The largest home in Alabama, famous for its guitar-shaped driveway, is for sale. See inside the Versailles of Shoal Creek.

The home in Shoal Creek is the largest in Alabama.Emily Batemon/ZillowA home believed to be the largest in Alabama is on the market for $5 million.The 54,000-square-foot mansion has 15 bedrooms and 16 full bathrooms.The Shoal Creek property includes a guest house, a guitar-shaped driveway, and a stable.An extravagant 54,000-square-foot home in Alabama — widely reported to be the state's largest — is under contract after hitting the market for $5 million last month.The property, listed with The Luxe Group at The Real Broker, was originally built in 1997 by then-MedPartners CEO Larry House. The house, designed in the style of a French chateau, has 15 bedrooms, 16 full bathrooms and six half-baths, a 10-car garage, 14 fireplaces, and a fully equipped guest house. And those are just the basics.House put the home, dubbed "The Guitar House" due to its famous guitar-shaped driveway, on the market amid financial woes, AL.com reported. It has been on the market multiple times in its lifetime, once reaching a listing price of $17.9 million in 2011. It last sold for $4.8 million in 2017.Though its current listing price of $5 million might seem a (relatively) low price tag for the largest home in a state, the average price of a house in Alabama is $228,669, Zillow reported — and the average price of a home in Birmingham, which is just 15 miles away, is $127,269. That puts this home's property value at almost 40 times the nearby city's average.Take a look inside the "Versailles of Shoal Creek" and see what else this 27-acre property has to offer.This is the largest home in Alabama. It's located in Shoal Creek, a gated community 15 miles outside Birmingham.An aerial view of the property.Emily Batemon/ZillowThe 54,000-square-foot home sits on 27 acres.The driveway.Emily Batemon/ZillowThe driveway's shape resembles a guitar, with hedges grown to resemble the strings.Can you see it?Emily Batemon/ZillowIt was inspired by the shape of the driveway at Andrew Jackson's historical home, the Hermitage, in Nashville.It's a guitar.Emily Batemon/ZillowThe front yard includes landscaping, sculptures, and a fountain.A view of the front yard.Emily Batemon/ZillowUpon walking into the grand entryway, it's clear that this home was envisioned as a work of art.The foyer features a giant chandelier and a fully painted domed ceiling.Emily Batemon/ZillowIts design was inspired by historic castles in Italy and France.There are details everywhere you look.Emily Batemon/ZillowOn the other side of the entryway is a grand room, which looks more like an art museum.Underneath the grand staircase.Emily Batemon/ZillowHere's the view from upstairs. That fireplace is 40 feet tall and made of limestone.There are frescos throughout.Emily Batemon/ZillowOn one side of the staircase is one of the house's living rooms, with a TV mounted atop one of its 14 fireplaces.The TV room.Emily Batemon/ZillowBehind that is a sitting room. Each archway is framed with blue drapes — its previous owner once said the home's drapes cost more than $400,000.A sitting room.Emily Batemon/ZillowOn the other side of the foyer is the dining room.The dining room.Emily Batemon/ZillowCustom glass chandeliers like this one are seen throughout the house.Another view of the dining room.Emily Batemon/ZillowIf you don't feel like making a grand entrance, there are plenty of other stairwells to walk through — though they're not any less luxurious.A side staircase.Emily Batemon/ZillowAnother one of the home's focal points is this office, which is covered in mahogany built-in cabinets and shelving.The office.Emily Batemon/ZillowThe ceiling features a hand-painted mural.It's also quite bright in here with all the windows.Emily Batemon/ZillowBesides the interior design touches that resemble the Palace of Versailles, the property has other amenities.Another aerial view.Emily Batemon/ZillowFor example, there's the wet bar that looks straight out of an Italian palazzo.The wet bar inside the guest house.Emily Batemon/ZillowThere's also a large wine cellar.The wine cellar.Emily Batemon/ZillowThere's even a home theater that looks like an old movie palace.The home theater.Emily Batemon/ZillowBut if you prefer to be outside, this property also has a patio …One of the covered patios.Emily Batemon/Zillow… as well as a large outdoor fireplace, a guest house, an outdoor arena, stables, and more.You can see the indoor arena and the outdoor arena.Emily Batemon/ZillowThere's space for at least a couple of ponies.The stables.Emily Batemon/ZillowThe largest home in Alabama was listed for $5 million in April and is now under contract.A view of the home from the front gates.Emily Batemon/ZillowRead the original article on Business Insider

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