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<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Icon Global Group<\/em><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re looking for your Batman Wayne Manor moment, then a secluded and mysterious new mansion that recently hit the Houston market for the first time might be up your alley.<\/p>\n
The Romanov Estate<\/a>, a nine-acre residential compound in the city\u2019s affluent Hunters Creek Village<\/a> community, launched its international marketing campaign this week with the Dallas-based Icon Global Group.<\/p>\n Many details about the estate remain under wraps, but a collection of images and a brief video provide a glimpse into the 22,000-square-foot home.<\/p>\n A moat fed by the Buffalo Bayou surrounds three sides of the estate, while the Houston Country Club buffers the lot, according to the property\u2019s press release<\/a>. A 3,500-square-foot guest lodge also occupies the land in its own private five-acre setting.<\/p>\n The property\u2019s exterior architecture is said to have been influenced by the Richardsonian Romanesque style, along with design features inspired by the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina and Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. The exterior is built using hand-cut limestone from Indiana.<\/p>\n Construction took six years, and was briefly halted when all available limestone from Indiana\u2019s Bybee quarries was redirected by the United States government to the rebuilding of the Pentagon following the 9\/11 attacks, the press release explains. The home was completed in 2005.<\/p>\n Interior elements personally selected by the client were sourced from across Europe. Custom and hand-built finishes, including a wrought iron elevator, interior railings and chandeliers, are also part of the home.<\/p>\n<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Icon Global Group<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Icon Global Group<\/em><\/p>\n