From the White House to the halls of Congress, U.S. government officials have responded to the death of Nelson Mandela with a hail of testimonials to the late South African presidentâs leadership in the struggle for freedom and human rights.
Measuring just one square mile, it is one of the wealthiest towns in the area--don't bother looking for a house under $1 million. Little surprise, then, that Belvedere is home to the most expensive residence on the market in California--and one of the priciest in the country. Locksley Hall, a 10,000-square-foot house that sits at the tip of Belvedere Island, can be yours for $65 million.
This palatial mansion home, which boasts six waterfalls and more than a million pounds worth of gold leaf, could be the most expensive house ever sold in America. Due to be completed in 2016, the Chateau de Versailles in Florida's Hillsboro Mile is on the market at an incredible $159million (Â£105m).