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The
Vorontsov
Palace
or
the
Alupka
Palace
is
an
historic
palace
situated
at
the
foot
of
the
Crimean
Mountains
near
the
town
of
Alupka
in
Crimea.
The
Vorontsov
Palace
is
one
of
the
oldest
and
largest
palaces
in
Crimea,
and
is
one
of
the
most
popular
tourist
attractions
on
Crimea's
southern
coast.
The
palace
was
built
between
1828
and
1848
for
Russian
Prince
Mikhail
Semyonovich
Vorontsov
for
use
as
his
personal
summer
residence
at
a
cost
of
9
million
silver
rubles.
It
was
designed
in
a
loose
interpretation
of
the
English
Renaissance
revival
style
by
English
architect
Edward
Blore
and
his
assistant
William
Hunt.
The
building
is
a
hybrid
of
several
architectural
styles,
but
faithful
to
none.
Among
those
styles
are
elements
of
Scottish
Baronial,
Mughal
architecture,
and
Gothic
Revival
architecture.
Blore
had
designed
many
buildings
in
the
United
Kingdom,
and
was
later
particularly
well
known
there
for
completing
the
design
of
Buckingham
Palace
in
London.
Once
completed,
the
palace
was
visited
by
many
members
of
the
Russian
Empire's
elite
ruling
class;
a
great
number
of
these
vastly
wealthy
nobles
were
so
taken
with
the
palace
and
its
seaboard
site
that
they
were
moved
to
create
their
own
summer
retreats
in
the
Crimea.
By
the
early
20th
century
not
only
many
aristocrats,
but
also
members
of
the
Imperial
Family,
including
the
Tsar
himself,
had
palaces
in
an
assortment
of
architectural
styles
in
the
vicinity.
An
important
feature
of
the
Vorontsov
Palace
is
the
adjoining
park
ensemble,
which
features
40
hectares
(99
acres)
of
greenery
and
forestry
arranged
by
German
landscape
gardener
Carolus
Keebach.
Today,
the
Vorontsov
Palace
is
a
part
of
the
"Alupka
Palace-Park
Complex,"
a
national
historical
preserve
including
the
Massandra
Palace
in
neighbouring
Massandra.
Owing
to
its
status
as
an
important
local
tourist
attraction
and
architectural
monument,
the
Vorontsov
Palace
and
its
surrounding
park
complex
were
frequently
featured
in
Ukrainian
and
Soviet
cinema
productions
such
as:
An
Ordinary
Miracle
(1964),
Nebesnye
lastochki
(1976),
Crazy
Day
or
The
Marriage
of
Figaro
(2004),
and
Sappho
(2008).
Russian
poet
Ivan
Bunin
visited
the
palace
in
1900
and
wrote
a
short
poem
entitled
"Long
alley
leading
down
to
the
shore
..."
(Russian:
К
прибрежью
моря
длинная
аллея
...).
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