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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchesses in Livadia

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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with Grand Duchesses in Livadia

Livadia Palace was a summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea. Formerly granted to Lambros Katsonis and later a possession of the Potocki family, the Livadia estate became a summer residence of the Russian imperial family in the 1860s, when architect Ippolito Monighetti built a large palace, a small palace, and a church there. The residence was frequented by Alexander II of Russia, while his successor Alexander III used to live (and died) in the smaller palace. It was perhaps disagreeable associations with the latter circumstance that led his son Nicholas to have both palaces demolished and replaced with a larger structure. Around 1909, Nikolay Krasnov, Yalta's most fashionable architect, responsible for the grand ducal residences in Koreiz, was engaged to prepare plans for a new imperial palace. The Tsar's diary indicates that the design was much discussed in the Imperial Family; it was decided that all four façades of the palace should look different. After 17 months of construction, the new palace was inaugurated on 11 September 1911. In November Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna celebrated her 16th birthday at Livadia

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российская империя russian empire россия romanov otma livadia императрица alix of hesse alexandra feodorovna александра федоровна portrait photographs portrait history of russia high resolution russian
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1914 - 1916
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Livadia - Ливадия

Livadia Palace (Russian: Ливадийский дворец) was a summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea.
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Romanov Empire - Империя Романовых
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российская империя russian empire россия romanov otma livadia императрица alix of hesse alexandra feodorovna александра федоровна portrait photographs portrait history of russia high resolution russian