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House at Alupka, early 1840s
12022-07-02T12:09:53-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591House with mountains in the background. Tatars stand and sit in the foreground outside the house. Bossoli's note: "Such houses are generally constructed abutting a large rock, the side of which is used as a wall. The roof is flat, and upon it, when the weather is fair, the inhabitants commonly assemble, working or enjoying one another's society."plain2022-07-02T12:09:53-04:0001/01/1840 - 01/01/1844Carlo Bossoli, The beautiful scenery and chief places of interest throughout the Crimea from paintings (London: Day & Son, 1856)Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-06-27T16:17:40-04:00Alupka12garden locationplain2023-01-09T23:58:21-05:0044.4195, 34.0449There were 5 orchards and 4 vineyards at Alupka. Together the gardens covered just over an acre. The former owners were Crimean Tatars. Decades later, Prince Mikhail Vorontsov would build a famous palace here. Care to have a look?
