Casa Gigante!

I was invited to tour a new house in the Marina area yesterday by my student. Her father is the one who designed the house and since it is clearly the biggest house in the area and possibly the entire city, I was more than a little curious.
It's difficult to find the words to describe a house of this type primarily because I've never seen anything like it! The word massive comes to mind, but even that may not be sufficient. How about GIMUNGOUS? I haven't heard yet what the square footage is but my guess is somewhere between 55-65,000 square feet give or take a few thou. What makes the place extra spectacular is the decor. The theme is antique/religious, and to that end, the house is chock-a-block full of old religious iconography. I was told the huge oil paintings of saints and other religious figures are from all over Mexico. There is a man and his son from Spain on ladders hand painting religious murals on the upper walls. Apparently they've been painting for weeks. I could go on and on about the place but it really needs to be seen to be believed. It faces the golf course in the Marina and you certainly could'nt miss it if you were passing that way. I won't be at all surprised if it's on a house tour in the near future and should be really amazing once all the furnishings and final touches have been installed.