Hinduja Group
The four Hinduja brothers, who are known for avoiding the limelight, have spent nearly £100 million on a palatial property located near Queen Elizabeth's iconic Buckingham Palace. Acquired in a dilapidated condition from the British monarch in 2006, the Hindujas have reportedly spent heavily to restore the nineteenth-century John Nash mansion. Sprawling over 70,000 square feet, the palace was custom-built by King George IV in the 1820s. Divided into four distinct apartments (one for each brother,) the six-story palace is reported to be the U.K.'s largest Grade One-listed historic abode. It is also estimated to feature among the costliest homes of the world. The mansion with an impressive façade is a combination of four listed properties. In total it has six floors and fifty large and spacious rooms that are divided into four self contained integrated apartments. The palatial abode is divided into four spacious segments with one meant for Srichand, the second for Gopichand based in London, Prakash based in Geneva and Ashok from Mumbai. The mansion also has a swimming pool and a cinema hall. The mammoth mansion has been designed by John Nash and is typically English in terms of its architecture with a dash of Indian art. The property was obtained from Crown estate, owned by Queen Mother. William Gladstone, former British Prime Minister of the 19th century had resided in one of the apartments in the mansion.
