From Matt Hickman and Mother Nature Network:
If you thought Versailles, a foreclosure-burdened, Louis XIV-inspired mega-mansion outside of Orlando that never reached completion screams "reckless spending," then check out this apartment in central Dublin built for 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion). Or, I should say, built from 1.4 billion euros.
While Versailles represents a bloated, 23-bathroom vision of the American dream gone sour, this particular property, the Billion Euro House, is symbolic of Ireland's own financial struggles in the wake of a massive property bubble that, post-crash, rendered the former "Celtic Tiger" helpless and in need of a bailout from the EU. If you haven't caught on yet, the Billion Euro House didn't actually cost 1.4 billion euro to construct ... (Read more...)
