Antilia (building)

Antilia is the name of a twenty-seven floor personal home in South Mumbai belonging to businessman Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire Chairman of Reliance Industries. There will be 600 full-time staff to maintain the residence, which was reported in the Indian Media to be the most expensive home in the world.

The home will house Ambani, wife Nita, their three children and Ambani's mother. by Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2010

Name and Location

Antilia is named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia.

The Antilia building is situated on a plot at Altamont Road, Cumballa Hill, South Mumbai, where land prices are upward of US$10,000 per square metre.

In August 2008, Altamont Road was the 10th most expensive street in the world at US$25,000/sq m

Specifications

The structure was designed by U.S. architects using principles of Vaastu Shastra, the Hindu traditional geomancy from which Chinese feng shui originated, to maximize "positive energy." No two floor plans are alike, and the materials used in each level vary widely.<ref name...
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