Koreiz (, , ) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
lying south-west of
Yalta
Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...
in the
Yalta Municipality of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula, , a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
and incorporated by
Russia
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as the
Republic of Crimea. The name of the town means "villages" in
Greek (χωρεία, chorèa). Koreiz absorbed the nearby spa of
Miskhor in 1958. Population:
Koreiz has arguably become best known as the site of two palaces:
* The palace of
Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Рома́нов; 22 January Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._10_January.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New ...
, known as
Dulber (''dülber'' in
Crimean Tatar means "beautiful"), is an asymmetrical
Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of Romanticist Orientalism. It reached the height of its popularity after the mid-19th centu ...
architectural extravaganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by the
Mameluk architecture of 15th-century
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...
. This palace was built between 1895 and 1897.
* , an architect who worked on the imperial
Livadia Palace in nearby Yalta, built the
Yusupov Palace for Prince
Felix Yusupov in 1909. The palace, whose style may be described as
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ide ...
Revival and
Roman Revival, boasts a romantic park with exotic plants and a wine cellar founded by Prince
Lev Galitzine in the 19th century. After the
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government ...
the Soviet authorities nationalised the palace; it served as
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet Union, Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as Ge ...
's favourite
dacha
A dacha ( rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ') or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbu ...
during the 1945
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference (codenamed Argonaut), also known as the Crimea Conference, held 4–11 February 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the post ...
and at other times.
File:Dulber Palace.JPG, Dulber
File:Пруд_Юсуповского_дворца.JPG, Yusupov Palace
File:Koreiz - beach3.jpg, Tourism is an important sector of Koreiz's economy
References
External links
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{{Yalta Municipality
Urban-type settlements in Crimea
Seaside resorts in Ukraine
Seaside resorts in Russia
Yalta Municipality