Dulber is a palace in Koreiz, near Yalta in the Crimea. The palace of Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, known as Dulber (dülber is Crimean Tatar for "beautiful"), is an asymmetrical architectural extravanganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by the Mameluk architecture of 15th-century Cairo. This palace was built between 1895 and 1897.

Dulber Palace, legend palace from which a few lucky Romanovs escaped the Russian Revolution on a British warship. Palace "Dulber" is a masterpiece of "oriental crimean" style. The Dulber Palace built after the design of architect N.Krasnov is an example of Moorish style. The contours of its toothed walls accentuate the exquisiteness of the colour mosaic, and the silver domes glitter in the southern sun.

The Dulber Palace was built in 1895-1897, in Koreiz for Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich. The Place’s project was designed by the Yalta’s architect Nikolai Petrovich Krasnov. Some of the Palace’s elements and decors were selected by the Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich. This art experience he gained during the long journeys to Egypt, Syria and the Mediterranean countries and the Maghreb. The construction is an asymmetric two four-story building, with more than a hundred rooms. On the white colored walls sculpted stone elemnts and mosaic composition.

The main entrance hall of the palace is designed in style of the entrance to the Kaitov-Bey, Cairo mosque-tomb. Above the main entrance to the palace is wrote in Arabic script: "May Allaah bless logged here." In this hospitable manner, The Dulber Palace welcomes its guests and visitors. The Place is surrounded by a spectacular park, which is recognised as a small botanical garden, due to the various collections of trees, plants, exotic species, water lilies, wild roses, artificial springs and fountains.

In the palace’s design are used silvery elemnts, arched windows, elegant ornaments which ensemble the romantic Mooeish style. The name Dulber, in translation from Arabic means wonderful, spectacular. The shiny white Palace’s construction can be easily noticed on the coast of the Crimean mountains. In 1922 at The Dulber Palace was opened one of the first Soviet health resorts. In 1938, under the disign of the architect V. Solyanik was built the second building, designed in the same Moorish style as Dulber.

In the World War II time, The Dulber Palace was damaged, so that in 1946 was restored with the cooperation of German and Romanian prisoners of war. In times after the war, The Dulber Palace hosted senior party leaders of the USSR and other socialist countries. All these magnificent places can amaze you in the sanatorium area. Today Dulber is a luxury spa complex where you can relax and recuperate.

Dulber (“beautiful”) Palace was built in Koreiz for Great Prince Pyotr Nikolayevich in 1895-1897 according to a project by Krasnov. It is an asymmetrical two and four-storey building with more than one hundred rooms. The towers are of different height with battlements and silvery domes on their tops. There are engraved stone ornaments and mosaics on the white palace walls. The monuments of Arabian Egypt of the 15th century were the source of imitation. XV века. In particular, the entrance loggia of the palace resembles the entrance to Kait-Bei mosque and burial vault in Cairo. Today Dulber is an elite sanatorium for rest and recreation. You can get there by direct flight to Simferopol or through Kiev or Odessa.