Swallow's Nest
Castle in the Crimean peninsula / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swallow's Nest (Ukrainian: Ластівчи́не гніздо́, romanized: Lastivchýne hnizdó; Russian: Лáсточкино гнездо́, romanized: Lástochkino gnezdó)[nb 1] is a decorative castle located at Gaspra, a small spa town between Yalta and Alupka on the Crimean peninsula. It was built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre-high (130 ft) Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood[nb 2] for a noble with German roots, Pavel Leonardovich von Steingel.
The castle overlooks the Cape of Ai-Todor on the Black Sea coast and is located near the remains of the Roman castrum of Charax.[2] The Swallow's Nest is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's southern coastline.[3][4][5]