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Where Does Bill Gates Live ?
The former Chairman and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, lives in a large mansion on the 73rd Avenue, NE of Medina, Washington, U.S.A. |
The earth-sheltered house designed by James Cutler overlooks the Lake Washington and costs more than 97 million dollars. The mansion spans more than 66,000 square feet and is seated on 2.1 hectare lot size. The lot was purchased in 1988 and the house took more than eight years to complete.
The features of the four level house according to the property records include eight bathrooms, underground garages, an estuary, a theatre, a gym, a dome-shaped library with a bar, a boat house, a guest house, a 5x18 meter swimming pool, fossil motif floor, and music system with speakers placed inside the wall paper to ensure that all rooms have the same volume.
Bill Gate’s house is perhaps one of the homes with the most high-end technologies ever built. The sophisticated technologies include rotating paintings, pressure-sensitive floors, and microchips provided to guests before they enter the house.
Bill Gates married his wife Melinda in 1994. He is known for his philanthropic work and founded the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The guiding principle of the foundation is that every life has equal value. Its primary aims are to improve healthcare and reduce extreme poverty world wide, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The three trustees are Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet. In 2007, the founders were ranked the second-most generous philanthropists in the United States.
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