Swallow’s Nest

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Swallow’s Nest is a picturesque neo-Gothic cliffside castle overlooking the Black Sea in Crimea, famous as one of the region’s most iconic tourist attractions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Swallow's Nest 2
Swallow’s Nest area 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
landmark
tourist attraction
architect Leonid Sherwood
architecturalStyle Neo-Gothic architecture
builtFor Baron von Steingel
builtIn 1911
completedIn 1912
country Russia
damagedBy 1927 Crimean earthquake
elevation about 40 meters above sea level
function museum space
restaurant
villa
hasCategory Castles in Crimea
Cliff castles
Cultural heritage monuments in Crimea
Neo-Gothic architecture in Ukraine
Tourist attractions in Crimea
hasFeature battlements
observation terrace
turrets
hasViewOf Black Sea coast
Cape Ai-Todor
heritageStatus symbol of Crimea
isFamousFor being one of Crimea’s most iconic tourist attractions
dramatic cliffside location
picturesque appearance
locatedIn Gaspra
locatedOn Aurora Cliff
Crimea
surface form: Crimean Peninsula
material stone
near Yalta
numberOfFloors 2
overlooks Black Sea
region Crimea
restoredIn 1960s
roofType steep gabled roof
touristActivity photography
sightseeing
usedAs film location

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Yalta Municipality contains Swallow’s Nest
this entity surface form: Swallow’s Nest area
Southern Coast of Crimea hasHistoricSite Swallow’s Nest
this entity surface form: Swallow's Nest
Gaspra hasLandmark Swallow’s Nest
this entity surface form: Swallow's Nest
Yalta hasLandmark Swallow’s Nest