After 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world. 1  Contents.
Most expensive house (we could get into) in Boston. It doesn't get much more Boston than this: a historic mansion on Beacon Street on the flat section of Beacon Hill. Known as the Benjamin Mansion, you get 8,450 square feet, a rooftop pool, and Boston Public Garden as your front yard.
Yours for $250m: the most expensive house in America. Real estate developer Bruce Makowskyâs âeighth wonder of the worldâ targets a narrow market. âIâve found a niche. Bruce Makowsky does not believe in underselling, which is just as well because heâs listed a house in Los Angeles for $250m â Americaâs most expensive home. âI wanted to build the most spectacular house in the United States,â said the developer. âI wanted to have every spectacular thing in that house, in one place.