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Insuring the World's Most Famous Homes

INSURING THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS HOMES From Balmoral to the Forbidden City, the world is full of impressive, expensive, and lavish homes. We take a look at how much it may cost to protect the world's most famous homes. Figures reflect hypothetical cost to insure. Additional insurance required as well as all insurance costs are hypothetical. KEY HISTORIC I HOME ROYAL RESIDENCE 20TH OR 21ST CENTURY HOME £9.4 BILLION BUILT PALACE OF VERSAILLES 1664 LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED MIRROR INSURANCE, BOURGEOIS VERSAILLES, FRANCE FRENCH MINISTRY OF CULTURE UPRISING INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £9.4 BILLION Palace of the "Sun King" Louis IN BILLION £ XIV and Marie Antoinette £3.5 BILLION BUILT FORBIDDEN CITY PALACE 1406 LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED BEIJING, CHINA CULTURAL REVOLUTION INSURANCE THE PALACE MUSEUM AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £3.5 BILLION Chinese imperial palace from IN BILLION £ the Ming to the Qing Dynasty BUILT £1.2 BILTMORE ESTATE 1889-1895 BILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED ASHEVILLE, NC. UNITED STÁTES HURRICANE INSURANCE, DEPRESSION INSURANCE THE BILTMORE COMPANY AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £1.2 BILLION Famed home of George IN BILLION £ Washington Vanderbilt || BUILT £828 ANTILIA HOUSE 2007-2010 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED SOUTH MUMBAI, INDIA BILLIONAIRE BANKRUPTCY INSURANCE MUKESH AMBANI AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £828 MILLION Currently, the most expensive home in the world IN BILLION E £765 BUILT BUCKINGHAM PALACE 1705 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED WESTMINSTER, ENGLAND THE CROWN ESTATES FIRE INSURANCE, ANTI-ROYAL SENTIMENT INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £765 MILLION 9.5 Primary residence of the British IN BILLION E sovereign since Queen Victoria £274 BUILT THE WHITE HOUSE MILLION 1792-1800 LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES US GOVERNMENT FLOOD INSURANCE, FIRE INSURANCE, ANTI-TERRORISM INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £274 MILLION 9.5 Home to all US presidents IN BILLION E since John Adams £208 MILLION BUILT BALMORAL CASTLE 1390 LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND PAPARAZZI INSURANCE, HUNTING INSURANCE QUEEN ELIZABETH II AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £208 MILLION Holiday residence of the British Royal Family IN BILLION E £150 BUILT MONTICELLO 1769 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. UNITED STATES THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION FIRE INSURANCE, LIBRARY INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £150 MILLION Former home of the third US president, Thomas Jefferson IN BILLION E £127 BUILT PLAYBOY MANSION 1927 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED LOS ANGELES, CA. UNITED STATES HUGH HEFNER HEDONISM INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £127 MILLION Centre of operations for Playboy Industries IN BILLION £ BUILT £124 SPELLING MANOR 1991 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED BEVERLY HILLS, CA. UNITED STATÉS PETRA ECCLESTONE ESTATE DISPUTE INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £124 MILLION Built by Hollywood producer 9.5 and mogul Aaron Spelling IN BILLION £ BUILT £9.4 FALLINGWATER 1936 MILLION LOCATION CURRENT OWNER ADDITIONAL INSURANCE NEEDED FAYETTE COUNTY, PA. UNITED STATES WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVATORY FLOOD INSURANCE, WATERFALL INSURANCE AMOUNT TO INSURE FOR £9.4 MILLION Modern home designed by IN BILLION E renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright METHODOLOGY: Insurance estimates are based on the most recently published value of the homes, plus 30% of the value to account for furnishings. For homes that do not have a listed estimated value a combination of square footage, historical importance, location, and age were taken into account. SOURCES: LATIMES.COM I TELEGRAPH.cO.UK I BIOGRAPHYONLINE.NET I THECROWNESTATE.CO.UK I BLOOMBERG.COM I LUXIST.COM I HOMEINSURANCE.COM I WHITEHOUSE.GOV I FORBES.COM Confused.com

Insuring the World's Most Famous Homes

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From Balmoral to the Forbidden City, the world is full of impressive, expensive, and lavish homes. We take a look at how much it may cost to protect the world's most famous homes.

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