Putin's Palace

"Putin's Palace"
"Дворец Путина"
Alternative namesResidence at Cape Idokopas
General information
TypePalace
Architectural styleItalianate
LocationGelendzhik Urban Okrug, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Coordinates44°25′11″N 38°12′19″E / 44.4198035°N 38.2052456°E / 44.4198035; 38.2052456
Construction started2005
Cost$1,350,000,000 (estimate)
OwnerAlexander Ponomarenko (claimed; since 2011)
Arkady Rotenberg (claimed)
Technical details
Size17,691 square meters[1]
Design and construction
ArchitectLanfranco Cirillo
Main contractorSpetsstroy 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

The house is on Cape Idokopas, near Praskoveevka.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "How Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace". Time. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his". BBC News. 30 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Putin's former judo partner says he owns palace linked to Russian leader". The Guardian. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Putin's palace? A mystery Black Sea mansion fit for a tsar". BBC News. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  8. ↑ "Vladimir Putin 'has £600 million Italianate palace'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-02-05.