Have you ever wondered what the finest and most expensive houses could look like? Here are images of the world’s most expensive homes, designed by professional and talented architects and groomed with the finest luxury you can ever imagine.

And NO! they don’t belong to your favorite movie stars and musicians. Apparently there are people who make more money, we talking top business magnates, and mega investors, you know, the COO’s and the CEO’s. Though some of these mansions have been in existence for years, continuous revolutionizing by the billionaire owners transform them to what you would call the modern day castle.

Below is the list of top nine most luxurious houses from around the world. See how mind-blowing are these most expensive homes which owned by world’s richest business tycoons and celebrities.
1. Victorian villa

Worth: $161 million.
One of the Ukrainian’s most luxurious home – Victorian Villa. It is the home of Elena Franchuk, the Ukrainian businesswoman and philanthropist. It is a five-story house. It’s featuring a swimming pool, room theater, a panic room and a sauna plus gym. This is sixith in our list of world’s most expensive house. It has been bought in London with a record $161 million price tag.

2. Updown Court- England

Worth: $139 million.
This house is a Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. It is built on the 58 acres land, and has a total 103 rooms with all the luxurious facilities. It has everything from swimming pool to bowling alleys. It was, in 2005, the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world.

3. Hearst Mansion- Beverly Hills

Worth: $165 million.
This house that is impressive in all aspects located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was constructed by the US Newspaper icon William Randolph. Leonard Ross who was a lawyer in 1976 then bought it. This house is spread on the 6 hectares of land in the Beverly Hills. This beautiful house has 29 bedrooms, and was used in the filming of the popular movie “Godfather”.

4. Antilla- Mumbai India

Worth: $1 billion.
This house in Mumbai has broken the world record of being the most expensive home in the world. It is a 27-storey mansion and is considered as the modern Taj Mahal. The net worth of the house is $1 billion. It belongs to the fifth richest man of the world named as Mukesh Ambani. It is a 40,000 square feet house and has every luxury in it.

5. The Manor, Los Angeles
Worth: $150 million.
The Manor, also known as Spelling Manor, is a chateau style mansion and is the biggest house in the city Los Angeles, California. It is a privately owned mansion and was constructed in the year 1991 keeping in mind the French Chateau Style. It is spread on the 4.6 hectares land and has 123 rooms.

6. Versailles, Florida

Worth- $75 million

This 30 bedroom mansion boasts its own bowling alley, roller skating rink and Olympic sized swimming pool to make it the largest family home ever built in the US.As well as 30 bedrooms the home would have 23 bathrooms with spectacular views over Lake Butler, about 20 miles from Orlando. The hand-built windows for the house cost more than £2m and other luxuries include a ballroom and a children’s theatre.

7. The Manalapan residence

Worth- $135 million

Set upon 5.5 acres, with 520 feet fronting direct Atlantic Ocean-to-Intracoastal waterway property, The Manalapan Residence triumphantly blends Old World elegance and classicism with 21st century facilities. Some of the amenities of this 3-story ‘beach house’ includes 67,672 square feet, 14 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 18 car garage, 6,140 sq. ft. master bedroom suite, movie theatre, casino and club room with aquarium wet bar, gymnasium with beauty salon, shark tank, 2 elevators, bowling alley, tennis court and a go cart track.

8. Fleur De Lys- Mariah Carey’s palace

Worth- $125 million

The Fleur De Lys is among the world’s most expensive estates with an asking price of $125 million. Maria Carey’s new digs were built by a Texan billionaire on 5 acres; it is 41,000 square feet of pure diva luxury and will also be modeled after the most extravagant home of its time: the Palace of Versaille, the former home of Marie Antoinette. Surrounding the mansion are rolling lawns, ornamental gardens and mature trees, a 3,000-square-foot manager’s house, staff quarters for 10 people, a spa and pool with a pavilion, a championship tennis court, and a lavish garden folly.

9. Acqua Liana, Florida

Frank McKinney, known as the real estate “artist,” has built a 15,000-square-foot “eco-mansion.” Inspired by trips to Bali, Fiji, Tahiti and Hawaii, the three-story, 15,000-square-foot, 7-bedroom, 11-bath mansion features floating sun terraces, a waterfall spa with a fire feature in the water and an arched aquarium wet bar. Green features inside the one-off mansion include enough solar panels to cover a basketball court generating enough energy for two or three average-size homes. A water system that collects enough run-off water to fill the average swimming pool every 14 days and environmentally conscious lighting reduces electricity consumption by 70 per cent. There is enough reclaimed wood to save 10.5 acres of Brazilian rain forest.