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Antilia is the residence of billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his family. It is located on Billionaires' Row in Mumbai, India. Built from 2006 to 2010 at a cost of nearly US$2 billion, it was valued at US$4.6 billion in 2023. It is one of the most expensive houses or residences in India. The building is designed to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake. The top-six floors are private residential areas. The structure's design incorporates the lotus plant and the sun. The structure is 27 stories, 173 metres tall, over 6,070 square metres, and with amenities including a 168-car garage, ballroom, nine high-speed lifts, a 50-seat theatre, terrace gardens, swimming pool, spa, health centre, temple, and snow room that spits out snowflakes from the walls.
Estimated to be the second most expensive property in the world, Antilia has three helipads, a 168-car garage, nine elevators, and four floors just for plants.
Costing upwards of $2 billion to complete, Antilia is considered one of the most expensive private residences in the world.
While a 27-story, two billion-dollar house for six people in the most poverty-stricken area of India might seem a tad bit extravagant to most, the richest man in India and sixth richest in the world, Mukesh Ambani, seems to have missed the memo.
And that’s precisely why there is a towering mansion in the Mumbai skyline called Antilia that reaches 568 feet with over 400,000 square feet of interior space.
Completed after a four-year construction process in early 2010, this opulent house was designed by American-based architects on 48,000 square feet of land in downtown Mumbai.
In its initial days, and even after its completion, the ostentatious display horrified Indian residents. Considering that more than half of the population lives on $2 a day — and Antilia overlooks an overcrowded slum — it’s not hard to see why.
Despite the national outcry, the house, dubbed Antilia after the mystical city in Atlantis, stands today. The lowest levels – all six of them – are parking lots with enough space for 168 cars.
Above that, the living quarters begin, which are easily accessible via a lobby with nine high-speed elevators.
There are several lounge rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms, each adorned with dangling chandeliers. Also on offer is the large ballroom, with 80 percent of its ceiling covered in crystal chandeliers that opens out to a large bar, green rooms, powder rooms, and an “entourage room” for security guards and assistants to relax.
The house also boasts a helipad with an air traffic control facility, multiple swimming pools, a small theatre, a spa, a yoga studio, an ice room with man-made snow, and a conference/unwind room on the topmost floor with a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea.
Rounding off the opulence, the final four levels of the complex are solely devoted to hanging gardens. These gardens point to Antilia’s eco-friendly status, acting as an energy-saving device by absorbing sunlight and deflecting it from the living spaces.
The building is also capable of withstanding a magnitude 8 earthquake and has enough space for upwards of 600 support staff. Mukesh Ambani’s family moved into the $2 billion mega-mansion in 2011 after it was blessed by an assortment of Hindu scholars.
Mukesh Ambani’s family has hosted an assortment of celebrities and politicians at their Antilia house, including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Tianmen Mountain(simplified Chinese:天门山;traditional Chinese:天門山;pinyin:Tiānmén Shān;lit.'Heaven's Gate Mountain') is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park,Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern part ofHunan Province,China.
Tianmen Mountain
天门山
Highest point
Elevation
1,518.6 m (4,982 ft)
Prominence
1,518.6 m (4,982 ft)
Coordinates
29°2′59.57″N110°28′44.00″E
Geography
Tianmen Mountain
Location in Hunan
Mountain
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A cablecar was constructed in 2005by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 m (24,459 ft) and ascent of 1,279 m (4,196 ft). The highest gradient is 37 degrees. Tourists can walk on kilometres of paths built along the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors. An 11 km (7 mi) road - Tongtian Avenue - with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave natural arch in the mountain of a height of 131.5 m (431.4 ft). As with the mountain, the cave translates as Heaven's Door/天门 and has a 999 step entrance known as "the Stairway to Heaven."
The Tianmenshan Temple is located on the summit, with chairlift or footpath access. The original temple there was built during the Tang dynasty and destroyed during the first part of the 20th century. In 1949, as the Chinese Communist Revolution neared its end, construction of a new temple, with Tang dynasty architecture, began; the temple now sits on landscaped grounds covering 2 hectares (4.9 acres).
In 2007, Alain Robert scaled the cliff below the arch, bare-handed and without protection; a plaque commemorates his feat.
The World Wingsuit League held the first and second World Wingsuit Championships in Tianmen. On October 8, 2013, during a training jump for the second world championships, Viktor Kováts plunged to his death when he was unable to open his parachute.
In August 2016, a glass skywalk overlooking Tongtian Avenue, called the "Coiling Dragon Cliff",opened to the public.
In September 2016, the Italian driver Fabio Barone set the first speed world record with his Ferrari 458 Italia, covering the nearly 11 km (6.8-mile) route in 10 minutes and 31 seconds.[8]
In April 2023, four people died in a group suicide on one of the skywalks at Tianmen Mountain. Three men jumped to their deaths from the west line skywalk at a height of roughly 1,430 m (4,691.6 ft). The fourth person, a woman, was stopped from jumping but had already swallowed poison, causing her death.
View of the Heaven-Linking Avenue from a cable car
View of the natural arch and the stairway leading to it
An ultra-fast hyperloop train in China has completed its first test runs, according to a report by the South China Morning Post published on Thursday.
These consisted of three test runs at a superconducting maglev test line in Datong, Shanxi province that reached speeds of 31 miles/h (50 km per hour). The goal of the next-generation train is to eventually carry passengersi and cargo at a speed of 621 miles/h (1,000 km per hour) or faster in a near-vacuum tube.
A Chinese research facility developing an ultra-fast hyperloop train has completed its first test runs using a full-sized passenger capsule, according to media reports.
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China’s hyperloop completes first test runs, pushing ahead in race for ultra-fast land transport
Pod travels at 50km/h (31mph) through vacuum tube at Chinese facility to check critical components and prepare for future experiments
The project aims to develop superconducting maglev trains that can carry passengers at speeds of 1,000km/h or more.
It took less than a year for a Chinese hyperloop facility to complete its first test run after construction started on the project last April 2023.
A Chinese research facility developing an ultra-fast hyperloop train has completed its first test runs using a full-sized passenger capsule, according to media reports.
China Space News reported on Wednesday that three test runs were completed at a superconducting maglev test line in Datong, Shanxi province. The project aims to eventually carry passengers and cargo at a speed of 1,000km/h (621mph) or faster in a near-vacuum tube and, if successful, would be the world’s fastest ground-based transport technology.
During the test runs on January 14, the capsule reached speeds of up to 50km/h, travelling a distance of 210 metres (689 feet) each time, according to the report.
Defence contractor China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), which built and operates the facility, said that critical components – including a superconducting magnet, high-power electric systems, AI safety controls, wireless communication devices and sensors – had worked as planned during the tests, paving the way for future experiments at higher speeds.
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China My 700mph VEHICLE Will Be Faster Than a Boeing 747 Plane
The US made Boeing 747 aircraft is the third-fastest plane in the world at a speed of 988 kilometers per hour (613.9 miles per hour).
Yet China claims that its new vehicle will be faster than this plane.
What vehicle are we talking about?
We’re talking about the Hyperloop, which is said to travel as fast as 700 miles per hour (2520kilometers per hour ). Is this even possible?
Join us as we explore the 700 miles per hour vehicle that will be faster than a Boeing 747 plane and could revolutionize the transportation industry forever.
China recently completed another successful test of its T-Flight “high speed flying train.” This maglev hyperloop system aims to hit top speeds of 1,000 kilometers per hour. We've just seen the latest breakthrough in the global competition to develop the first fully functioning hyperloop.
Yet China and even Elon Musk think faster speeds can be achieved. This is why the SpaceX boss has embarked on an exciting new project.
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