Extravagance at its best? You decide..

IF I had $22 billion, I don't think I'd know what to do (even though I'd settle for $1 billion thank you very much) with all that dosh. Donate half of it to the needy perhaps...make the necessary improvements here and there..place orders for Hermes Birkin bags for myself, mum and all my friends in every colour, size and skin...buy my own island at one of those man-made islands in Dubai..the list is definitely endless..

Alas, that is all but a dream..although if you happen to be one Mukesh Ambani of India, you'd take this whole being-a-rich-man business beyond what us normal folk people would dare dream of ...by building the world's most expensive house. Reported to be worth $1 billion (yikess! I guess $1 billion probably wouldn't be enough for me now), the house or, judging from the news report (see above), tower/building "is known to feature, at the least, a health club, multiple "safe" rooms, 3 helipads, 168 parking spaces and require 600 servants to maintain, and physically, the structure stands at 27 stories, or 570 feet tall."

Impressed? There's more...

According to the Mumbai Mirror, the tower will also contain:

Floor for car maintenance Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.

Entertainment floor
The eighth floor will have an entertainment centre comprising a mini-theatre with a seating capacity of 50.

Balconies with gardens
The rooftop of the mini-theatre will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.

The 'health' floors
While the ninth floor will a 'refuge' floor -- meant to be used for rescue in emergencies -- two floors above that will be set aside for 'health.' One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.

Family
The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city's skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh's mother Kokilaben.

Air space floor
According to the plan, two floors above the family's residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an "air space floor," which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.

Now that is what I call living the life..