What's "Russian Barocco"? Obviously it's an architectural style and it has been pretty popular among modern Russian riches. They build real "palaces" made in a 19th century style. Hundreds of them built across the Russian river coasts. Meet one of them. Named as 'The Pearl' among its kind! The exterior should already hint at how unbelievable the interior might be... |
It even has a Russian orthodox church embedded into the house, probably with a priest living there. The unbelievable extravagant is truly a sight to see, and could be compared with the kings of old Europe more than rich businessmen! |
is a 57 million dollar mansion with a floor area of 1091 square meters (3600 square feet). It is located in Gorki Village. The entire estate is 57,000 square meters (187,000 square feet). On the territory there is a gym of 3770 square meters (12,300 square feet) with a pool, two guest houses and a lot of utility structures. |
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