A luxury London home with a lifesize Saddam Hussein mural on the bathroom wall has been put up for rent – for £35,000 a month.
The bizarre furnished home also features a Pope John Paul II waxwork sitting under the stairs and huge portraits of Lenin and Chairman Mao in the living room.
It is the London home of Roland Emmerich, the film director of Godzilla and 10,000BC, who has just put it up for rental for £8,000 per week.
A bizarre London home decorated with a life-size mural of Saddam Hussein has gone up for rent for £35,000 a week
The property, on Brompton Square, Knightsbridge, is on the market with Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward.
Daniel Bickerdike, lettings manager at KFH South Kensington, said: ‘The opportunity to live in such a unique home doesn’t come around very often.
‘From the murals and ornaments inspired by figures from world history to Pope Jean Paul II sitting in the under-stairs cupboard, residents will be equally challenged, fascinated and entertained by the décor throughout this property.’
The townhouse, which has 4,551sq/ft of accommodation, boasts five bedrooms, three reception rooms, five bathrooms, two private terraces, two studies and, as expected, a cinema.
The quirky home belongs to Roland Emmerich, the film director of Godzilla and 10,000BC with the living room featuring murals of Lenin and Chairman Mao
Under the stairs a life size wax work of Pope John Paul II can be found sitting on his own velvet throne
Tenants get all bills included as part of the £34,667 monthly rent. Pictured: Yet more unusual murals can be found on the walls of the bathroom
The property, on Brompton Square, Knightsbridge, is on the market with Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward who describe renting the home as a ‘rare opportunity’
The living room features wood paneling and taxidermy features as well as a quirky coffee table that appears to be made from old plane parts
Tenants get all bills included as part of the £34,667 monthly rent.
The advert adds: ‘We make no apologies that this property is not for everyone, but for like-minded film fanatics and colourful personalities, this extraordinary property will not disappoint.
‘A handful of the many gems include a desk made from the wing of a WW2 Dakota plane, curtains made from 150 year old wedding dresses, hand painted art on many of the walls, an outdoor bed and what home is complete without a waxwork of Pope John Paul II in a cupboard under the stairs.’
The property is located in affluent area of Knightsbridge and has 4,551sq/ft of accommodation, boasts five bedrooms, three reception rooms, five bathrooms, two private terraces, two studies and, as expected, a cinema
The house has an open-plan feel, featuring glass paneling in the dining room and kitchen area
On the stairway leading to the sitting room stands a large stuffed zebra adding to the growing collection of taxidermy
While much of the home is ornate the kitchen area has a more minimalist feel with a solitary piece of art hung on the wall
The living space features flocked wallpaper in forest green complete with a matching sofa and a bookshelf piled high with an assortment of tomes
The dining table stands just off of the kitchen featuring sculptures and surrounded by metal seating and a chaise lounge
A coffee table sits looking out to the glass paneling with a background of yet another hand painted mural
The toilet appears to take on a military theme painted in camo green and featuring a shower curtain printed with ‘God Bless America’
The study has been decorated with chalkboard paint and the home-owner has scrawled ideas over the top of it
One bedroom takes on a more neutral approach to interiors but maintaining a quirky edge including a velvet punch bag
This slightly kitscher bedroom is decked out in ornate reds and golds and has London landmarks decorating the mantelpiece
Elsewhere in another sleeping area the theme of murals on a mint background continues with French windows looking out onto the garden
The outdoor space is filled with lush plants and exotic palms as well as several sculptures typical of the art loving director
Not a detail has been missed in this smaller bedroom with the floorboards splattered with paint mimicking the art on the walls
A cosy living room space is decorated in sumptuous pinks, oranges and reds making it the perfect place to curl up and enjoy a film on a rainy day
In yet another bathroom the walls are decorated in a blood red and featured dozens of black and white portraits
The outdoor area leading to the garden features metallic elements including an ornate steel door and a shelf lines with figurines