People who want to go on a trip to space must be insanely rich to afford it. Billionaires are really good in managing money that is why they are wealthy, but it does not mean they don’t splurge it on over the top pleasures. Here are the top 10 crazy purchases of billionaires:
1.) Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Hahyan – Private Island
United Arab Emirates billionaire Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Hahyan carved his first name on his private island to make it visible from the moon. Each letter is 1 kilometer tall.
2.) Scott Alexander
Rich man Scott Alexander is considered as the Vainest Man in Britain. He is so narcissistic that his teeth are worth £55,000, which were made out of the best Japanese porcelain. He buys entire clothes collection like the Dolce & Gabbana collection he bought for £300,000. He bought a Bulgarian town and named it after himself. He pays for a 100,000 worth of growth hormone every year to delay his aging process.
3.) Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah – Boeing 747-400
Billionaire Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei wants to play King Midas. He does not have a private jet; he has a ridiculous luxury Boeing 747-400, which he bought for $400 million and had it customized for another $120 million. It has a living room and a bedroom complete with gold inlays and Lalique crystal finishing.
4.) Bill Gates – Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex”
Bill Gates bought Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex” at a 1994 auction for $30.8 million. He bought it because he is amazed with how da Vinci’s mind works. He digitally scanned the notebook and sold its CD-ROM version for not more than $30.
5.) Mukesh Ambani – Antilia (building)
Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is considered as the second richest man in Asia. Since he owns the biggest firm in India when it comes to market capitalization, there is no stopping Mukesh from building a 27-storey custom made mansion, which is worth $1 billion.
6.) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Horses
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai bought 24 yearlings or horses for $5.4 million. He loves breeding and racing horses. He loves high quality horses, because these are required for the game of polo, which is considered as the game of kings and queens.
7.) Ho Han Sun – Truffles
Truffles are considered as a rare diamond in the food industry. It is so rare that “The King of Gambling” Macau casino mogul Ho Han Sun bought two of the mushroom for $330,000 at an auction in London.
8.) Roman Abramovich – Eclipse
Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich’s has a 536 feet and 13,000-ton personal super-yacht that costs $475,000,000 called the Eclipse.
9.) Mughal emperor Shah Jahan – The Taj Mahal
9. Taj Mahal is perhaps one of the best expressions of love of all time with Mughal emperor Shah Jahan building it as tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. The building took 24 years to build and costs around 32 million rupees.
10.) Richard Branson – Space Tourism
10. Ultra rich Sir Richard Branson created the first “space tourism” company called the Virgin Galactic and each seat on this space-bound trip is at $200,000.
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