Gianni Versace’s Sumptuous Mansion Is Back On The Market

Fashion house: Gianni Versace’s Miami mansion was as flamboyant as the clothes which still bear his name

Would You Buy The House Where Gianni Versace Was Shot? -- The Telegraph

The Miami mansion where Gianni Versace died is on the market. But will the history of the house help or hinder its sale? Emma Rowley investigates the price of infamy.

Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern royalty and Ecclestone sisters, get out your wallets. Gianni Versace’s sumptuous mansion is back on the market. Now used as a boutique hotel, Casa Casuarina in Miami Beach, Florida, has been put up for sale with a hefty £80 million price tag.

Whoever buys it will need to share the tastes of Versace, that is certain. The couturier spent millions transforming the 10-bedroom South Beach property into an Italian villa, complete with frescoes, statues and stained glass, ever ready for a visit from Elton and the like.

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Editor: A photo gallery of Versace's home is here.