The first imperial residence

From 1861 Livadia estate became the summer residence of Emperor Alexander II and the royal family. The project Monighetti Potocki house was rebuilt (Grand Palace), built the palace of the Heir (Small Palace), the suite house and kitchen. Also during this period was built Holy Cross Church. Architect Livadia residence since 1871 served as the architect Vincent AG, which were built cottage "Ereklik" belfry Holy Cross Church (designed by DI Grima) Ruschukskogo column, Church of the Ascension in Livadia and other buildings.

A second imperial residence
In 1911, the project Yalta architect Nikolai Petrovich Krasnov for Emperor Nicholas II built a new White Palace.

According to some reports, the Emperor Nicholas II spent palace about 4 million gold rubles. One of the assistants N.P.Krasnov was a young man named Alexander Rotach, who later became a famous painter and restorer.
In the period between 1902-1916 years. Livadia Palace was built Minister of the Court Baron Fredericks, the suite (Pages') body and a number of other buildings. The Grand Palace was demolished in 1910 (in its place was built the White Palace), and the Small Palace was destroyed during the Second World War.

In accordance with Article 412 (to continue) Volume X of Part 1 of the Laws of the Russian Empire, the Livadia palace was the property of the Imperial House, was the personal property of ladies of the Imperial House and could be zaveschaema and divisible by parts.

In 1925, the former royal palace was opened a sanatorium for peasants in 1931, converted into a climatic treatment plant. In 1927 he visited the palace of VV Mayakovsky, 1928 - Maxim Gorky.

White Hall. Venue plenary sessions of the Crimea Conference.

From 4 to 11 February 1945 in the Livadia Palace, the Yalta conference of the leaders of the three Allied powers - the USSR, the USA and the UK (Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill), and lived the American delegation headed by the President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1953 he was re-opened resort. July 16, 1974 by the decision of the Central Council of Trade Unions and the management of trade unions resorts Livadia Palace was opened to the public from 2 departments - a historical memorialnm (placed in the state rooms of the palace, which was opened the exhibition "The Crimean (Yalta) Conference 1945")

and exhibition

In 1993 he received the status of Livadia Palace Museum. July 16, 1994 in the former private rooms of the royal family on the second floor of the palace was the exposition "Romanovs in Livadia", telling about his stay in the Livadia estate of three generations of Russian emperors.

Currently, the Palace Museum Visitors can explore the two exposures. On the ground floor - in the state rooms of the palace, the exposition tells about the progress of the Yalta Conference in 1945, and on the presence of the American delegation headed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Livadia Palace. On the second floor of the palace - in the private rooms of the family of Nicholas ΙΙ, exposition tells about the life and staying in Livadia Russian tsars and their families.

White Hall Palace (where were the historical meeting of the Yalta Conference in 1945) regularly hosts summits of Heads of State. Since 2004, at the Livadia Palace held annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES). Since 2014 the meeting of the Yalta European Strategy held in Kiev.
Palace and Park Ensemble

In Livadia palace and park ensemble, in addition to the Grand Palace, includes: the suite (Pages') body, the palace courtyard Minister Baron Fredericks, the palace Holy Cross Church, a picturesque park with well-preserved structures (pergolas, fountains) period imperial estate.

Sanatorium

Currently located in Livadia cardiological sanatorium "Livadia" and one of the parks in the Southern coast of Crimea - Livadia Park (40 hectares), founded nearly 160 years ago.

The park begins terrenkur - Solar (Imperial) path length of about 7 km.

Cinematography

In 1955, the territory of the Livadia Palace were shooting a scene in the film "Othello" and "The Gadfly" (in Italian courtyard) and Twelfth Night (imprinted Italian courtyard, tower Holy Cross Church, Livadia Park), in 1967 - "Anna Karenina. "

In 1977, Livadia Palace and Park were spot filming the musical comedy "The Dog in the Manger" (studio "thumbnail").

In 1982, the courtyard of the Livadia Palace was the place shooting a fragment of the film "Return of the resident" (Gorky Film Studio.

Featured in an episode of the 4th season of "matchmakers"
In 1894, he died at Livadia Alexander III.

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