Massandra Palace

The Massandra Palace was a residence of Emperor Alexander III of Russia in Massandra, south coast of Crimea. Construction of the building started in 1881 and was funded by the son of Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Semyon Mikhailovich who recently returned from the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War. The construction of the palace that was initially designed by French architect Étienne Bouchard in the Louis XIII style was soon suspended after the death of Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov. After the World War II it was used as a state cottage (dacha) under the name "Stalinskaya".

Massandra Palace

The Massandra Palace was a residence of Emperor Alexander III of Russia in Massandra, south coast of Crimea. Construction of the building started in 1881 and was funded by the son of Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Semyon Mikhailovich who recently returned from the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War. The construction of the palace that was initially designed by French architect Étienne Bouchard in the Louis XIII style was soon suspended after the death of Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov. After the World War II it was used as a state cottage (dacha) under the name "Stalinskaya".