Antilia is a private residence located in the billionaires row of Mumbai, India. It is the home of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family, who moved into it in 2011 or 2012. The building is named after an island from 15th-century Spanish tales of the Atlantic Ocean, Antillia.
The structure, which is 27 stories and 173 meters (568 ft) tall, was completed in 2010. It was designed by the Chicago-based architectural firm Perkins & Will, with the Australian-based construction company Leighton Holdings overseeing its construction. The building is designed to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8.
Antilia is estimated to be the world’s second-most expensive property after Buckingham Palace, with a reported cost of between $1-2 billion. The 400,000-square-foot building is situated on Altamount Road in South Mumbai, one of the world’s most expensive addresses.
The architectural design of Antilia has been fashioned along the lines of the lotus and the sun. The top six floors of the building have been set aside as the private full-floor residential area. The residence includes a mega-temple, a host of guest suites, a salon, an ice-cream parlour, and a private movie theatre that can accommodate 50 people.
Antilia also has six dedicated floors for cars, including a garage that can accommodate 168 cars. The building in south Mumbai has a dedicated car service station on the seventh floor.
In addition to these features, Antilia boasts of three rooftop helipads, a 50-seat movie theatre, three floors of Babylon-inspired hanging gardens, a yoga studio, a fitness centre, a ballroom, nine elevators, a swimming pool, a spa, a health centre, a temple, a snow room, and accommodation for a staff of 600 that live in the property to carry out its maintenance.
Despite its opulence and grandeur, Antilia has been a subject of controversy due to its ostentatious display of wealth in a city where a significant portion of the population lives in poverty.
