Russia · 19th century
Meyendorff Castle ranks #3,396 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #83 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded c. 1900, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,983 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Moscow, 22 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
Meyendorff Castle or Meindorf Castle (Russian: Мейендорф or Мейндорф) is a Châteauesque architectural extravaganza constructed at the turn of the 20th century to Pyotr Boytsov's designs as a private residence of the Swedish-Baltic German Meyendorf family, (a cadet line of the Baltic German noble House of Uexküll). Located between Barvikha and Odintsovo along Podushkinskoye Highway (Russian: Подушкинское шоссе) A106 in Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast west of Moscow, the castle was constructed between 1874 and 1885.
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