It is deemed to be the world's most expensive residential property, after Buckingham Palace, which is designated as a crown property.

It is thus the world's most expensive private residential property, valued over $1 billion. Its controversial design and ostentatious use by a single family has made it famous across the world, with severe criticism in the architectural press and mockery in popular media.

The home was also designed to survive an earthquake rated 8 on the Richter scale.

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World's most expensive house