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What is the largest old mansion in the world?

Located in Vadodara, India, The Lakshmi Vilas Palace is a historic mansion and the world's largest private residence. Sprawling over 30,454,600 sq ft, the behemoth estate is four times the size of Buckingham Palace.



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1. Biltmore Estate (Asheville, North Carolina): 175,000 square feet. The Biltmore Estate isn't just the largest privately owned house in the United States — it blows the competition out of the water.

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Yes, the Biltmore is not inexpensive to tour but it was worth it for me. For Downton Abbey fans, you will be interested to know that the Biltmore is 10,000 square feet larger and the estate grounds are 3,000 acres larger than Highclere Castle where Downton is filmed.

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Actor Dominic West, for instance, restored a castle in Ireland that had been the family home of his wife, Catherine Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie tied the knot in a Scottish castle that the actress's family has owned for nine centuries.

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