The Versace world is a glitzy, sumptuous one. One of those worlds that tells the story of fashion\u2019s Golden age. Gianna Versace had a profound fascination for classical art and Roman architecture. So, when in 1992 he found this building inspired by the Alcazar de Colon 1, built in 1930 by architect Alden Freeman, the stylist didn\u2019t waste any time in shelling out close to 33 million dollars to fix it up with the same uncompromising Baroque taste that defined his style. Decorated entirely by the couturier, it is like the vestige of a glamour that has faded, or been distorted at best. A glamour that Gianni Versace brought with him from his native Calabria.<\/p>\n
Located at 1116 Ocean Drive, not far from Miami Beach, the property\u2019s Mediterranean architecture is just as jarring as its triumphant extravagance is surprising. Still, even the 23,465 square feet, 11 rooms, Roman gardens, and warm colors can\u2019t rival the creative power that Gianni Versace had to deploy to dream up the 1,937 square foot pool laden with gold. Fully tiled, it is 177 feet long, garnished with 24 carat gold. The current owner of the Casa Casuarina <\/em>quickly made it into a private club, a boutique, and a luxury hotel. But now the entrepreneur is having to part ways with it due to bankruptcy. Entrusted to the Fischer Auction Company, its president assures that the sale \u201cwon\u2019t last more than thirty minutes\u201d.<\/p>\n The Casa Casuarina<\/em> still preserves a little something from Gianni Versace. Felled by a serial killer\u2019s bullets before these very doors, its walls could one day whisper stories of his lavish soir\u00e9es where Cher, Elton John, Madonna, and the entire Versace revived South Beach in the 90s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Versace world is a glitzy, sumptuous one. One of those worlds that tells the story of fashion\u2019s Golden age. Gianna Versace had a profound fascination for classical art and Roman architecture. So, when in 1992 he found this building inspired by the Alcazar de Colon 1, built in 1930 by architect Alden Freeman, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[9156,9157,639,303,2778,296],"class_list":["post-4684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels-chefs-2","tag-11-ocean-drive","tag-casa-casuarine","tag-elton-john","tag-gianni-versace","tag-madonna","tag-miami"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n