The magnificent New York residence of Gianni Versace is on the market for $70 million.

The former Manhattan townhouse of Gianni Versace has been listed for $70 million.
According to the Sotheby's International Realty listing, the late fashion designer purchased the seven-bedroom estate in 1995 and had it completely renovated.

According to the listing, the palace, which was completed in 1950, allows the buyer to "live like royalty" and "possess a piece of real estate and fashion history."The building faces Fifth Avenue and borders Central Park and has 17 luxuriously designed rooms spread across six stories.
Italian marble and Austrian parquet are used for the floors. Five fireplaces, painted walls and ceilings, and mosaic are among the features."Over the first four floors, Versace's genius and vision are unveiled, each showcasing the designer's famed taste and pervading the residence," according to the listing.
The mansion's many floors each have their own motif.
The garden level features hand-painted canvas walls inspired by an English neoclassical house, as well as a marble staircase and gallery with a gorgeous Greek key pattern border.On the third level, there's a vaulted ceiling that looks like the Sistine Chapel's, as well as restored 19th-century panels from a Florentine palazzo that Versace sourced.
The fifth and sixth floors have bedrooms and a Moroccan-style cinema room, while the level above has a double bathroom spa described as "one of the biggest in the city" per the listing.Versace was a fashion icon of the twentieth century.
According to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, he debuted his first independent collection in Milan in 1978 and founded his label alongside his brother, Santo, and sister, Donatella.
Pop culture royalty such as Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, and Elton John have all worn his designs, which are noted for their sensuous silhouettes and theatrical flare.

In 1997, Versace was fatally shot on the stairs of his Miami Beach villa. Donatella Versace has led the brand's creative vision after his death, now that the label is owned by Capri Holdings, a US firm.

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