[400 W Camino Alturas Palm large 002 130 129 1318x1000 72dpi]Kelly Peak / Peak Photography / Courtesy Valentino + Valentino Real Estate * A Palm Springs home that looks like it belongs in Santorini, Greece, has sold for $2.65 million after three months on the market. * Known as The Santorini House, it is one of just four homes designed by avant-garde architect William Nicholson, according to the home's previous owner Dan Valentino. * Valentino purchased the house in 2017 and spent 18 months transforming it from a 1970s time capsule into a Mediterranean-themed events space. * Take a look inside The Santorini House, which comes with bright blue windows and a sparkling pool that would look right at home on the Aegean Sea. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. A CALIFORNIA HOME ONCE CONSIDERED SO AVANT-GARDE THAT NO ONE WANTED TO BUY IT, ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OWNER DAN VALENTINO, JUST SOLD FOR $2.65 MILLION AFTER LESS THAN THREE MONTHS ON THE MARKET. Kelly Peak, Peak Photography / Courtesy Valentino Real Estate _Source: Valentino + Valentino Real Estate_ KNOWN AS THE SANTORINI HOUSE, IT LOOKS OUT OVER PALM SPRINGS FROM A HILLTOP ABOUT TWO HOURS EAST OF LOS ANGELES. Kelly Peak, Peak Photography / Courtesy Valentino Real Estate _Source: Valentino + Valentino Real Estate_ BUILT BY ARCHITECT WILLIAM NICHOLSON IN 1977, THE HOME CONSISTS OF INTERCONNECTED, BALLOON-LIKE DOMES PLUS A THREE-STORY OBSERVATION TOWER. THE PROPERTY RECENTLY UNDERWENT A DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION. Kelly Peak, Peak Photography / Courtesy Valentino Real Estate _Source: Valentino + Valentino Real Estate_ SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * This whimsical cottage in a historic Chicago neighborhood looks like something out of 'The Hobbit' and comes with a 'secret' garden — take a look inside * A biotech entrepreneur dropped $57 million on 2 adjacent homes in a Colorado ski resort town, shattering real estate records — take a look inside * Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's former Beverly Hills estate just sold for 34% off its original asking price. Look inside the home they spent 3 years renovating. SEE ALSO: THE PRODUCER OF THE CULT CLASSIC MOVIE 'AMERICAN PSYCHO' DESIGNED A HOME IN JOSHUA TREE THAT LOOKS LIKE A FALLEN SKYSCRAPER, AND IT'S ALMOST ENTIRELY COVERED IN MIRRORS. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE. NOW READ: SEE INSIDE THE $2.8 MILLION 'FLINTSTONES' HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA THAT SPARKED A VIRAL FOLLOWING AND A LAWSUIT
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