KNIGHTSBRIDGE RESIDENCES MAKATI

THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE RESIDENCES AT CENTURY CITY TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE MOST EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD IN LONDON. Home to many of the globe’s richest people, Knightsbridge commands the highest property prices in the world and is the location of 14 top most expensive streets in Britain. Situated in the heart of London, with houses, apartment buildings and some with rare private gardens, it is also adjacent to Inner London’s largest public park, Hyde Park. In February 2007, Knightsbridge became famous for being the location of the world’s most expensive apartment when a Qatari prince bought a home there for £100,000,000. SHOPPING MECCA Knightsbridge is also home to the flagship stores of many British and international fashion houses, like renowned London-based designers Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, Chanel, Cartier and Gucci. It is the headquarters of banks servicing high net-worth individuals, including Coutts-bankers to the Queen, rumoured to reject any potential clients worth less than £5 million. Some of London’s most renowned restaurants are here, as are many exclusive hair and beauty salons, antiques and antiquities dealers, and a clutch of chic bars and clubs. The Knightsbridge is also home to the world-famous Harrods department store owned by Egyptian businessman Mohammed Al Fayed-the shopping fantasyland where you can buy everything from high fashion to 300 varieties of cheese, and serves as a corner shop to many of the world’s billionai