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How the super-rich live: 7 of the world's most expensive houses

A three-bedroom home in the US has been put on the market for €122million. Join TheJournal.ie for a fantasy tour around the world’s priciest pads…
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FANCY TRADING UP? How about a three-bed barn conversion with nice views, on its own land – yours for just €122million.

Admittedly the Jackson Land and Cattle Ranch in Wyoming, USA is no ordinary farmhouse. Sitting on 1,750 acres of land overlooked by the Rocky Mountains, it also comes with a four-bedroom guesthouse, equestrian centre, and separate housing for staff. The home is currently occupied by a casino magnate who is marketing it as “the world’s most expensive home”.

But the Wyoming pad is far from the only choice for today’s mega-rich property dabbler. Here TheJournal.ie looks at some of the world’s most expensive houses:

The World's Most Expensive Houses
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  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    20 Grosvenor Square, London - €340million. Formerly home to Dwight D Eisenhower, it was sold earlier this year ... by Nama. (YouTube)

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Custom built tower, Mumbai - €700million. Features multiple ballrooms, moving stages and 600 servants. (Jay Hariani via Flickr)

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Villa Leopolda, France - €360million. Has 80,000 square feet of space including 19 bedrooms and several kitchens.

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Bran Castle, Romania - €95million. Also known as Dracula's Castle, it has secret passageways and was briefly occupied by Vlad the Impaler. (AP Photo/Eugeniu Salabasev)

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Penthouse at One Hyde Park, London - €160million. Has bulletproof windows, a panic room and SAS-trained security guards. (John Stillwell/PA Archive)

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Spelling Mansion, LA - €60million. Built in 1990 by Dynasty producer Aaron Spelling, it has parking for 100 cars. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

  • The World's Most Expensive Houses

    Updown Court, Surrey - entered by a heated (!) driveway, it has an automated bowling alley and 3,000-bottle wine cellar. Now under Nama control. (YouTube)
  • 20 Grosvenor Square, London - €340million. Formerly home to Dwight D Eisenhower, it was sold earlier this year ... by Nama. (YouTube)
  • Custom built tower, Mumbai - €700million. Features multiple ballrooms, moving stages and 600 servants. (Jay Hariani via Flickr)
  • Villa Leopolda, France - €360million. Has 80,000 square feet of space including 19 bedrooms and several kitchens.
  • Bran Castle, Romania - €95million. Also known as Dracula's Castle, it has secret passageways and was briefly occupied by Vlad the Impaler. (AP Photo/Eugeniu Salabasev)
  • Penthouse at One Hyde Park, London - €160million. Has bulletproof windows, a panic room and SAS-trained security guards. (John Stillwell/PA Archive)
  • Spelling Mansion, LA - €60million. Built in 1990 by Dynasty producer Aaron Spelling, it has parking for 100 cars. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
  • Updown Court, Surrey - entered by a heated (!) driveway, it has an automated bowling alley and 3,000-bottle wine cellar. Now under Nama control. (YouTube)

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    Dirt Lancaster
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    Jul 28th 2011, 3:22 PM

    My aras

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    Cillian Lynch
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    Jul 28th 2011, 3:30 PM

    Sure they’re rich, but are they happy……?

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    Jul 28th 2011, 4:42 PM

    Probably, yes!

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    Jul 28th 2011, 6:58 PM

    So we own 2 of them. Know were I’m going for the long weekend

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    Jul 28th 2011, 2:08 PM

    i would like to stay in no.4 :)

    seriously why would you need several kitchens, 100 car park spaces, 19 bedrooms….??

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    Jul 28th 2011, 6:12 PM

    A heated driveway? Can I ask why?

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    Jul 28th 2011, 7:45 PM

    Snow & ice ?

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    Jul 28th 2011, 2:02 PM

    How did one woth 360,000 get in there.

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    Jul 28th 2011, 6:40 PM

    So the cars don’t get a chill.

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    Jul 28th 2011, 2:52 PM

    What about the Aras ?

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