Livadia - Ливадия

Livadia Palace (Russian: Ливадийский дворец) was a summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea.Created by: Romanov Empire - Империя РомановыхDated: 1912
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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Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaevna.

Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaev...

Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna, Anastasia Nikolaevna, Maria Nikolaevna. Великие Княжны Ольга Николаевна, Анастасия Николаевна, Мария Николаевна.

Grand Princesses Olga Nikolayevna and Tatyana Nikolaevna with midshipman Pavel Voronov aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart".

Grand Princesses Olga Nikolayevna and Tatyana Nikolaevna with midshipm...

Grand Princesses Olga Nikolayevna (right) and Tatyana Nikolaevna with midshipman Pavel Voronov aboard the Imperial yacht "Standart". Великие Княжны Ольга Николаевна (справа) и Татьяна Николаевна с мичманом Пав... More

The daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna in nature. Livadia.

The daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna ...

The daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna in nature. Livadia. Дочь Императора Николая II Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна на природе. Ливадия.

Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Olga and Anastasia. Crimea.

Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Olga and Anastasia. Cr...

Daughters of Emperor Nicholas II Grand Princess Olga and Anastasia with unidentified people. Crimea. Дочери Императора Николая II Великие Княжны Ольга и Анастасия с неустановленными людьми. Крым.

Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea

Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea

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 est... More

Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea

Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea

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 est... More

Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.

Romanovs on vacation in the Crimea. 1909.

Places of vacation of the Romanov royal family in the Crimea. 1909. Места отдыха царской семьи в Крыму. 1909.

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