A virtual tour of Bill Gates house..

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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm

This is some crazy stuff..
The most impressive thing though (besides the gargantuan staircase) must be the 16:th century notebook from Leonardo Da Vinci himself. It is worth a cool 30 million.

Basic data:
[SIZE=-1] Total assessed value: $53,392,200
Land value: $9,122,200
Estimated property taxes for 1998: $620,183 (based on 1997 rates; 1998 rate has not yet been set)
Waterfront: Approximately 500 feet
Square footage, all structures: More than 66,000 (equal to 1.5 acres)
Rooms: Seven bedrooms, 24 bathrooms (includes 10 full baths), six kitchens, six fireplaces
Style: Pacific Northwest lodge
Architects: James Cutler and Peter Bohlin
Interior designer: Thierry W. Despont
Primary contractor: Sellen Construction[/SIZE]
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(see images and more on the link)
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An artificial stream and wetland estuary were designed in part to solve the problem of runoff caused by the retaining walls behind the house. It will be stocked with salmon and sea-run cutthroat trout.
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Wtf is a cutthroat trout? That real?
 
EndR said:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm

This is some crazy stuff..
The most impressive thing though (besides the gargantuan staircase) must be the 16:th century notebook from Leonardo Da Vinci himself. It is worth a cool 30 million.

Basic data:
[SIZE=-1] Total assessed value: $53,392,200

Estimated property taxes for 1998: $620,183 (based on 1997 rates; 1998 rate has not yet
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this is how old this is ;)

XXX:
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/game_fish/cutthroat.phtml
 
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It's far cheaper for him to continue merrily on his way to work than to bother picking up a penny. Or a $500 bill for that matter... it's good to ba da king. Everything's so greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.
 
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