19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $123 million mansion

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Xanadu 2.0 Bill Gates house

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With a net worth of $78.9 billion, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is the richest man in America.

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It shouldn't be too surprising that one of the wealthiest people in the world also has an insanely extravagant home.

It took Gates seven years and $63 million to build his Medina, Washington estate, named "Xanadu 2.0" after the fictional home of Charles Foster Kane, the title character of "Citizen Kane."

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At 66,000 square feet, the home is absolutely massive, and it's loaded to the brim with high-tech details.

We've rounded up some of Xanadu 2.0's most over-the-top features here.

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