38. Fleur Dis Lys Home – $102 Million
Not being wealthy ourselves—writing articles for the Internet doesn’t rake in the big bucks—we’ll never know what goes through the minds of the insanely rich. Case in point: What is it with modeling their houses on the decadence of the past? It happens all the time, and we’ve got another example here for you: Fleur de Lys House in greater Los Angeles, California.
Built in the amazing year 2002, back when we all had some lingering confidence in the economy, Fleur de Lys is another megamansion drawing its inspiration from the palace at Versailles. Located in the Holmby Hills district of LA—right next door to Bel Air, for all you 80s/90s kids—Fleur de Lys is a study in extremes. A roughly 4-acre lot is home to a pool house, a gym, a running track, a tennis court, and a guest whose. All of which pales in comparison to the main house: 12 bedrooms, 15 baths, a movie theater, a ballroom, a vast dining room, all housed within a 35,000 square foot plus mansion built to look like the French palace of yore. Who owns it now? A French billionaire. We almost wish we were making that up, but sometimes irony does rear its ugly head.