Which Muslim ruler owns the largest palace in the world in terms of area?

Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates are considered to be the richest people in the world.

But the house of none of them can compete with the palace of a Muslim ruler, which is said to be the largest house in the world in terms of area. This is Astana Noor Al Ayman, the palace of Sultan Hassanal Balkiah of Brunei, whose name is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest palace in the world.The residence is situated in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital. A few miles south of the capital, on the banks of the Brunei River, this house is painted white, but the golden dome and minaret stand out from afar.

The dome is decorated with 22-carat gold. The Sultan's family resides in this house, which was completed in 1984. It was designed by Khuan Chew while it was built by architect Leandro Locsin. According to an estimate, one billion and 40 million dollars were spent on the construction of this palace.

A few unique features of the house

Spread over an area of ​​21 lakh 52 thousand 782 square feet, this palace has 1788 rooms and more than 257 bathrooms. Its banquet hall is so big that more than 5 thousand people can be invited there at a time. Similarly, 110 vehicles can be parked in the garage of the palace while 5 huge swimming pools are also present here. An air-conditioned stable for horses, a huge mosque, and 18 lifts are also part of the palace. There are 564 chandeliers inside the palace building and only 3 days (on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr) in a year the common people are allowed inside.

It is believed that the price of this palace is 2.55 billion dollars but this is an unconfirmed estimate. Not only is the Sultan of Brunei's palace the largest in the world, but his collection of cars is also staggering. The most Rolls Royce vehicles in the world are owned by the Sultan of Brunei, a Guinness World Records record held in his name in 2011. According to an estimate, the total value of the cars of the Sultan of Brunei is 3 to 4 billion dollars.