Saudi Prince Buys World’s Most Expensive Home

Spread over 50,000 square feet, the Chateau Louis XIV palace was purchased by the Prince back in 2015 for some $300 million but the identity of the owner – the heir to the Saudi throne, no less – has only now been confirmed.

Built in 2009, the stunning home boasts 10 bedroom suites, a library, a grand reception room, a wine cellar, a cinema, and both an indoor and an outdoor pool.

There are also gold leaf-covered fountains, a sound system, lights and silent air conditioning that can all be controlled remotely by iPhone.

Other features include 16-metre-high frescoed ceilings, a meditation room, a squash court, two ballrooms and a nightclub.

Recently the 32 year old Prince was thought to be the purchaser of the world’s most expensive painting, the Salvator Mundi, a 500-year old painting by Leonardo Da Vinci depicting Jesus Christ, which sold at a Christie’s auction for $450.3 million.