Swallow’s Nest

The Swallow's Nest is a decorative castle located at , a small spa town between and on the Crimean peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre-high Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood for Pavel Leonardovich von Steingel, a Russian noble with German roots.
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  • Museum
  • …stands 12 metres (39 feet) tall
  • …has 2 floors
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Description: decorative castle located between Yalta and Alupka on the Crimean peninsula
  • Address: Алупкинское шоссе 9

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ai-Todorsky lighthouse and Kichkine Palace.
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Lighthouse
is situated 550 metres southwest of Swallow’s Nest.
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Building
is a building, which is situated 770 metres north of Swallow’s Nest.
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House
is a house, which is situated 1 km west of Swallow’s Nest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurpaty and Gaspra.
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Town
is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta…
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Town
, officially transliterated Haspra…
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Town
Koreiz is an urban-type settlement lying south-west… is situated 3 km west of Swallow’s Nest.

Swallow’s Nest

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Latitude
44.43063° or 44° 25′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.12858° or 34° 7′ 43″ east
Open location code
8GPPC4JH+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103635688
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­folly
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1353643

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Veps—“Swallow’s Nest” goes by many names.
SwaelnesAfrikaans
قلعة عش السنونوArabic
Ծիծեռնակի բույնArmenian
লাষ্টোচকিনো গ্নেজদোAssamese
Qaranquş yuvasıAzerbaijani
Ҡарлуғас ояһыBashkir
Ҡарлуғас ояһы (Ҡырым)Bashkir
Enararen habiaBasque
Ластаўчына гняздоBelarusian
燕子堡Chinese
Чĕкеç йăввиChuvash
Чĕкеç йăвиChuvash
Qarılğaç yuvasıCrimean Tatar
Vlaštovčí hnízdoCzech
ZwaluwnestDutch
Zwaluwnest (Krim)Dutch
Hirunda nestoEsperanto
PääskysenpesäFinnish
Nid d’hirondelleFrench
Niño de andoriñaGalician
მერცხლის ბუდეGeorgian
SchwalbennestGerman
קן הסנוניתHebrew
Fecskefészek-kastélyHungarian
Nido di rondineItalian
ツバメの巣 (ヤルタ)Japanese
燕の巣Japanese
Kregždės LizdasLithuanian
SvaleredetNorwegian
SvaleredetNorwegian Bokmål
قلعه آشیانه پرستوPersian
Jaskółcze GniazdoPolish
Cuibul RânduniciiRomanian
Cuibul Rândunicii, CrimeeaRomanian
Ласточкино гнездоRussian
Ласточкино гнездо (Крым)Russian
Ластавичје гнездоSerbian
Nido de golondrinaSpanish
SvalboetSwedish
தகைவிலான் கூடுTamil
Kırlangıç YuvasıTurkish
Ластівчине гніздоUkrainian
MalindpezaVeps

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