In our freshly new article, we are going to share the list of top 10 biggest houses in the world by their area and where are these largest houses located.
The biggest purchase of almost all people around the world is either luxury cars or some biggest houses. All people have dreamt for a decent sized houses to ensure a decent and comfortable life with their family.
And some people need a giant biggest house or mansions to show their social status in the modern societies, especially for men and women of high-class society. But, have ever thought, what are the biggest houses in the world?
If you don’t know or have some less information about the largest houses in the world, then we are here for you. Here, we sort a list of the top 10 biggest houses in the world. In fact, we also tell you about who owns these biggest mansions.
The Top 10 Biggest Houses in the World in 2023
The list of biggest houses, data, and figures have been compiled from various references around the world such as Wikipedia, Luxatic, and Digital Trends.
Here’s the list of top 10 biggest houses in the world:
10. Taohuayuan- Suzhou, China
Area- 72,441 Square Feet.
Owner- Tycoon Hongtian Chen.
Starting off our list of the 10 biggest houses in the world is Taohuayuan, China.
This biggest house is located in the Suzhou, China. This 72,441 square feet biggest mansion owns by the Chinese real estate tycoon Hongtian Chen.
Taohuayuan means “Peach Blossom Land” and this house is situated on a private island around the shore of Dushu Lacke in Suzhou. Dushu lake is the biggest lake in China.
The Taohuayuan house is built in over 72,441 square-feet and have 32-bathrooms, 32-bedroom, beautiful lavish gardens, ornamental pond, and wine cellar.
The surrounding gardens around this biggest mansion comes in UNSECO heritage site, like Suzhou’s classical garden.
In 2016, the Taohuayuan house comes in the most expensive houses in China because it was sold with a price of $154 million dollar (1 billion Chinese Yuan).
9. The One- Bel-Air, California, United States (USA)
Area- 74,000 Square Feet.
Owner- Nile Niami.
Number ninth of worlds biggest house is The One-Bel-Air.
The One is owned by the real estate tycoon and film producer “Nile Niami”. The total area of this biggest mansion is over 74,000 square-feet.
This biggest house was constructed in 2013, located in Bel Air, California, USA. The One is considered as the ninth biggest house in the world.
The total house worth of “The One” is above $500 million. This house have 30 bathrooms, 20 bedrooms, 5,000 sq-ft master bedroom, 4 swimming pools, bowling alley, IMAX home theatre, a garage for 30 cars, night club, and lavish gardens.
Not only biggest house, The One believed to be the most expensive homes in the United States (USA). This house looks like a party house and have jellyfish tanks.
8. Villa Leopalda- French Riviera, France
Area- 80,000 Square Feet.
Owner- Lily Safra.
The next, in the list of biggest houses in the world is Villa Leopalda.
The Villa Leopalda house is located in French Riviera, France with an area of over 80,000 square-feet. The Villa Leopalda was built from 1929 to 1931 by American Architect “Ogden Codman, Jr.”.
This biggest house has 19 bedrooms, commercial greenhouse, 12 swimming pools, gardens, beach, 2 guest houses, Theatre, Helipad, 14 bathrooms, and outdoor kitchens.
During the World War 1, the property of Villa Leopalda was used like a military hospital. Currently, this largest house has been using for several movies.
This house comes in the most expensive houses in Europe with a price over $750 million (2008).
7. La Reverie- Palm Beach, Florida
Area- 84,620 Square-Feet.
Owner- Steven Schonfeld.
The one who bagged the rank seven of biggest houses in the world is La Reverie.
The La Reverie house is located in Palm Beach in Florida, USA with a total area of over 84,620 square feet. The hedge fund billionaire Steven Schonfeld and his wife bought this biggest mansion worth $111 million.
The La Reverie house is constructed by Sydell Miller. This biggest house has 10 bedrooms, swimming pools, lavish garden, 350-feet oceanfront, and bathrooms.
We all know that Palm Beach attracts rich and famous celebrities that why the property price in palm beach is very high. Many famous and rich celebrity wants to buy a house or mansion in palm beach residence.
People believed that the La Reverie house is the biggest house in Florida, United States.
6. Modern Versailles- Windermere, Florida
Area- 90,000 Square-Feet.
Owner- David Siegal and Jacqueline (Jackie).
The number sixth in the list of biggest houses in the world is Modern Versailles.
This biggest mansion is located in Windermere, Florida and it is built in with a total area of over 90,000 square feet. This biggest villa is belonging to David Siegal and his wife Jacqueline (Jackie). The CEO of Westgate Resorts.
This 90,000 sq.ft. luxury mansion has 30-bathrooms, 15-bedrooms, an 8,000 Sq. Ft. master bedroom, 6 swimming pools, gardens, gym, salon, big garage, fish aquariums, and two-floor theatre.
This luxury house is featured is several documentaries and most famous documentary is “The Queen of Versailles” which was released in 2012.
5. Witanhurst- London, England (UK)
Area- 90,000 Square Feet.
Owner- Andrey Guryev (Safran Holdings).
The next biggest house is Witanhurst!
The Witanhurst is the Grade II listed Georgian Revival Mansion that cover almost 90,000 square feet area. Moreover, Witanhurst is the 2nd largest residential estate in London, England followed by Buckingham Palace.
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This huge mansion was constructed between 1913 to 1920 and designed by famous architect George Hubbard. The Witanhurst house is filled with all luxury amenities like master 25 bedrooms, bathrooms, movie theatre, swimming pools, parlor, gym, garden, luxury kitchen, sauna room, billiards room, dining room, and parking area.
The family of the Russian billionaire and owner of Safran Holdings Andrey Guryev bought this luxury house in 2008 at a price of over $60 million.
4. Safra Mansion- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Area- 117,000 Square feet.
Owner- Joseph Safra.
The Safra Mansion ranked fourth in the biggest houses in the world.
The Safra mansion is a huge private mansion located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Safra mansion is belongs to the banking family, the Safras.
Moreover, the safra mansion is counted in the biggest house in Brazil. The owner of safra mansion, Joseph Safra, is the second richest in Brazil.
This luxury mansion covers almost 117,000 sq ft area and surrounded by high walls. This luxury house comes packed with all luxury amenities like 130 bedrooms, bathrooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, helipad, gardens, movie theatre, gym and master bedroom.
There is no exact information available about the price of this mansion but we’re sure that is above hundreds of millions of dollars. And, people often called this house as a resemble version of Villa Leopolda, France.
3. Biltmore Estate- Asheville, North Carolina
Area- 178,926 Square Feet.
Owner- The Biltmore Company.
Coming in at our list of the biggest houses in the world, number 3 is Biltmore Estate.
It is one of the biggest house in the US, located in Asheville in North Carolina, USA. This largest house was built by George Vanderbilt between 1889 to 1895. The architectural style is Chateauesque and was designed by the famous architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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It is a best example of Gilded Age mansions. The Biltmore house is the largest private owned house in the USA that covers almost 178,926 Sq Ft floor space.
The Biltmore Estate consists of 250 luxury rooms, 43 bathrooms, indoor swimming pools, library, gym, helipad, 65 fireplaces, garden, playing area, massage parlor and salon.
It is open to public for tours and stay in the biggest house in America but guests allows to stay in on-site hotels and cottages, not in the main house.
2. Antilia- India
Area- 400,000 Square Feet.
Owner- Mukesh Ambani.
Antilia is the second worlds biggest house located in Mumbai, India. This mega mansion is owned by the owner of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani (richest person in India). This luxury mansion covers almost 400,000 square feet floor space that have 27-story giga-mansion.
The Antilia was completed in 2010 total worth of Antilia house is over $2 Billion. The whole mansion is based on the Vaastu and traditional system of India. The house takes over 4 years to complete this biggest house in India.
Inside Antilia house, there is six floor parking for over 170 cars, 500 feet high skyscraper, movie theatre, guest house, gym, yoga center, dance studio, indoor swimming pools, spa, massage parlor.
The amazing thing in Antilia house, each floors have different theme and structure. The top floors of this luxury mansion give the panoramic view of the Arabian Sea. Apart from this, Antilia consists of helipads on the roof, designed for 3 helicopters.
Not only biggest house, Antilia also comes in the list of most expensive houses in the world.
1. Istana Nurul Iman Palace- Brunei
Area- 2.15 million Square Feet
Owner- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Our Rank one of today’s list of the biggest houses in the world is Istana Nurul Iman Palace.
This list of largest houses in the world is not completed without the luxurious palace like Istana Nurul Iman Palace. The Istana Nurul Iman Palace is located in Brunei and Istana Nurul Iman means “Palace of the Light of Faith”.
It is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. This luxury palace is situated on the bank of Brunei river and riverside hills. It covers over 2.15 million square feet floor space area. The design of this largest house was designed by the Filipino architect Leandro V. Locsin.
The Istana Nurul Iman Palace consists of over 1780 rooms, 260 bathrooms, 110 garages, mosque, swimming pools, garden, gym, lawn area, banquet halls, etc. The Istana Nurul Iman Place is the home to Sultan of Brunei.
There are almost 17 floors in this luxurious palace including underground floors and the whole structural system follows Malay and Islam.
The attractive thing of this luxury palace is in it’s 110 garages have over 17,000 luxury cars. The palace is completed in 1984 and price of this luxury palace is over $1.4 billion. Isn’t amazing?
Summary of Biggest Houses in the World
We hope that you all loved our list of 10 biggest houses in the world.
This list will definitely blow your minds to think that a single family can live in a 1700 rooms house. That’s insane, isn’t? This luxury houses will definitely make us curious to that how much time does these owners spend in a single room of these worlds biggest house?
Tell us in a comment box, which is your favorite biggest house of our above list?
Here’s the quick overview of top 10 biggest houses in the world:
- Istana Nurul Iman Palace– Brunei- 2.15 million square feet.
- Antilia– India- 400,000 square feet.
- Biltmore Estate– Asheville, North Carolina- 178,926 square feet.
- Safra Mansion– Sao Paulo, Brazil- 117,000 square feet.
- Witanhurst– London, England (UK)- 90,000 square feet.
- Modern Versailles– Windermere, Florida- 90,000 square feet.
- La Reverie– Palm Beach, Florida- 84,620 square feet.
- Villa Leopalda– French Riviera, France- 80,000 square feet.
- The One- Bel-Air, California, USA- 74,000 square feet.
- Taohuayuan– Suzhou, China- 72,441 square feet.
FAQs
Who has the biggest house in the world?
The Sultan of Brunei Mr. Hassanal Bolkiah owns the biggest house in the world. and his house name is Istana Nurul Iman Palace which is scattered in the 2.15 million sq. ft.