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South Fla. mansion hits market for $159 million

The entryway features double “day and night” custom-designed doors, one of bronze-encased glass and the other of solid mahogany inlayed with 22-karat gold leafing. The doors open beneath a $2 million marble staircase with steel-iron railing and gold leaf, which took craftsmen more than two years to construct. The grand entrance and lobby open up to the expansive Le Salon with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. For more information, please contact listing agent Mayi de la Vega of One Sotheby's International Realty.

HILLSBORO BEACH, Fla. — An 11-bedroom home with 22-carat gold leaf coated balconies, fountains, gates and doors has hit the market for $159 million.

The Le Palais Royal in the Hillsboro Beach is modeled after the French royal palace Versailles.

The Miami Herald reports the 60,000-square-foot home is still under construction, but almost complete. The owner, construction magnate Robert Pereira, is building two guesthouses, a pool and an "underground entertainment complex" that includes an ice skating rink, go-cart track, bowling alley and night club.

The home, north of Fort Lauderdale, has a 30-car garage, his and hers yacht docks and features a beach only accessible to the public by boat.

The listing agent is Mayi de la Vega of One Sotheby's International Realty.

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