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The mansion has more than 113,000 square feet of living space.
- A massive mansion right next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris is on the market for 250 million euros, or about $280 million.
- It's the most expensive home for sale in Paris right now, according to Kalinka Realty, which is selling the home with Sindex Development of Hong Kong.
- The home has more than 113,000 square feet of living space.
- It sits in the ritzy seventh arrondissement, which is home to embassies, ministry buildings, museums, and cultural sites.
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A 113,000-square-foot mansion in Paris is on the market for 250 million euros, or about $280 million.
It's the most expensive home currently for sale in Paris, according to the Russia-based Kalinka Realty, which is selling the property with Hong Kong-based Sindex Development.
The massive mansion sits along the banks of the Seine River, right next to the city's most famous landmark: the Eiffel Tower. The price recently went up from 220 million euros - about $246 million - because of buyer interest, particularly among Russian clients, Kalinka Realty told Business Insider.
"This is an ideal purchase for investment and similar offers - within walking distance from the [Eiffel] Tower and with views of it ..." Tatyana Burlakovskaya, head of Kalinka International, said in the listing. "Such properties are called trophy [properties]. Possession of them is not so much a question of profit as the opportunity to get a unique asset into your collection - one of a kind."
The owners of the mansion are reportedly two elderly sisters who are "representatives of a rich French dynasty," according to Kalinka Realty. But the interior and other details of the home remain a mystery to the public.
Here's a look at the $280 million mansion.