Libyan Rebels Investigate Gadhafi Clan's Mansions (Photos)

By Alex Johnston
Epoch Times Staff


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A Libyan rebel soldier walks through the house of Aisha Gadhafi. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

The swimming pool at the house of Aisha Gadhafi. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Former Abu Slim prisoner, Sami Sadiq Abu Ruwais, walks on the roof of a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family in Ain Zara close to Tripoli, on August 31, 2011. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

A general view shows a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family in Ain Zara close to Tripoli (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

A Libyan man plays the piano while an armed rebel watches at the abandoned resthouse of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of Moammar Gadhafi at the select Regata beach resort in Tripoli on September 1, 2011. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images)

A general view shows the gardens of a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Abu Slim prisoner, Sami Sadiq Abu Ruwais, stands next to a swimming pool inside a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Abu Slim prisoner, Sami Sadiq Abu Ruwais, stands next to a swimming pool inside a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

A general shot shows the gardens of a luxurious complex that rebels and local residents claim to be the holiday home of the Gadhafi family. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

After Libyan rebels captured Tripoli and prompted the family of strongman Moammar Gadhafi to flee, ordinary civilians and photographers were able to enter the family’s mansions and compounds for the first time.

Gold and marble fittings, a gold mermaid-themed bed, vineyards, and fruit trees adorn the various farms and compounds that were overrun by rebels last week, according to photos.

Gadhafi’s son, Hannibal, and his daughter, Aisha, are said to have escaped into Algeria. As for the strongman himself, some say that he is holed up in the town of Sirte, which is the last town held by loyalists of the former regime.