Dulber

The Dulber Palace (Russian: Дворец Дюльбер; Ukrainian: Палац Дюльбер) is a Moorish Revival palace designed by Nikolay Krasnov in Koreiz, near Yalta in Crimea. Also known as the Palace of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaievich of Russia, Dulber Palace (dülber is Crimean Tatar for "beautiful", originally from Persian, del-bar, "heart-stealing", "beloved, beautiful"), is an asymmetrical architectural extravaganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by the Mameluk architecture of 15th-century Cairo.

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Dulber ranks #1,822 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1897 — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,173 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sevastopol, 49 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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