Dulber Palace

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2013-05-03

Dulber Palace was built in romantic Moorish style in 1895-1897. It was built in the Crimean estate of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich, the uncle of Emperor Nikolai II, by architect Nikolai Krasnov, who later also built the Livadia and the Yusupov palaces. The prince himself sketched the design of of the palace in oriental style during his travels to the Middle East.

In winter 1918 the palace survived the hard times. The Romanov family had to stay inside for many months. Due to the fact that the palace was also a kind of a castle, the family was guarded by the Navy guys from Sevastopol and survived, despite the fact that red anarchists tried to shoot members of the royal family many times. Next year they emigrated from Russia on board of the British cruiser.

In Soviet times the party elite used to rest in the Dulber resort. During the war, the palace had been badly damaged and then was restored. However, it lost much of what was initially designed by the architect. There is a small botanical garden around the palace. Visiting the territory is possible and costs about $4. Tickets can be purchased directly from the guard at the entrance.