SPRAWLING: Leopolda estate, in Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, August 2008. The estate was sold to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov for &#8364 370 million (US$503.6 million), plus &#8364 19.5 million (US$26.5) for the furniture in August 2008 but later the Russian magnate refused to clinch the deal. Originally built by King Leopold II of Belgium at the beginning of 1900, the cream-colored villa is set in 20 acres of gardens overlooking Cap Ferrat, near Villefranche-sur-Mer. (Eric Estrade/AFP/Getty Images)
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