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THE EXTRAVAGANT LAS Vegas villa where Michael Jackson once lived is on sale for $9.5 million (€8.4 million).
The 24,276 square foot enclosed property at 2710 Palomino Lane, which is being sold by Sotheby’s International Realty, has seven bedrooms, a two-storey chapel, and an ornate fountain in the courtyard.
2710 Palomino Lane sits behind a large gate within a confined 1.7-acre compound for privacy. When Jackson lived here, he used his personal art gallery in the basement as a private exit to get to his car to avoid paparazzi, according to the listing.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Built in 1952, the home gives away its Spanish Mediterranean style with its colourful walls and dramatic bell tower.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
The musician’s guests would arrive in the foyer under an intricate wooden ceiling with a view to the courtyard through arched windows. An ornate fireplace and grand piano add a touch of luxury and set the tone for the rest of the house.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
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The villa’s Mediterranean theme continues in the kitchen, where bright green tiles flank the oven and stovetop and exposed beams line the ceiling.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Though Jackson has made the villa famous, Sotheby’s credits much of the home’s design to theatre developer Horst Schmidt, who owned the property before Jackson moved in. More recently, the current unnamed owner hired the interior designer Paulina Biggs Sparkuhl to update parts of the inside.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Jackson’s style still lingers though, as in the salon, which the listing says was his favourite room. The salon’s theatrical Murano glass chandelier, stone fireplace – above which, the musician’s portrait hangs – and exposed wooden beams on the ceiling scream opulence.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
The most lavish part of the property is undoubtedly the two-storey Medieval Chapel. The space, which seats 74, looks more like a theatre adorned with its crimson drapes, balcony, and chandelier.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
The entire second floor of the house houses the “master retreat”. This part of the house even has its own sitting area with a bar, leopard print couches, and fireplace.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
This spacious bedroom is one of seven in the villa. It could easily be used as its own studio living space.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Here’s another cosier room in the “master retreat”. The mirrors that Jackson rehearsed his choreography in front of are included in the master bedroom, the listing says.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
This bathroom – one of 12 in the villa – looks more like a spa, with a dressing table, three sinks, and a roomy shower.
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
Outside, a fountain and statue sit at the centre of a cobbled courtyard dotted with palm trees. Though it has a distinctly European style, the villa couldn’t be further from the continent, surrounded by equestrian land.
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Sotheby’s International Realty via LuxuryEstate.com
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Jesus can we not comment on any article now……the CAMHS article below….Tipperary branch told my 16 year old unless your going to kill yourself, we can’t help you……I had to bring my daughter to G.P 8 times in a couple of months and paid for private counselling…but hey ho there’s an endless pit of money for anyone that’s not Irish…
@Clare Power: Just walk into the IPAS office, say you’re from Georgia and lost your passport. Tell them you’re being victimized because you’re gay. Hey presto, free medical card!
@Clare Power: my daughter went through the CHAMS system for a number of years. She got absolutely nothing from it. Constant waiting, then cancellations, sometimes within a half hour of her appointment. It’s a total train crash.
Law & Order in complete tatters at home, yet the Garda Siochana are able to send 56 Gardai to France. I recall an incident last year where a young female student was being assaulted in broad daylight by a male & other students couldn’t get anyone to come out from the Divisional HQ 10 mins away. Sadly the Gardai Siochana has become politicized & these type of ventures along with incidents such as punishing a Garda for giving a bike to an elderly man or hitting innocent people with batons in Newtown only serve to alienate the public even further. All just, to look good in Europe.
This is great in theory but can’t imagine that the Irish Po Po have the competence to police an event of such magnitude. They go into hiding at the best times. Key stone cops. “Dig out”
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