Sunday, April 21, 2013

Swallow Nest Castle

 

Swallow is a mock-century castle near Yalta, in Crimea, Ukraine. Built between 1911-1912 near Gaspra, on top of 40 meters (130 ft) high Aurora Cliff, to the Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood.

The castle was originally named the Castle of Love and was built in 1912. Not known who built this castle. But from the stories that this castle was once a log cabin building and eventually built like this now.

This place is one of the tourist attractions that appeal is very popular in Ukraine, because of the beauty of the landscape will not be found anywhere else. Since built in 1912, where it became one of the buildings air-Gothic architecture in Ukraine. This building stands firmly with an area of approximately 200 meters. In 1927, this place survived the great earthquake of 6 to 7 magnitude that shook Ukraine.

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