When you want to splurge, what do you purchase? Taking that much-needed vacation, the dress you have been saving for, an upgrade to first class on a flight, or ordering an extra slice of cheese on a pizza - the opportunity to treat yourself is sometimes worth the price. But, at what price? From a luxurious yacht to a vintage car, where rich people opt to put their money may just surprise you.
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Yacht History Supreme
Priced at USD 4.8 billion, this is the world's most expensive yacht made with 10,000 kg of gold and platinum and has other extravagances like statues made of a T-Rex's bone and wine glasses made out of an 18-carat diamond. The yacht was reportedly bought by Malaysia's richest man, Robert Knok and was designed by Stuart Hughes.
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Antilia
Named after an island from the 15th-century Spanish tales of the Atlantic Ocean Antillia, this is the residence of the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family. The building is designed to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale. Antilia also contains 3 helipads along with a parking space enough for 160 cars. The estimated price of the Ambani residence is approximately USD 2 billion.
The Card Players is a series of oil paintings by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne. Painted during the artist's final period in the early 1890s, there are five paintings in the series. The Card Players has been sold to Qatar's royal family for more than USD 250 million, the highest price ever paid for a work of art.
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International Space Station
Guinness World Records says that the most expensive thing ever created was the International Space Station, which reportedly cost USD 150 billion to design and build. The permanently occupied space station took 12 years to complete and has housed astronauts and visitors from 18 countries, carrying out thousands of experiments since 2000.
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Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope holds the record for being the most expensive telescope and it is worth USD 2.1 billion. It was first made in 1990 and has been used for understanding various discoveries in the universe.
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Crown Jewels
The Crown Jewels are considered priceless due to their historic and cultural value. However, various experts have attempted to unofficially value them, coming up with estimates of between USD 1.2 to USD 5.8 billion. No official valuations have been made as the Crown has never considered selling them.
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Villa Leopolda
Built on the French Riviera, the Villa Leopolda is the third most expensive private estate in the world, valued at USD 750 million. The villa also served as a World War I military hospital.
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Mercedes Benz 300 SLR
In 2022, the 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR broke the record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction with USD 143 million.
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Rhein II Photograph
Rhein II is a colour photograph made by German visual artist Andreas Gursky in 1999. The image shows a river flowing horizontally across the field of view, between flat green fields, under an overcast sky. This is the most expensive photograph ever sold at USD 4.3 million.
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Perfect Pink Diamond
Auctioned at Christie’s, New York, this 'perfect pink' diamond fetched a whopping USD 23 million.
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