Villa Elena
hotel, tourist attraction in Yalta, Crimea
Villa Elena is an historic building in Yalta in Crimea. Originally a private resident for a merchant, the building today is Crimea's first 5-star hotel.
History
The property of the Villa Elena was originally part of the estate of Prince Golitsyn. In 1877, the spouse of the artist Grigory Myasoyedov – Elizaveta Mikhaylovna – purchased it and named it "Darsana".
In 1907 Ivan Vasilyevich Tikhomirov. a merchant from Saratov, purchased the house and rebuilt it into a villa. The Yalta architect Lev Nikolayevich Shapovalov was givin the project. The villa construction was finished by the autumn of 1912. The issue of Russian Riviera dated by 16 September 1912, posted an announcement about opening of a comfortably furnished hotel "Villa Elena" on Yalta sea-front promenade. It was named after Tikhomirov's daughter Elena.
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