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Most insanely expensive purchase of the outgoing year
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1. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has spent $ 400 million to buy the New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg. He plans to transform the island into a cultural center, which will be built homes, hotels, shops, galleries, and even office buildings.
2. In second place are also Roman Abramovich, this is the year he finally ordered them to pay four years ago, the German shipbuilding company Blohm & Voss super-yacht Eclipse, is considered the largest private motor yacht in the world. Luxury ship length 167 meters, which is in the media called the "Palace on the Water", was transferred to the owner in the Norwegian port of Kristiansand. On the boat there are cabins for 30 guests and 75-member crew, swimming pool, gym with sauna, cinema, disco and two helipads. Among other things, it is equipped with a submarine with 12 seats, four and twenty pleasure boats and motor scooters. The cost of the new acquisition of the Russian oligarch has exceeded $ 400 million.
3. Billionaire Steven Cohen spent $ 110 million on the purchase of paintings of Jasper Johns "Flag". This is a record price that was ever paid for a painting of a living artist.
4. A Suleiman Kerimov decided to buy and finish school. To this he has allocated 100 million. Dollars. According to him, it is about creating an educational institution near future Skolkovo innovation city "for the advanced training of children from different social strata." The new complex is being built on the basis of Zarechenskaya secondary school in the village. The district, Odintsovo District. Last year, the 1st class of the school went to the youngest daughter of Karimov, and it led him to such a charity either, or investment. The project has already invested 180 million rubles., Of which 25 million rubles. spent on the complete renovation of the existing school building.
5. 60 million. Dollars cost the yacht for the President of Turkmenistan. Built in the Italian yacht "Galkynysh" ("Revival"), will float in the Caspian Sea and is the first ship of the fleet, floating in the Caspian Sea, in support of the project of the national tourist zone "Avaza". President Berdimuhamedov chaired a cabinet meeting on September 30 aboard the yacht. According to rumors, it was paid by the President of the company "Itera" Vladimir Makeev.
6. Some billionaires prefer to invest in real estate. Beaten the record price was not, however, purchase clearly indicated that the real estate market began to recover. For example, the Texas billionaire Warren Kelsey bought a ranch in Colorado for $ 46, 5 million. The ranch can simultaneously accommodate 50 guests in its territory is the spa area of 12, 000 feet, as well as swimming pools.
7. London jeweler Laurence Graff paid a record amount for a diamond. At the Geneva auction, he bought a 25-carat pink diamond for $ 46 million. Last time this jewel put up for sale 60 years ago. Chairman of the International Department of jewelry Sotheby's David Bennett convinced that the diamond was worth the money: "truly unique things are these major assets."
8. Last month, Cohen bought the legendary painting by Andy Warhol in 1962 a bottle of "Coca-Cola". For the "Coca-Cola" Cohen paid $ 35, 4 million.
9. Real estate tycoon Joseph Lau paid $ 16, 7 million for the two antique incense burners in the shape of cranes. In China, cranes symbolize longevity.
10. Well, rounded out the top most extravagant act of this year - the purchase of two white truffles for $ 330,000, which made the billionaire Stanley Ho. Gourmets may might consider actions Ho logical, if not one "but": according to experts, these truffles - not the ones you'd like to sprinkle his risotto. "They are almost entirely or completely unsuitable for culinary purposes. This fungus-overgrown, they are often poor and rotten parts. Expert truffle would prefer them a young and fresh mushrooms "- said Britt Banyard, publisher of Fungi. When Ho was asked why he bought the truffles, he replied: "We have to scratch your head. When there is something rare and very expensive, rich people just need to get it. "
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1. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has spent $ 400 million to buy the New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg. He plans to transform the island into a cultural center, which will be built homes, hotels, shops, galleries, and even office buildings.
2. In second place are also Roman Abramovich, this is the year he finally ordered them to pay four years ago, the German shipbuilding company Blohm & Voss super-yacht Eclipse, is considered the largest private motor yacht in the world. Luxury ship length 167 meters, which is in the media called the "Palace on the Water", was transferred to the owner in the Norwegian port of Kristiansand. On the boat there are cabins for 30 guests and 75-member crew, swimming pool, gym with sauna, cinema, disco and two helipads. Among other things, it is equipped with a submarine with 12 seats, four and twenty pleasure boats and motor scooters. The cost of the new acquisition of the Russian oligarch has exceeded $ 400 million.
3. Billionaire Steven Cohen spent $ 110 million on the purchase of paintings of Jasper Johns "Flag". This is a record price that was ever paid for a painting of a living artist.
4. A Suleiman Kerimov decided to buy and finish school. To this he has allocated 100 million. Dollars. According to him, it is about creating an educational institution near future Skolkovo innovation city "for the advanced training of children from different social strata." The new complex is being built on the basis of Zarechenskaya secondary school in the village. The district, Odintsovo District. Last year, the 1st class of the school went to the youngest daughter of Karimov, and it led him to such a charity either, or investment. The project has already invested 180 million rubles., Of which 25 million rubles. spent on the complete renovation of the existing school building.
5. 60 million. Dollars cost the yacht for the President of Turkmenistan. Built in the Italian yacht "Galkynysh" ("Revival"), will float in the Caspian Sea and is the first ship of the fleet, floating in the Caspian Sea, in support of the project of the national tourist zone "Avaza". President Berdimuhamedov chaired a cabinet meeting on September 30 aboard the yacht. According to rumors, it was paid by the President of the company "Itera" Vladimir Makeev.
6. Some billionaires prefer to invest in real estate. Beaten the record price was not, however, purchase clearly indicated that the real estate market began to recover. For example, the Texas billionaire Warren Kelsey bought a ranch in Colorado for $ 46, 5 million. The ranch can simultaneously accommodate 50 guests in its territory is the spa area of 12, 000 feet, as well as swimming pools.
7. London jeweler Laurence Graff paid a record amount for a diamond. At the Geneva auction, he bought a 25-carat pink diamond for $ 46 million. Last time this jewel put up for sale 60 years ago. Chairman of the International Department of jewelry Sotheby's David Bennett convinced that the diamond was worth the money: "truly unique things are these major assets."
8. Last month, Cohen bought the legendary painting by Andy Warhol in 1962 a bottle of "Coca-Cola". For the "Coca-Cola" Cohen paid $ 35, 4 million.
9. Real estate tycoon Joseph Lau paid $ 16, 7 million for the two antique incense burners in the shape of cranes. In China, cranes symbolize longevity.
10. Well, rounded out the top most extravagant act of this year - the purchase of two white truffles for $ 330,000, which made the billionaire Stanley Ho. Gourmets may might consider actions Ho logical, if not one "but": according to experts, these truffles - not the ones you'd like to sprinkle his risotto. "They are almost entirely or completely unsuitable for culinary purposes. This fungus-overgrown, they are often poor and rotten parts. Expert truffle would prefer them a young and fresh mushrooms "- said Britt Banyard, publisher of Fungi. When Ho was asked why he bought the truffles, he replied: "We have to scratch your head. When there is something rare and very expensive, rich people just need to get it. "
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