VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Livadia Palace is located in the village of Livadia, three kilometres from Yalta.
In 1835 Lev Pototsky bought a small Crimean Tartar village and renamed it Livadia (after the word in ancient Greek mythology for "lawn"). A palace and a private park and garden were built there.
After 1861, Livadia Palace became a summer retreat for Emperor Alexander II and his family. In 1911 architect Nikolai Krasnov built a new palace on the same location: the Grand White Palace, which then became a summer retreat for Emperor Nicholas II. The Livadia Estate also includes the Corps de Pages, the Baron Frederix Palace (both of which were built at the same time as the palace), the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (built in 1872), and an Italian courtyard.
In the 1920s after the revolution, Livadia Palace was converted into the first sanatorium for peasants. The first museum on the history of the Romanov family's daily life was opened there.
From 1945 to 1953 Livadia served as Stalin's state dacha. From February 4 to 11, the Grand Hall of the Livadia Palace played host to the Yalta conference, which involved the leaders of the three Allied powers - the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom.
In 1974 the palace was opened to visitors. It now accommodates a world-famous sanatorium of the same name for patients with heart problems, and Livadian Park, one of the best parks on the South Crimean Coast. The park was established almost 160 years ago and has an area of 40 hectares. The Tsar's Path - a seven-kilometre long footpath - starts in the park.
