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Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge, together with parts of Mayfair, Chelsea and Notting Hill Gate, is one of the most expensive areas in London, renowned for its pricey shops, swanky restaurants and streets lined with Porsches, Ferraris, and Rolls Royces. Most of its residents are "non doms" which means they are not domiciled in the UK for tax purposes... One Hyde Park, a new development of apartments, just opposite Harvey Nichols, is one of the most expensive places to live in the world. A three-storey apartment was recently sold for £136 million to Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. The development is the ultimate retreat for the rich, with bomb-proof windows, rotating paintings that become television screens and cameras that allow you to check for dandruff on your back while grooming yourself in the mirror. On your chef's night off you can order a take-away from the vertiginously expensive neighbouring Mandarin Oriental hotel who deliver via an underground tunnel. Originally a small hamlet outside the city of London, Knightsbridge was named after a crossing of the river Westbourne, which is now an underground river. It is recorded that the citizens of London met Matilda of England at the Knight's Bridge in 1141. Today, Knightsbridge is a bustling centre for expensive shopping. Harvey Nichols, just opposite the tube station, and Harrods on the Brompton Road, are the two most expensive department stores in London and are worth a visit, even if you don't want to do any shopping. Both of them have several options for eating and drinking, so if need be you could spend the whole day on their premises. Other places of interest include Cadogan Hall, the Serpentine Gallery and Apsley House, former London residence of the Duke of Wellington.