After Selling Beat To Apple, Dr Dre Acquire $40million Estate (Aee Photos)

 Dr. Dre, 49, founder and chief executive of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics has dropped $40 million a Brentwood estate.
              The four-acre estate centers on a country French chateau reached by a winding driveway.
           A cobblestone motor court and a moat/koi pond add an Old World ambience to the mansion, which was designed by arch

itect Richard Landry.

Clad in limestone, the house features reclaimed ceiling beams, salvaged tile and antique doors. The 18,298 square feet of living space includes a center hall, a den, a library/study, a gym, a sauna, five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, loggias, covered terraces, balconies and garage space. There are seven fireplaces.

The grounds, irrigated by a gray-water system, include expanses of lawn, gardens, waterfalls, ponds, an infinity pool and pathways. Electricity is supplied by solar panels.