Frank Buckley is the owner of a billion euro house literally made of money. His apartment is located in the center of Dublin and is built from 1.4 billion euros.
mnn.com reports:
If you thought Versailles, a foreclosure-burdened, Louis XIV-inspired mega-mansion outside of Orlando that never reached completion screams “reckless spending,” then check out this apartment in central Dublin built for 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion). Or, I should say, built from 1.4 billion euros.
Located in an abandoned office building, Buckley’s three-room (bedroom, living room, bathroom) digs came to life thanks to the Central Bank of Ireland. The national mint granted him permission to take 1.4 billion euro off of their hands and transform it into the bricks, each of which measure about 6”x 2” and contain 40 to 50 thousand shredded euros. In addition to the brick walls made from recycled currency, shredded euros also litter the floor of the Billion Euro House, a project that Buckley calls “a reflection of the whole madness that gripped us.” Symbolic sure, but apparently Buckley’s choice of building materials is quite efficient as well. The Billion Euro House stays so warm that Buckley is able to sleep sans blanket. “Whatever you say about the euro, it’s a great insulator,” he says.
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