Mukesh Ambani is the head of the Mumbai-based petrochemical Reliance Industries. He is also the fifth richest man in the world with a net worth of $46 billion. Ambani is making the most of his bank account and is building a 22-story house for his family of four that is expected to set him back $2 billion.

The house, dubbed Antilla, will stand 550 feet tall and will have a total of 400,000 sq ft of interior space. The house is scheduled to be finished by January 2009.

“What’s even more astonishing is that the stately home staunchly follows the principles of Vaastu, an Indian version of Feng Shui throughout the building with strategically placed furniture and accessories,” BornRich says. “Then there’s the health level with a swimming pool, a yoga studio and even an ice spa where residents can enjoy flurries of man-made snow!”

2 billion dollars? I’m totally speechless.

The topmost levels will exclusively be used to entertain business guests. So how many people will it take to maintain such a loft? An unofficial figure listed the number of employees for the home at 600, but at the rate this palatial home is getting blinged out, we wont be entirely surprised if the number increased by a couple of hundreds more! Get your own personal tour of the Antilla with the pictures and the video below. (bornrich.org)