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Anita McSorley & Benjamin Lynch

Google Maps shows Vladimir Putin's mysterious 'secret' mansion with swim bar and casino

A plush palace reported to belong to Vladimir Putin can be seen on Google Maps.

The mansion made headlines when it was the subject of a a near two-hour documentary made by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti Corruption Foundation, which has currently been viewed more than 122 million times on YouTube.

The documentary alleges that Putin uses the palace - said to be worth more than €1 billion - as his own property, which the Russian President denies.

The Kremlin claims that the home is a business venture by various businessmen, but the murky world of the Russian mega-rich has led to speculation that it could actually belong to Putin himself.

Google's technology allows people to drop a pin and take a look around pretty much anywhere on Earth. So, the house that supposedly belongs to an authoritarian world leader currently responsible for a war in Ukraine may be of interest to some.

'Putin's Palace' on Google Maps (Google Maps)

The plush palace has astonishing scale and luxury and has become known as 'Putin's Palace'.

So where is it and what is in the home? Here's all you need to know.

What is Putin's Palace?

Putin's Palace is alleged to belong to the Russian President by Alexei Navalny, the jailed lawyer and anti-Putin critic.

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

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

"Putin's palace" (Youtube/Алексей Навальный)

Another claim is that there is an indoor go-kart track.

Navalny's allies published photos of what they say is the palace, which is bizarrely also said to have separate kitchens for meat, fish, baked goods and vegetables.

The outrageous estate is alleged to have cost €1.24 billion and is said to sit on 183 acres with an adjacent 70 square km plot of land - which is larger than the island of Manhattan.

"Putin's palace" (Youtube/Алексей Навальный)

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 about the mansion were revealed - which Navalny called "the largest bribe in history" - billionaire Arkady Rotenberg claimed he owns it and that 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.

READ MORE: Vladimir Putin's outrageous 'secret' palace worth over a billion with astonishing scale and luxury

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, The Mirror reports.

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."

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

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