Dubai's most expensive home on sale for $204 million - in pictures


  • A mansion in the Emirates Hills area of Dubai has been put on the market with a price tag of Dh750 million. All photos: Luxhabitat Sotheby's
    A mansion in the Emirates Hills area of Dubai has been put on the market with a price tag of Dh750 million. All photos: Luxhabitat Sotheby's
  • Emirates Hills is a gated community to the south of Dubai Marina, with security personnel and checkpoints to guard some of the Middle East's wealthiest residents
    Emirates Hills is a gated community to the south of Dubai Marina, with security personnel and checkpoints to guard some of the Middle East's wealthiest residents
  • The property - nicknamed the Marble Palace by the selling agents - was built using an estimated Dh80-Dh100 million worth of Italian marble
    The property - nicknamed the Marble Palace by the selling agents - was built using an estimated Dh80-Dh100 million worth of Italian marble
  • The pool area is the size of a hotel spa
    The pool area is the size of a hotel spa
  • The property arrives on the market as the city experiences one of the world's biggest property booms
    The property arrives on the market as the city experiences one of the world's biggest property booms
  • Construction took nearly 12 years and was completed in 2018
    Construction took nearly 12 years and was completed in 2018
  • 'It’s not everybody’s taste or style,' Luxhabitat Sotheby’s broker Kunal Singh says, acknowledging that buyers will either love it or hate it
    'It’s not everybody’s taste or style,' Luxhabitat Sotheby’s broker Kunal Singh says, acknowledging that buyers will either love it or hate it
  • Amenities include a 15-car garage, 19 bathrooms, a power substation and panic rooms
    Amenities include a 15-car garage, 19 bathrooms, a power substation and panic rooms
  • The owner, a local property developer, declined to be named
    The owner, a local property developer, declined to be named