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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Delhi
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Starting portion of Gates Mansion!
![]() His Limo! ![]() His Family Lounge! ![]() Full Album Here The Bill Gates family lives in the exclusive suburb of Medina, Washington, in a huge earth-sheltered home in the side of a hill overlooking Lake Washington. Billionaire Bill Gates home is a very modern 21st century house in the "Pacific lodge" style, with advanced electronic systems everywhere. In one respect though it is more like an 18th or 19th century mansion: it has a large private library with a domed reading room. While it does have a classic flavour, the home has many unique qualities. Lights would automatically come on when you came home. Speakers would be hidden beneath the wallpaper to allow music to follow you from room to room. Portable touch pads would control everything from the TV sets to the temperature and the lights, which would brighten or dim to fit the occasion or to match the outdoor light. Visitors to Bill Gates House are surveyed and given a microchip upon entrance. This small chip sends signals throughout the house, and a given room's temperature and other conditions will change according to preset user preferences. According to King County public records, as of 2002, the total assessed value of the property (land and house) is $113 million, and the annual property tax is just over $1 million. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the median American house size is slightly more than 2,000 square feet. Microsoft founder William Gates III house is more than 30 times that size. Via - DI |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Thats one nice house. I knew about the microchip thing but I didn't think it looked like that. My friend family live in washington and he told me when he goes there they take him out on their boat and go by his house. Thats an amazing house.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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I haven't got a problem with Bill Gates house because he has earnt his money from his business, what annoys me is the people that call themselves 'celebrities' and therefore earn way to much money for what they do...Bill Gates obviously has a talent for computers whereas most of the celebs nowadays don't have any talents at all
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Very nice pictures of Bill Gates' residence there.
It seems to be under some construction works, from the looks of the first photo? Anyway,to put this into perspective, Bill Gates' wealth stands at around $69billion right now and therefore his residence is not even worth 2% of his total wealth. |
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