The Ambanis' tower, called Antilia, rises above the Mumbai skyline.
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The family of Anant Ambani, who just had a massive pre-wedding party, has built a tower in Mumbai.
The 27-story house, called Antilia, is said to be the most expensive private residence in the world.
Antilia's interiors have rarely been photographed, but it has a 50-seat cinema and three helipads.
Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, and his family live in a fittingly opulent 27-story tower on Mumbai's most exclusive street.
Named the most expensive private residence in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Ambanis' house apparently requires a staff of 600, has three helipads, and features a movie theater that can seat 50.
Dubbed Antilia — the name of a mythical island off the coast of Europe — the interior of the building has been rarely photographed.
Business Insider compiled everything we know about Antilia, the Ambani family home.
The Ambani family’s pre-wedding festivities captured the world’s attention this month.Mukesh Ambani, Isha Ambani Piramal, Rihanna, Shloka Mehta Ambani, Akash Ambani, and Radhika Merchant onstage during pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani and Merchant.
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The Ambani family caught the world's attention this month with pre-wedding festivities for son Anant that included a private Rihanna concert and meals prepared by 100 chefs.
Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding party had tons of high-profile guests.Bill Gates, Paula Hurd, Anant Ambani, and Mukesh Ambani pose for a picture during the pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.
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High-profile guests, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, flocked to Jamnagar, India, to toast the marriage of Anant, whose father, Mukesh, is reported to be worth $113 billion.
Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita have three children.Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani, Isha Ambani, Nita Ambani, and Mukesh Ambani.
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Isha and Akash are twins, and they're the oldest Ambani children. Anant is their younger brother. It's unclear who lives at Antilia full-time, though the Huffington Post reported that the home required a staff of 600.
Mukesh Ambani is considered India's richest man.The Ambani house in October 2010, when construction was still finishing up.
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Mukesh Ambani is the chairman of the energy, retail, and media conglomerate Reliance Industries and is considered India's richest man. The tower he custom-built sits on Altamount Road, the Billionaires' Row of Mumbai.
The Ambani family’s Mumbai residence is the most expensive home in the world.The Ambanis' tower, called Antilia, rises above the Mumbai skyline.
Ashwin Nagpal
The Ambani family's home is the most expensive private residence in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. (Other rankings put it second, after Buckingham Palace.)
The tower is called Antilia, named after a mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean.Different levels have terraces overlooking Mumbai.
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The 400,000-square-foot structure is officially 27 stories high, although its many double-height ceilings mean it's closer in height to a traditional 40-story building.
Antilia cost $1 billion to build.Antilia is on the most exclusive residential road in Mumbai: Altamount Road.
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The Ambanis' house was constructed between 2006 and 2010, according to Architectural Digest India. At the time, it cost an estimated $1 billion to build, but there's no way of knowing what the tower is worth today.
Inside Antilia, there are 9 elevators, a 50-seat cinema, and a full-service spa.Antilia has been the site of exclusive parties for Mumbai's wealthiest residents.
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… Plus, the tower has a 168-car garage and is equipped with three helipads.
Antilia opened in February 2010.Antilia is sometimes lit up at night.
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But in 2011, The New York Times reported Mumbai's elite were speculating that the Ambanis hadn't yet moved into the tower. Antilia, one expert said, didn't align with Hindu architectural philosophy.
There's luxury art inside Antilia.A red sculpture at Atilia is visible in this photograph.
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In 2020, Vogue India cataloged some high-end art inside the Ambani house, including work by the modern Indian artist Francis Newton Souza and "Love" sculptor Robert Indiana.
Antilia was a site of celebration in early 2024.Antilia tower lit up in January.
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The Ambani family hosted a light show at Antilia in January 2024 in honor of the historic inauguration of Ram Mandir, a gigantic new temple in the ancient city of Ayodhya.
Holograms of religious sayings adorned the building. Visitors flocked to see the bedazzled tower and get close to one of India's most iconic homes.
Antilia's opulence has drawn criticism.Tourists at the Antilia tower in January.
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In 2011, Ratan Tata, another one of India's richest men, told the Times of India: "It's sad because this country needs people to allocate some of their enormous wealth to finding ways of mitigating the hardship that people have."
Correction: March 7, 2024 — An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the age of Anant Ambani. He's the youngest son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, not the eldest. It also misidentified one of the people in a photo from the family's pre-wedding celebrations. It's Paula Hurd, not Melinda French Gates.
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