Dulber

Dulber is a palace in Koreiz, near Yalta in Crimea. The palace of Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, known as Dulber (dülber is Crimean Tatar for "beautiful", originally from Persian, del-bar, "heart-stealing", "beloved, beautiful")), is an asymmetrical architectural extravanganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by the Mameluk architecture of 15th-century Cairo. This palace was built between 1895 and 1897.

See also

Coordinates: 44°25′46″N 34°05′40″E / 44.42944°N 34.09444°E / 44.42944; 34.09444

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/9/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.