Swallow's Nest

The Swallow's Nest (Ukrainian: Ластівчи́не гніздо́, romanized: Lastivchýne hnizdó; Russian: Ласточки́но гнездо́, romanized: Lastochkíno gnezdó)^{[nb 1]} is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka on the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre-high (130 ft) Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Soviet architect Leonid Sherwood^{[nb 2]} for a noble with German roots, Pavel Leonardovich 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.^[2] The Swallow's Nest is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's southern coastline.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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^ "The State Historical Museum". Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ "Zolotoy plyazh and Lastochkino gnezdo". Yalta Putevoditel (in Russian). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
^ "Lastochkino gnezdo". Crimea.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Ferentseva 2003, p. 58.
^ Ivchenko & Parkhomenko 2010, p. 293.

[2] "The State Historical Museum". Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[jalita-4] "Zolotoy plyazh and Lastochkino gnezdo". Yalta Putevoditel (in Russian). Retrieved 4 July 2011.

[5] "Lastochkino gnezdo". Crimea.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[touring-6] Ferentseva 2003, p. 58.

[Ivchenko-7] Ivchenko & Parkhomenko 2010, p. 293.

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