Alupka
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| Alupka | |
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| Алупка Алупка Alupka | |
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| Region of Crimea: | Yalta municipality |
| Location: | |
| Altitude: | 90 m |
| Area: | 4 km² |
| Population: | 8,745 (2001) |
| Density: | 2186.25 /km² |
| Postal codes: | 98676 |
| Phone prefix: | +380-654 |
| Time zone: | EET: UTC+2 |
| Previous name: | --- |
| [ official web-site] | |
Alupka (Ukrainian: Алупка, Russian: Алупка, Crimean Tatar: Alupka) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, situated 17 km to the west of Yalta. It is famous for a picturesque palace, designed by Edward Blore in an extravagant mixture of Scottish baronial and Neo-Moorish styles and built in 1828-46 for prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov. A large English style park was designed and built for prince Vorontsov at the same time. During the Yalta Conference, the palace — spared by the Germans during World War II — served as the residence of Sir Winston Churchill.
Image:Vorontsov South View.JPG Image:Mh Dsc14683.jpg
[edit] External links
- (English) Alupka: Vorontsov estate
- (English) Alupka: Vorontsov's Palace
- (Russian) Webpage of the Alupka Castle
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