Inside Château Louis XIV: The $301 MILLION Palace (World's Priciest Home)

Inside Château Louis XIV — the palace outside Paris that sold in 2015 for a reported $301 million (€275 million), a world-record price for a home. Ten suites, a 52-foot frescoed dome, a wine cellar for 3,000 bottles, two ballrooms, a cinema — and a meditation room built into the moat, ringed by sturgeon and koi. Built brand-new between 2008 and 2011 by developer Emad Khashoggi's Cogemad, using 17th-century craft. This is the full story: the estate, the price, the builder, the hidden rooms, the gardens — and the buyer The New York Times unmasked in 2017. VISUAL NOTE: Château Louis XIV is a private home and its owners have never released an official photo tour. All visuals in this video are representative stock footage of French château and palace style (Pexels, free licence) — they are not photographs of the real château's rooms or grounds. Every fact stated is sourced below. CHAPTERS 0:00 The $301 million palace 0:16 The Estate 1:09 The Price 1:49 The Builder 2:46 Inside 3:49 Hidden Worlds 4:32 The Grounds 5:18 The Buyer 6:14 The Ranking 6:53 Outro SOURCES Bloomberg, "This $301 Million Paris Chateau Is the World's Priciest Home" (Patrick Gower, Francois de Beaupuy, Devon Pendleton, 15 Dec 2015) — sale reported at more than €275 million ($301 million), world record for a residential property, via two people with knowledge of the matter; Christie's International Real Estate brokered the deal The New York Times, "World's Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince" (Nicholas Kulish and Michael Forsythe, 16 Dec 2017) — buyer identified as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman via shell companies in France and Luxembourg owned by Eight Investment Company; ownership never officially confirmed by the Saudi government Wikipedia: Château Louis XIV — built 2008–2011 by Cogemad, 23-hectare (57-acre) walled site between Versailles and Marly-le-Roi, 7,000 m² built / 5,000 m² living space, underwater moat room, 860 m³ of stone, Le Nôtre-style gardens, farmhouse with goats, stables, English garden 56Paris, "The Château Louis XIV at Louveciennes" — 10 suites, 52-ft frescoed dome, 3,000-bottle wine cellar, gold-leaf Apollo fountain, iPhone-controlled fountains/lights/climate Fortune / Money (Dec 2015) — previous confirmed record: London penthouse ~$221 million (2011) Cogemad (developer) via Bloomberg/56Paris — 10 bedroom suites, grand reception room with 52-ft frescoed dome, library, wine cellar, cinema, gold-leaf fountain, hedged labyrinth CREDITS All visuals are representative stock photos (Pexels free licence), NOT photographs of Château Louis XIV itself: French château and palace exteriors, Palace of Versailles courtyard views, palace ballrooms, wine cellars, koi ponds, formal gardens and fountains. No copyrighted or AI-generated media used. Watch our latest Short on the channel — link on the end screen. Follow Gildhaven — new long videos every Tuesday & Friday, plus daily Shorts.