Karl Lagerfeld's last Parisian apartment is being auctioned this morning. Starting bid: 5.3 million euros.

Anyone expecting classicist flourishes inside will be surprised. It is the “library of an ancient sage, connected to unknown planets” The center is a 120 square meter room with three floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto the Seine. The future owner of the apartment had to advance more than a million euros in order to be able to take part in the auction.