If you woke up this morning feeling poor, then do NOT watch this 7-minute video on Bill Gates’ house!

Here’s what $63 Million and 7-years can build…

That’s it?

Only 66,000 square feet?

Only seven minutes to get through the slide show?

Meh.  I was expecting MUCH more! 🙂

“Xanadu 2.0” as it is known, playing on the rich-guy theme from Citizen Kane, is assessed for tax purposes at $147,500,000, and property taxes a a modest $1,063,000 per year (2009 figures).

Some of the ridiculous features of this house include:

-underwater music system in the outdoor pool

-badges for guests’ lapels, that automatically adjust temperature, music, and lighting based on the guest’s preferences

-earth sheltering for external thermal mass to reduce heat loss

-no visible electrical outlets ANYWHERE

-woodwork made from rare and/or extinct species of wood from around the world

-heated floors (every square inch, everywhere, inside and out)

-800-pound interior doors

-52 miles of fiber optic cables

-digital art throughout the house (who says the Mona Lisa has value?)

-domed library

-underground theatre in a concrete shell

-front gate that automatically opens as it senses the car drive up

-24 bathrooms for all your basic bathroom needs…