The Vorontsov Palace (Воронцовский дворец) 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 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. 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.
This postcard came from Violetta (15 May 2015) Postcrossing.
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