Yalta house Leshchinskoy history of the house. Unknown palaces of Yalta. Walk along Old Yalta - st. Catherine's
Palaces in Yalta itself, as a rule, are unknown. Of course, these beautiful architectural structures cannot be called completely unknown - historians, architects and ... realtors know them - since these buildings are put up for sale, but the usual prices for these objects are so fantastic that they rarely find their buyers.
What surprised me about many of these palace houses, built by famous (and not so) architects, is their location.
In ancient cities, mansions are usually located along rivers, but Yalta is surprising in that at the same Derekoika, visitors see only Soviet five-story buildings, and in order to find something more beautiful, you need to climb higher, into the mountains ...
And then I remembered the report read last year at the conference, here in Yalta. It told that the first naval minister of Russia, Vice Admiral and Count Nikolai Mordvinov was still a petty tyrant, and believed, “since I was given this land, I won’t give it to anyone.” The entire territory from the current bus station to the monument to Lenin belonged to him. It was planted with gardens and exotic trees, but, despite the requests of the Yalta "mayor's office" to allocate land at least for the road, the count refused. So, instead of the old road near the river, they had to build new ones, at a high altitude, along the hills surrounding the city by the sea.
This is how Pochtovaya (Sverdlova) Street appeared, along which they entered the city, it became popular, and new mansions appeared here, now mainly belonging to the Ministry of Defense. One of them - House of architect Wegener- a beautiful, albeit rather abandoned mansion above Mordvinovsky Park, almost at the end of the current Sverdlov Street.
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This unusual building was built more than a hundred years ago by the famous St. Petersburg architect Oskar Emilievich Wegener, known as the manager of the construction of the palace of Alexander III in Massandra, as well as the palace of Count Mordvinov in Yalta and many famous Yalta buildings.
Sculptures made of white marble have been preserved on the building, capable of decorating a real palace.
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On the balcony you can see a clearly Masonic coat of arms with the image of a triangle, a compass, a ruler and a protractor.
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The glass windows are also unusual. The mansion, which has a clear historical and architectural value, is now very neglected, families live in it, who installed double-glazed windows in several windows, which disfigured the old look of the mansion. But even despite this, in general, the old window frames, doors, parquet, carved wood panels, fireplaces and tiles have been preserved in the former estate of Wegener.
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What is surprising: the people of Yalta do not seem to notice in what beautiful houses, surrounded by wonderful parks, they live. Here is another house - Mansion of Princess Baryatinsky"Uch-Cham" (Three pines), on the same Sverdlov street.
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The building until 1918 belonged to the princess. And it was built at the end of the 19th century. Although the surname of the architect is unknown, but according to the time of construction, according to its style and materials, it is suggested that the mansion of Princess Baryatinsky was built by the same architect Wegener.
Maria Baryatinskaya was well known to the people of Yalta for her charitable and social activities, she devoted herself to helping the sick and the needy. In the winter of 1918, she was arrested and spent several weeks in confinement. In 1920 she left the Crimea forever and died in America in 1937. This mansion of the princess was used for military sanatoriums, and in 1951 it was restored and reconstructed. Just recently it became known that a certain owner bought it and organized a hotel here.
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Not wanting to build up his gardens below, Count Mordvinov himself built his palace in this area. It was built in the spirit of the Renaissance and resembles classic Mediterranean villas.
And Nikolai Semenovich Mordvinov received the land in 1794 from Empress Catherine II "For zealous service to the Fatherland." He called the estate "Good wasteland", its construction was started in 1898 according to the project of the St. Petersburg architect F. Nagel. And the work was managed by the same architect Wegener.
And the palace itself appeared here in 1901-1903, already under the great-grandson of Mordvinov, Alexander Alexandrovich II. In 1927, the Mordvinovs' house became a rest home for the People's Commissariat for Naval Affairs and also passed into the department of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
It is reported that in the late 2010s, this palace of the Mordvinovs was put up for sale, and this object is considered the most expensive real estate for sale in the Crimea - they want more than $ 22 million for it ...
And Yalta began with a very small village of a dozen houses in the area of the monument to Lenin - it was the so-called "Greek settlement", and many of the present districts of the city were distant villages - Ai-Vasil, Autka, Derekoy, etc. Here is the famous and visible all parties Church of John Chrysostom.
But higher, on the mountain, is a lesser known Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which was built in 1916 according to the project of the architect Maksimov for the "Alexandria sanatorium for the ranks of the fleet." The temple was built in the Old Russian (Byzantine) style. Such a “two-story” temple is the Vladimir Cathedral in Chersonese. The church had a collection of ancient Russian icons for a long time.
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If in the center of Yalta, on the Embankment, palaces are not visible, then it is worth going into small courtyards and you can find beautiful old buildings. In one of them, in the former hospital of Dr. S. N. Vasiliev, now there is Yalta Center for Children and Youth Creativity.
The building has not been repaired for a long time, according to the stories of Yalta residents, someone wanted to take it away from children all the time, but it is used for its intended purpose. The mansion is crowned with two griffins - these symbols of the Crimea, "strong as lions and free as eagles."
Another famous building of the city by the sea - Palace of the Emir of Bukhara, who, by the way, was "an honorary citizen of Yalta." The emir had two palaces here, and you can’t really get into the first and second (the first is still under the jurisdiction of the Black Sea Fleet, although attempts are being made to make it a historical and architectural object).
The second one (dacha of the emir) is located on the territory of the sanatorium "Uzbekistan" and is considered the property of this Central Asian republic. The two buildings were connected by a very long and winding road, which in tsarist times bore the name of the street of the same Emir of Bukhara. (Now Shcherbak Street). The description of the lower palace is available in many resources, and very little is known about the emir's dacha.
The building was built in oriental colors. It is surrounded by a beautiful park area, consisting of ancient and huge cypresses, palms, mammoth trees. Currently, the territory of the sanatorium has been declared a monument of landscape art and is protected by the state. Sad events in the life of Yalta were also associated with this dacha - white officers were tried here, after which they were led to execution in the mountains above Yalta, to the Frolov-Bagreev dacha, in a place that today is infamous as "Bagreevka".
The history of the city of Yalta dates back to 1838. It is from this date that the development of the resort begins, interesting architectural buildings, temples, monuments appear. The formation of Yalta is associated with many high-profile and famous names in history that glorified the city.
The new excursion tour "Yalta - the right to the past" was developed to get acquainted with unknown architectural buildings, temples of pre-revolutionary Yalta, the history of the city's development, the development of the resort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For journalists, the tour was conducted by the guide Lyudmila Dyakonova.
The route starts from Sverdlov Street in Yalta, formerly Pochtovaya Street. It was there that the first architects of Yalta built their houses. A special place among them is occupied by the house of the famous architect Oscar Wegener, built in 1850.
Now this unique old mansion is in an abandoned state, although in general it still retains its historical appearance both outside and inside: an engraving with initials and a personal coat of arms have been preserved on the facade of the house, statues rise on the roof of the building, still stand in the same place, although and quite broken, ancient stained-glass windows, window frames, doors, parquet, ceilings, tiles.
According to both citizens and historians, Oscar Wegener's mansion is of historical and architectural value and requires urgent restoration.
The next stop during the tour is the estate "Uch-Cham" ("Three pines") of Princess Maria Baryatinsky - one of the most famous residents of Yalta at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries. It was she who initiated the construction of the Alexander Hospital for pulmonary patients and arranged charity balls in this estate.
The mansion was built presumably by the architect Wegener in the Neo-Romanesque style using Art Nouveau elements, the house has many balconies and terraces. On the territory of the estate there was a palace and an outbuilding, which are connected by an arch at the entrance to the courtyard. Maria Baryatinskaya loved to start social events, among the guests of which was Nicholas II with his daughters. Now there is a hotel on the estate.
Polikurovsky Hill, where Yalta was born and offers stunning views of the city, is the next stop on the route. It was here that the first fishermen settled and the history of Yalta began.
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Martyr Empress Alexandra was built in 1916 by the architect Vladimir Maximov under the auspices of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna for the sanatorium of the Naval Department.
After the 1920s, the temple ceased to function; there was an infirmary and a club in its building. In 1995, it was reopened as a place of worship.
The tour continues in the center of Yalta, where famous citizens lived. In particular, doctor Vladimir Shiryaev lived in the house built by the architect Nikolai Krasnov on Krasnov Street.
On Morskaya Street there is a two-story building, where there was a well-known hotel and medical offices.
In the house nearby lived the youngest mayor of Yalta, Vladimir Rybitsky, son-in-law of the famous artist Ivan Aivazovsky.
Further, the route continues on the embankment of the city, in the center is the building of the Maryino Hotel, the first owner of which was Princess Maria Baryatinsky, and the mansion was named after her. The monumental three-story building with parapets and decorative flowerpots on the roof has been used as a hotel since the 19th century. Remote balconies http://liniavikon.com.ua/129-vinos-balkonov.html create an excellent panorama of the entire central embankment of the city of Yalta.
Walking along the main street of Yalta, it is impossible not to stop at the Chapel of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, installed in 2006 on the site of a chapel destroyed in the 1930s.
Further, the participants of the tour "Yalta - the right to the past" pass along the streets of Ekaterininskaya, Botkinskaya, Kirov. The tour ends on the territory of the sanatorium "Uzbekistan", where the "country palace" is located, part of the architectural building of the Emir of Bukhara Seyid-Abdul-Akhat-khan, an honorary citizen of Yalta.
The palace was built at the end of the 18th century, and a few years ago the building was restored to its original form. Preserved granite lions at the entrance to the palace. The ceiling and walls of the palace are hand-painted by Uzbek masters. 
This excursion tour was recognized as the best city route within the framework of the III Republican competition "Excursion Mosaic of Crimea".
Elina Prystupa
List of architectural monuments of local importance, located on the southern coast of Crimea, in Yalta.
1. Building, second half of the 11th century, st. Bakhchisaray highway, 1.
2. House of A.T. Tyankova, 1900, st. Biryukova, 12/16.
3. Former residential building (heirs of D.O. Aga), second half of the 19th century, st. Botkinskaya, 1, 3.
4. Residential building, 1912 - Prince Akhmed-Girey Jamgarovich Chingiz, building of the beginning of the 20th century, st. Botkinskaya, 4 / st. them. P. Tolyatti.
5. Residential building, 1912 - M.T. Malinovskaya, built in the late 19th century. - early twentieth century, st. Botkinskaya, 5.
6. Residential building, 1905 - Prince Chegodaev; for 1912 - P.I. Semenchenko-Dotsenko, building of the end of the 19th century. - early twentieth century, st. Botkinskaya, 6.
7. Former villa (house of S.S. Kostritsky), second half of the 19th century. - the beginning of the twentieth century, st. Botkinskaya, 7.
8. Villa (estate of Yanovsky), second half of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century, st. Botkinskaya, 9.
9. Residential building, second half of the Х1Хв, st. Botkinskaya, 10.
10. Villa, st. Botkinskaya, 11.
11. Residential building, second half of the 19th century, st. Botkinskaya, 12.
12. Residential house and estate of E.I. Sokolova in 1912, later - one of the founders of Russian cinematography A.A. Khanzhonkova, building of the beginning of the 20th century, st. Botkinskaya, 15.
13. Residential building, second half of the 19th century, st. Botkinskaya, 16.
14. The building of the former museum of local lore (Prik's house), the beginning of the 20th century, st. Gogol, 12.
15. The former hotel "St. Petersburg", the end of the nineteenth century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 1/emb. them. V.I. Lenin, 33.
16. Former international commercial bank, XIX century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 4.
17. Residential house (A.F. Frolova-Bagreeva), late 19th century. - the beginning of the twentieth century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 5.
18. Former residential building Leschinskaya, st. Ekaterininskaya, 6 / per. Potemkinsky, 2.
19. Residential house (A.F. Frolova-Bagreeva; in 1910 - Bulgakova A.N.), building of the late XIX - early XX century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 7.
20. Residential building, st. Ekaterininskaya, 9.
21. Former residential building O.E. Shmakova, 1880, st. Ekaterininskaya, 12.
22. Former city public library, built in the second half of the 19th century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 13, according to the BTI of Yalta: st. Ekaterininskaya, 13, letter B.
23. Former residential building Medvedovskaya, st. Ekaterininskaya, 14.
24. Former residential building of Nikolskaya, 1886, st. Ekaterininskaya, 15 / st. Chekhov, 20.
25. The building of the former mutual credit society, the beginning of the 20th century, st. Ekaterininskaya, 16 / st. Chekhov, 22.
26. Armenian Church, 1884-1916, st. Zagorodnaya, 3.
27. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Krasnova, 6.
28. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 8.
29. House and wing of the doctor B. Nozhnikov - in 1905, in 1912 - his heirs, building of the beginning of the 20th century, st. Kirova, 11.
30. Residential building, 1912 - E.H. Berlin, built in the late 19th century. - early twentieth century, st. Kirova, 12 / per. Partizansky, 7.
31. Residential building, 1905 - T.I. Kuznetsova, for 1912. - A.D. Lukki, built in 1898, st. Kirova, 13.
32. Residential building, 1905 - T.I. Kuznetsova, in 1912 - N.F. Murzin, building of the end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century, st. Kirov, 15, st. Kirov, 13-a.
33. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 14 / per. Partizansky, 6 (2 buildings - B and C).
34. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 18.
35. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 20.
36. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 22.
37. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Kirova, 24.
38. Mansion of the barons Meller, middle of the 19th century, st. Kirov, 24-a.
39. The former house of the merchant Hofschneider, st. Kirov, 26-a.
40. The former house of the merchant Hofschneider, st. Kirov, 26-b.
41. House and outbuilding, for 1905-1907 - E.P. Bogdanovich, building of the end of the 19th century, st. Kirov, 27 / st. Shchorsa, 2.
42. Villa, st. Kirova, 28 / per. Lavrovy, st. Kirov, 24-a.
43. Residential building, 1905 - Glagoleva, for 1912. - N.F. Murzin, building of the end of the 19th century. - early twentieth century, st. Kirova, 29.
44. Residential building, st. Kirova, 30.
45. Estate complex: the house where the architect P.K. Terebenev; house for servants; house, which housed the laundry and carriage house, st. Kirova, 34 / st. Botkinskaya, 27.
46. House, 1905 and 1912 - Princess N.A. Baryatinsky, building of the end of the 19th century, st. Kirova, 33.
47. House, 1905 and 1912 - Princess N.A. Baryatinsky, built in the 80s of the XIX century, st. Kirova, 39.
48. Church of St. Theodore Tiron with a courtyard, per. Kolkhozny, 1 / st. Nakhimov.
49. The building of the former Azov Bank, 1909, emb. them. V.I. Lenin, 3.
50. Trading rows of Stakheev - for 1905, for 1912 - G.K. Kaubisha, 19th century building, emb. them. V.I. Lenin, 11.
51. Trading building (former trading rows of Stakheev), middle of the 19th century, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 15.
52. Commercial building, profitable house of Myasoedova E.M., mid-19th century, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 17.
53. House of Agadysheva, 1870, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 19.
54. Former home of E.O. Maitop, then Zvenigorodsky, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 23 / st. Marine, 2.
55. Former house of M.P. Reshetkina, 19th century, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 25.
56. Former pharmacy and perfume shop Ya.A. Leventon, late 19th century. - beginning of the 20th century, emb. them. IN AND. Lenina, 27 / per. Chernomorsky, 1.
57. Doctor Ivanov's house - for 1905, for 1912 - A.A. Nikitin, building in the second half of the 19th century, trans. Chernomorsky, 3.
58. Former hospital Rofe, 19th century, emb. them. V. and Lenin, 31.
59. House with the estate of Lieutenant-General Count I. G. Nostitz (former summer cottage "Getalita"), late 19th century - the beginning of the twentieth century, st. Lomonosov, 27
60. Residential building, mid-19th century, st. Marshak, 3.
61. Residential building (A. Shiryaev's profitable house), XIX century, st. Marine, 5.
62. Church (Nikolaev military church), early 20th century (1915), st. Polikurovskaya, 25.
63. The former residential building of Avenarius, which housed the hospital of Dr. I.N. Altshuller, building in the second half of the 19th century, trans. Potemkinsky, 3.
64. Former residential building Rofe, per. Potemkinsky, 4.
65. Former mansion, trans. Potemkinsky, 5.
66. Former villa (house of M.P. Atarova), ser. XIX century, st. Pushkinskaya, 5, 5-a.
67. House of S.P. Bonnie, where I.A. Bunin, A.I. Kuprin, V.I. Rebikov, st. Pushkinskaya, 13.
68. Belvedere, early 20th century, st. Pushkinskaya, 15.
69. The house where the academician of architecture N.P. Krasnov, st. Pushkinskaya, 19.
70. The building of the former police department, the middle of the 19th century, st. Pushkinskaya, 23.
71. The building of the former treasury, the middle of the 19th century, st. Pushkinskaya, 23.
72. Church, early 20th century, st. Pushkinskaya, 25.
73. The building of the former Yalta City Council and Duma, st. Roosevelt, 1.
74. Profitable house of Count A.A. Mordvinova, 1900, st. Roosevelt, 2 / st. Ignatenko, 1.
75. Profitable house of the merchants Foltovich, (Faltov), 1910, st. Roosevelt, 4.
76. Household S. Grippioti, 1843, st. Roosevelt, 6.8.
77. Former hotel "Central" E.E. Sokolov, early XX century, st. Roosevelt, 10.
78. Former Bristol Hotel, 1915, st. Roosevelt, 12.
79. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, st. Sadovaya, 2 / st. Voykova, 1.
80. Building, early 20th century, st. Sadovaya, 4.
81. The building of the former sanatorium. Empress Maria Feodorovna, st. Sadovaya, 18.
82. Garden and park architectural complex: the former palace of the Emir of Bukhara; former dacha "Strateiz" Bushev; the house of Prince Ratiev; former villa and wing of the Ministry of Railways; park, including the fence around it and architectural and decorative structures: a) the remains of the front gate of the palace fence; b) "Deer" pool; c) "Nymph" pool; d) pool "Frog"; e) bust of Ushakov; 6) a bust of Nakhimov; g) sculptural bas-relief (until 1917); h) cast-iron park benches (until 1917); i) a section of a metal fence (until 1917); j) sculpture "Waiting", st. Sevastopolskaya, 12/43.
83. The building of the fish factory, st. Sverdlov, 2 / st. Moscow, 15.
84. Belfry of the former church of St. John Chrysostom, (1887), st. Tolstoy, 10.
85. Former palace of Count A.N. Novosiltseva, st. Khalturina, 28.
86. Former mansion for vacationers, st. Khalturina, 28.
87. Park of the sanatorium. A.P. Chekhov, st. Khalturina, 28.
88. Former residential building, st. Chekhov, 1 / st. Marine.
89. Former residential building, st. Chekhov, 2 / st. Marine, 8.
90. Former residential building, st. Chekhov, 7.
91. Kirkha, st. Chekhov, 10.
92. The former hospital of Dr. S.N. Vasiliev: the building of the former hospital; outbuilding, park, st. Chekhov, 11.
93. Residential building (villa), late 19th century - the beginning of the twentieth century, st. Chekhov, 12.
94. Former villa of Sobolev, st. Chekhov, 13 a.
95. Former villa of Dr. S.N. Vasilyeva, st. Chekhov, 13-b.
96. Former residential building, st. Chekhov, 14.
97. Building, st. Chekhov, 16.
98. House, for 1905, for 1912 - A.P. Shadrina, building of the late XIX century, st. Chekhov, 18.
99. Former hotel "Metropol", 1902, st. Chekhov, 25 / st. Botkinskaya, 13.
100. Manor of Baron V.P. Meller-Zakomelsky: two former residential buildings; former carriage house; park of the sanatorium "Kyiv"; manor gate, st. Chekhov, 26.
101. Church of the Ascension of Christ, XIX century, st. Shcherbaka, 6.
102. Villa, outbuilding, garden, in 1905 - Maslova's estate, in 1912 - princes Obolensky, building of the late 19th century, st. Shchorsa, even side (no numbering of houses), between buildings No. 6 and 7 of the sanatorium. CM. Kirov.
103. House and outbuilding (for 1905 and 1912 - the estate of Prince M.R. Dolgorukov), building of the late 19th century, st. Shchorsa, 4.
104. Residential houses (in 1905 - the estate of the artist A.Ya. Voronkov, in 1912 - A.L. Voronkova), built at the end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century, st. Shchorsa, 7.
105. Villa (in 1905 and 1912 - the estate of M.A. Kochubey), built at the end of the 19th century, st. Shchors, between house number 7 on the street. Shchors and building No. 10 of the sanatorium. Kirov.
106. Manor M.N. Vodarskoy: villa, outbuilding, staircase and entrance to the estate; park with architectural and decorative structures, st. Shchorsa, 14.
According to the Republican Committee of the ARC for the protection of cultural heritage as of 01.01.1995
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A descendant of the Meltzer family, Fedor Fedorovich was a merchant of the first guild, and also became the successor of the furniture factory, inherited from his father Friedrich Johann Meltzer. Fedor Fedorovich skillfully managed the factory and achieved quite good results with his offspring: the factory was popular with many people of that time, including influential ones. All products manufactured at the furniture factory can be called very sophisticated, high quality and very graceful.
The factory also accepted orders for restoration work. Fedor Fedorovich was helped to manage the factory by his brothers: Ernest and Roman. In turn, Ernest, being a military engineer, helped Fedor Fedorovich move the factory from one city to another. Roman was responsible for the artistic design of furniture sketches. He had his own place in the art workshop, where he created all his masterpieces.
History of the house in Yalta
The mansion of Fedor Fedorovich is one of the architectural monuments built in Yalta at the beginning of the 20th century. It is located at the address: Yalta, Sverdlov street, 43. The first construction work began there in 1914. Engineer I.M. supervised the entire construction. Kefeli. After the revolutions (February and October), the house is transferred to state use. Later, it will be used as a sanatorium for the military. From the 41st to the 44th year, the Gestapo was located in the house.
The architecture of the house of Fedor Fedorovich Maltsev in Yalta
This two-story building looks like a small castle. The whole castle is made in the Renaissance style. Beautiful narrowed windows, which can be seen from Sverdlov Street, are made in the Gothic style.
The entire facade of the estate of F.F. Meltzer is made in Art Nouveau style with Rococo elements. A patterned concrete composition was laid in front of the main entrance; this platform served as a kind of resting place for the owners of the estate seeing off or meeting guests. A heavy forged fence depresses and delights at the same time - at the entrance it resembles an old medieval castle, taking all visitors back to the era of that time.
Now the building is in a rather decaying state, but nevertheless, the architecture of this room has been preserved quite well and upon closer inspection you can see all the grandeur of this building.
The entire estate was previously leased to the sanatorium of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Due to the deplorable state of the building, there were no tours here.
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This year, summer in Crimea is unlike any previous one. Cool winds, frequent rains, sometimes torrential, cloudiness and cool water forced vacationers to look for other sources of inspiration besides spending time on the beach.
In Yalta, there are a lot of interesting corners created for studying in more detail and in depth. As for an interesting conversation, we are looking for a multifaceted interlocutor, and for a traveler-researcher, the possibility of knowing the environment, way of life, life, and traditions is important.
Attractiveness in terms of architecture, history and aesthetic satisfaction is fraught with the streets of Yalta with old houses, castles, palaces.
One of the most interesting walking routes in Yalta is the street connecting the village of Massandra with the Yalta embankment. It was one of the first streets of the city, which started from the Simferopol postal tract, so its first name was Pochtovaya, then Simferopolskaya. Later, the street was renamed Kutuzovskaya, now its name is Sverdlova.
Its liveliness attracted famous people at the end of the 19th century: counts, generals, merchants built their houses and castles. Famous architects took part in the design of the buildings, including Nikolai Krasnov and Oscar Wegener. Some of these mansions have survived to this day, defining the unique appearance of Yalta.
The estate "Uch-Cham", translated - "Three pines", was built in the neo-Romanesque style. The architectural ensemble is united by a picturesque arch. The mansion belonged to Princess Maria Baryatinsky, who loved to organize charity balls and social events in the estate. Among her guests was Emperor Nicholas II with his family.
A movie is being filmed at the Uch-Cham mansion. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
Going down Sverdlov Street, one cannot help but notice the impressive park, the estate of Count Nikolai Mordvinov, the first Minister of the Navy of Russia.
Flowering trees in the park of Count Mordvinov. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
The Earl called his estate "The Good Wasteland". Vineyards, gardens, a park were laid out on the estate, which was open to the public.
The palace on the territory of the estate was built by the great-grandson of Count Mordvinov. The building is made in the Renaissance style of gray sandstone and Crimean greenish sandstone. The building has survived to this day in its original form.
Palace of Count Mordvinov. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
The park of the estate is decorated with centuries-old sequoias, cedars, palm trees and a fountain with antique sculpture.
Palace of Count Mordvinov, fountain with antique sculpture. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
Flowers in the park of Count Mordvinov. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
Down the street, old residential buildings with turrets, unique masonry, arched windows, and wooden carvings have been preserved.
A wonderful view of the mountains surrounding Yalta and houses climbing the slopes suddenly opens up through the buildings.
After a few minutes, the route leads to the embankment, decorated with blooming magnolias. After an exciting walk, you can reward yourself with a cup of coffee in one of the many cafes or swim in the gentle sea.
Embankment of Yalta. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
Magnolia blossoms on the embankment. Photo: Alla Lavrinenko/The Epoch Times
