"Putin's Palace" is an Italianate palace complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Putin's Palace
A view of the Black Sea from the palace
Exterior, November 2010
Gardens
Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk and Tuapse. Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for 102 kilometers (63 mi) along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 hectares, although only 1,926 hectares fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper. Population: 80,204 (2021 Census); 54,980 (2010 Russian census); 50,012 (2002 Census); 47,711 (1989 Soviet census).
View of Gelendzhik
Residential complex in Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik town administration building