Most Expensive Christmas Tree Decoreted with Precious Stones – Gift month is coming and you can feel the magic and the sound of Christmas Carols from the houses. We are all in a rush this time of the year, searching for the best presents for our loved ones. But let’s not forget about what Christmas spirit really is; decorating our home with the most beautiful accessories.
Emirates Palace Hotel, located in Abu Dhabi, has decorated its lobby with the most beautiful, and the most expensive Christmas tree.The costliest Christmas tree sits in the sumptuous lobby of the 302-room hotel, which is reportedly decorated with gold leaf.
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Want more extravagance? The 13.1 m (43.2 ft) Christmas tree is embellished with 181 precious gems, including diamonds, pearls, emeralds and sapphires, all provided by Khalifa Khouri, owner of Style Gallery.
Items of jewelry studded with scores of precious stones are draped on the world’s highest priced Christmas tree‘s branches, along with more traditional baubles and lights. ‘While the tree alone is worth a mere $10.000, the jewelry adds more than $11 million to the value‘, said the hotel’s general manager Hans Olbertz.
Obviously, the Christmas tree is well guarded: 24/7 security, four security guards closely monitoring the space plus the security cameras. The Guinness World of Records gave the Christmas tree a spot in their records for the world’s most valuable Christmas tree.
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