Putin's Palace
| "Putin's Palace" | |
|---|---|
"Дворец Путина" | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Residence at Cape Idokopas |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Location | Gelendzhik Urban Okrug, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 44°25′11″N 38°12′19″E / 44.4198035°N 38.2052456°E |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Cost | $1,350,000,000 (estimate) |
| Owner | Alexander Ponomarenko (claimed; since 2011) Arkady Rotenberg (claimed) |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 17,691 square meters[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Lanfranco Cirillo |
| Main contractor | Spetsstroy of Russia[2] |
"Putin's Palace" (Russian: "Дворец Путина"),[3] is also known as the Residence at Cape Idokopas.[4]
It is a palace on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Sergei Kolesnikov and the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), led by Alexei Navalny, said the palace was built for President Vladimir Putin.
On 30 January 2021, Arkady Rotenberg said he owned the palace.[5][6] Rotenberg said that he wanted the residence to be an apartment hotel.
Location[change | change source]
The house is on Cape Idokopas, near Praskoveevka.[7][8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ilyushina, Mary. "Navalny releases investigation into decadent billion-dollar 'Putin palace". www.cnn.com. CNN. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Бизнесмен Колесников в первом видеоинтервью объяснился по поводу "дворца Путина"" [Businessman Kolesnikov in the first video interview explained about "Putin's palace"]. NEWSru (in Russian). 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ "How Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace". Time. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ↑ Yapparova, Lilia; Dmitriev, Denis; Kovalev, Alexey; Maglov, Mikhail (2021-01-29). Igumenov, Valery (ed.). "It's good to be the president". Meduza. Scanner Project; Translated by Kevin Rothrock. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ "Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his". BBC News. 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Putin's former judo partner says he owns palace linked to Russian leader". The Guardian. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Putin's palace? A mystery Black Sea mansion fit for a tsar". BBC News. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ↑ "Vladimir Putin 'has £600 million Italianate palace'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-05.