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Its spectacular and controversial lakefront glass house rains criticism in Switzerland

Roger Federer overcame a Leo Messi as the highest paid athlete in 2020 according to the prestigious magazine Forbes. The Swiss pocketed an amount of 106.3 million dollars, receiving much of its profits from the Japanese brand Uniqlo to total 100 million in sponsorship per year. Astronomical economic figures that allow, for example, acquisitions such as the luxurious glass house you have in Zurich.

The Helvetian and his family should not have suffered too much if they have passed the confinements due to the coronavirus in that idyllic house built to measure and that has cost him a whopping siete million euros. The views of Lake Zurich They are incredible from the house, which is made almost entirely of glass precisely to enjoy those views.

Criticism in Switzerland

However, not everything is rosy, as housing has generated a lot of controversy and has unleashed a cataract of criticism in his country and attacks by environmentalists for its location. The land on which the tennis player is building presents high levels of contamination and conservationists insist that they cannot close access to the lake, hence the controversy and that there is much talk about this house in the Swiss media.

The tennis legend, who owns several more properties, decided to build this three-story house to his liking, which also has two separate guest apartments. It was in 2014 when Federer and his family moved to this house located in the Wollerau tax haven, in the canton of Schwyz. It is a state-of-the-art building, which has floor-to-ceiling windows, large balconies overlooking tranquil Lake Zurich and it has a glass dome over the living room. It is located in one of the municipalities with the least tax burden in Europe, hence sportsmen and celebrities decide to live there.

A Federer who also has a spectacular 15 million euro apartment in the United Arab Emirates that has all kinds of luxuries and details. From the house the views of Dubai Marina They are impressive, as Federer decided to buy a presidential penthouse in Le Reve, the most exclusive tower in the emirate city.

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