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Putin may have giant ornate palace

Set in 74 hectares of prime land near the Black Sea coast, the palace is reported to be almost eight million square feet. [AFP/GETTY]

Set in 74 hectares of prime land near the Black Sea coast, the palace is reported to be almost eight million square feet. [AFP/GETTY]


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A Russian businessman is alleging that Vladimir Putin has had a lavish 600-million pounds Italianate palace built for himself near a Black Sea resort using the proceeds of "corruption, bribery and theft," the Daily Telegraph reports.

Set on 74 hectares of prime land near the Black Sea coast with its own vineyard, the palace is reported to be almost 8 million square feet (around 880,000 square meters) and has its own helipad. Other features include an indoor cinema, a summer amphitheatre, a casino, swimming pools, a gym and a clock tower.

Sergei Kolesnikov, the businessman who claims the palace is Putin's, has likened the structure to a palace built for Russia's tsars outside St. Petersburg. He said that the Russian prime minister had personally approved the design and materials.

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普京被传拥有天价宫殿

       英国《每日电讯报》报道,一位俄国商人曝料说,普京有一座豪华、价值6亿英镑的宫殿。该商人宣称普京用“腐败、贿赂和偷窃”来的钱为自己在黑海一个海滨度假区内建造了这座意大利风格的宫殿。

       宫殿建在黑海海滨附近74公顷的黄金地段上,建筑面积近达800万平方尺(约88万平方米),有自己的葡萄园和直升机起落场,还有一个室内电影院、夏日露天剧场、赌场、游泳池、健身房和钟楼。

       这位宣称该宫殿属于普京的商人叫塞奇·科莱斯尼科夫,他把这个宫殿比喻成俄国沙皇在圣彼得堡城外建造的宫殿。他称宫殿的设计和材料由普京亲自批准。

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