The Castle building's front floor portion facing the sea their both right and left corner floor have tipped out beyond the cliff and looked like hanging in the air, visitors mingle infront or inside it will not discover the real situation. Imagine your legs are right on the slab which is actually zero contact with the ground, so it is time to do something before mishap happens. It looks great, and feel like partaking a fairly tale while amazed by its beauty, and the serenity, but dangers is hidden, like the part hanging portion of the Castle's rear end at the edge of the cliff top, I think necessary enforcement steps...
Read moreThe Swallow's Nest is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka, in the Crimean Peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre (130 ft) high Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood for the Baltic German businessman Baron von Steingel. The castle overlooks the Cape of Ai-Todor on the Black Sea coast and is located near the remains of the Roman castrum of Charax. The Swallow's Nest is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's...
Read moreIt's history is too long but not of much significance. You can search for it. In 1968-1971, repair and restoration works were carried out under the project of the Yalta architect I. G. Tatiev. A monolithic reinforced concrete slab was placed under the base of the castle, anti-seismic belts were made, and architectural elements destroyed by the earthquake were restored. In 2002, a second reconstruction took place. But only 9 years later, in 2011, the castle Swallow’s Nest became a Museum. It was recognized as an architectural and historical monument and opened...
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