was one of Hearst's residences....His "Hearst Castle" that I don't think was ever lived in was for a long time (maybe still) the most expensive residence ever built. I lived right down the road for several years. Here's his other home


Yes, I think it was the most expensive private house built by a non-royal person -- and he spent so much money on it (and the objects he filled it with) that he went bankrupt.

Of course, we must not forget the little residence Louis XIV had built for himself:
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post #17 of 21
2/18/09 at 11:24pm
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I would want just the pool. That whole setup is glorious.

He once had it flooded with seawater so he could watch sharks swim in it, but it ended up corroding all of the pipes.
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post #18 of 21
2/19/09 at 12:37am
Nice commission when that one sells.
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post #19 of 21
2/19/09 at 12:40am
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It's hideous.

+1. I'd have expected something just a bit classier from Hearst.
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post #20 of 21
2/19/09 at 10:55pm
Hearst's two pools (I think there's 4 actually) are some of my favorites











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post #21 of 21
2/19/09 at 11:31pm
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Originally Posted by KBW View Post
Just noticed this was one of Hearst's residences....His "Hearst Castle" that I don't think was ever lived in was for a long time (maybe still) the most expensive residence ever built. I lived right down the road for several years. Here's his other home


That's a nice crib but the maintenance costs must be a killer. Then again, I imagine it's not much different from renting an entire hotel for yourself.
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