Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday morning from issues regarding congestive heart failure. She was 79 years old.
Start the slideshow to view her homes from her very first house in Hampstead, London to her Bel Air, Calif. home that served as the late actress’ home since early ‘80s.
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Elizabeth Taylor was born in Heathwood, Hampstead in North London in 1832.She lived at this 1926-built, three story, 5,082-square-foot red brick Georgian style home until April 1939.The home featured 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a living room, a sitting room, a large kitchen/breakfast room and the exterior features included lush gardens with a formal rose garden and a tennis court in the backyard.
The house was sold for about $10 million in 2008 shortly after being put in the market for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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After the Taylors rented a home in Pacific Palisades for a brief time (December 1939-Autumn 1941), they moved to a home in Beverly Hills, where they lived for a decade, until Elizabeth married Nicky Hilton.Taylor at her 703 North Elm Drive home is shown in the picture.
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The newlywed resided in a five-room suite at the Hotel Bel-Air where Nicky was the vice president and manager. Their stay lasted only a brief period as the couple separated after less than a year of marriage.
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After her divorce with Hilton, Taylor relocated to an apartment on Wilshire Boulevard in the Westwood area of Los Angeles with her secretary, Peggy Rutledge. Elizabeth lived in this two bedroom apartment during her marriage to her second husband Michael Wilding, but only until Elizabeth found out she was pregnant with her son Michael Jr. and needed a bigger home.
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The couple paid $75,000 ($600K in today’s dollars) for their new three-bedroom home and spent $40,000 more for the home’s interior.
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They moved into this mansion which happened to be designed by architect George MacLean with Taylor in mind.
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After her divorce with Wilding 1957, she shared a penthouse on 715 Park Avenue in New York with film producer Mike Todd. Built in 1948, the two bedroom apartment with a 775-sqare-foot terrace was also the home of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous host Robin Leach, according to the brokerage Corcoran.
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After her divorce with Fisher in 1964, Taylor married Richard Burton, who became her fifth husband. They purchased two villas in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico which were joined by a bridge inspired by Venice’s Bridge of Sighs.Elizabeth owned Casa Kimberly until she sold it in1990.
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Taylor resided in this two-story Bel Air, Calif. home since 1981. Taylor’s bedroom took up the entire second floor of the house and was furnished with 18th-century antigues, Aubusson carpets, and impressionist paintings, according to Curbed.com.
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While residing in L.A., Taylor also spent some of her time in her seven-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot Palm Springs house, which was used for entertaining. This home was sold for $5.2 million in 2010.
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