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Swallow's Nest Castle, Ukraine
The neo-Gothic Swallow's Nest castle perches 130 feet (40 meters) above the Black Sea near Yalta in southern Ukraine. Built by a German noble in 1912, the flamboyant seaside residence now houses an Italian restaurant.

Castles Photos

See castle photos (including Edinburgh Castle, Neuschwanstein Castle, Prague Castle, and more) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.

Published November 5, 2009