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The Saudi crown prince offers the most expensive house in the world

Mohammed ben Salmane, new strongman of Saudi Arabia who wants to be the champion of anti-corruption, would be the mysterious purchaser of the "Château Louis XIV", near Paris, the most expensive private residence in the world, ceded for 275 million euros.
This is what the New York Times, which has published a lengthy investigation into the acquisitions of the young Crown Prince, claims. The luxury property was sold in September 2015 by the French luxury real estate company Daniel Féau, a member of the Christie's network.
Nothing at the time filtered on the name of the new owner, except that it was "from the Middle East," had simply indicated a source close to the file. For its part, Mediapart had designated in July the Saudi prince as the purchaser.
5,000 m2 of luxury and high tech
The property, built in 2011 in the town of Louveciennes west of Paris, was named "Chateau Louis XIV" in reference to the flamboyant "Sun King" who ruled France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Wanting a mini-replica of the fabulous nearby Château de Versailles, it combines seventeenth-century architecture and modern technology, with fountains controllable by iPhone, a cinema, swimming pools, a giant aquarium ...
With a living area of ​​5,000 m2, it promises "the splendors of Versailles under the high-tech revolution," according to the website of its promoter Cogemad.
The "New York Times" says that the current owner is "MBS", the young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who, however, is strong fight against corruption and personal enrichment.
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According to the American media, the French companies holding "Château Louis XIV" are managed by a Luxembourg firm, Prestigestate SARL, in turn controlled by "Eight Investment". Thamer Nassief, who presents himself on the LinkedIn site as "president of the crown prince's private affairs," is one of the directors of both Eight Investment and Prestigestate, the New York Times adds on his website
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