Biggest House
The biggest house in the world is the topic of open debate. Part
of the issue is in defining what the biggest house in the world
actually is.
For instance, the usual answer is that the biggest house in the
world is the Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England which is around
484,000 square feet in size. This is the principle retreat of
Queen Elizabeth II. But, what if you're not talking strictly about
a house, but a home or even a secondary property?
If this is the case, then perhaps mansions, palaces and other
private residences may come into play as well. If a private residence
qualifies as the biggest house in the world then the skyscraper
(27 story that could become 41 stories) that Mukesh Ambani is
building in Mumbai, India at the cost of $2 billion would qualify.
If the biggest house in the world that one refers to is a palace,
then the Nation of Brunei on the Island of Borneo, has a 1788-room
palace owned by Istana Nurul Iman that qualifies in this category.
This large, palatial spread is 2,152,782 square feet in size.
Compare this to the Royal Palace of Madrid at 1,453,122 square
feet, Buckingham Palace at 828,818 square feet, the Palace of
Versailles at 551,218 square feet and this dwarfs Windsor Castle
by a long shot.
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Now, we have already talked about Windsor
Castle being the biggest house in the world, but is it even
the largest castle? The answer, simply is no.
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Some of the larger castles include Malbork in Poland, Prague
Castle in the Czech Republic (and favorite of the Guinness Book
of World Records) and Burghausen in Germany.
So, let's talk about big homes in the USA for a moment. The Biltmore
Estate in Asheville, North Carolina holds this honor with 175,000
square feet under one roof. By comparison the Hearst Castle and
its collection of buildings are only 90,000 square feet.
So, which is the biggest house in the world? It's your choice.
Choose a house, estate, palace, mansion, skyscraper or other property
to fit your own definition. And this will simplify matters immensely.
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