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Vladimir Putin's 'secret £1 billion luxury palace' can be viewed on Google maps

A magnificent mega-palace bursting with bling and rumoured to belong to Vladimir Putin can be viewed online on Google Maps.

While hundreds of thousands of families flee the Russian president's controversial two-hour documentary , the plush pad offers the lap of luxury.

Located on the stunning Black Sea coast near the quaint resort town of Gelendzhik, the swish digs have been dubbed 'Putin's Palace'.

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And the Scottish Express reports how the shady world of the Russian mega-rich has led to many speculating that the luxury grand palace could belong to Putin himself.

A controversial two-hour documentary released by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti Corruption Foundation puts forward the allegation, which the Russian leader denies.

The Kremlin claims that the luxury home is a business venture owned by various businessmen, the Mirror reports.

The wonders of Google technology allow online users to drop a pin and take a closer look around anywhere on Earth they like really.

And, the house that supposedly belongs to Russia's President, who is responsible for the devastation in Ukraine that has claimed the lives of several thousand reported deaths and forced at least two million Ukrainians to leave their homeland, may just be of interest.

But where is it and what is inside?



What is Putin's Palace?

Putin's palace is alleged to belong to the president by Alexei Navalny, the jailed vocal lawyer and anti-Putin critic.

A documentary into the place claimed there is a large church on the property, along with an amphitheatre and 27,000-square-foot guest house featuring 11 guest bedrooms.

Inside the property is a huge master bedroom and another dozen guest bedrooms. Anyone staying there can also use a Las Vegas-style casino, complete with a lap-dancing bar, or treat themselves to a drink in the swim bar.

One particularly remarkable claim suggests there is an indoor go-kart track.

Navalny's allies published photos of the palace, which is also said to have a separate kitchen for meat, fish, baked goods and vegetables.

In August 2020 Navalny was poisoned with Novichock, the same nerve agent used in the Salisbury poisonings in 2017, and he was later jailed.

After the allegations were revealed, which Navalny called "the largest bribe in history", billionaire Arkady Rotenberg claimed he owns the mansion and it is set to become an apartment hotel.

Arkady's son Igor and brother Boris have both been sanctioned by the UK due to their close ties to Putin.

Navalny's estimates on the property go over £1 billion.

Where is Putin's palace?

The palace is near Gelendzhik, a resort town on the Black Sea in Krasnodar Krai.

Its plush location on the Black Sea has not stopped the building from having to be disinfected twice after mould was found to have spread throughout it.

Putin said the video of the property was "boring".

He said: "Nothing that is listed there as my property belongs to me or my close relatives, and never did."

On Google Maps, the exact location of the palace can be found here.

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