Livadia Palace, Renaissance palace in Livadiya, Ukraine
Livadia Palace is a summer residence in Livadiya near Yalta, built from white limestone with courtyards and multiple facades facing the sea. The architecture combines elements of Italian Renaissance with touches of Byzantine and Arabic design inside.
Built between 1910 and 1911 for Tsar Nicholas II, the new residence replaced an earlier one on the same site. In February 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met here for the conference that shaped postwar Europe.
The name Livadiya comes from the Greek word for meadow, reflecting the landscape before the residence was built. Today the rooms display portraits and personal belongings of the tsarist family, showing how summers were spent along the Black Sea.
The museum opens daily and offers guided visits through the former living quarters and conference hall. The outdoor gardens can be explored freely and provide views of the coast.
Architect Nikolai Krasnov designed the building so that each room has direct access to terraces or gardens. A monument to Alexander III stands in the courtyard, honoring the tsar who commissioned the first residence on this site.
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