Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei owns World’s biggest house named Istana Nurul Iman.
Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei owns World’s biggest house named Istana Nurul Iman.
While billionaire Mukesh Ambani family’s Antilia holds its rank as a luxurious fortress, the world’s biggest house is owned by the Sultan of Brunei named Istana Nurul Iman and not to anyone in India.
Reportedly, the Istana Nurul Iman palace in Brunei is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, also the Prime Minister of Brunei. Bolkiah has been living in the house for several decades now, ever since he was crowned the Sultan of the country.
Sultan of Brunei’s residential palace Istana Nurul Iman is touted as the world’s biggest house because of its wide campus and square footage, even bigger than Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia and the Lakshmi Vilas Palace in India.
Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia is around 4 lakh square feet, whereas the Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Gujarat boasts of a square footage of around 8 lakh square feet. But, the palace of Sultan of Brunei the Istana Nurul Iman is sized around 2.2 million square feet, being the world’s largest house.
The name Istana Nurul Iman means the Palace of Light and Faith and features a massive well-manicured lawn, golden domes, and massive glass doors. The Palace of Brunei is also featured in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest palace, defeating Buckingham Palace, the Louvre, and the Forbidden City.
Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah has been living in the palace since the 1960s, and he houses his elaborate car collection of 7000 luxury vehicles. The cars are valued at USD 5 billion, that works out to Rs 41,600 crore in Indian currency.
While the Istana Nurul Iman is valued at around Rs 11,600 crore, the overall net worth of the Sultan of Brunei is around Rs 2.49 lakh crore.
News Edit K.V.Raman
