9 beautiful watercolours of Livadia Palace and Gardens, painted by the palace architect himself Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov (1864-1939)
Construction on a new white limestone palace began on 21st January 1910, and after 17 months of construction, the palace was inaugurated on 11th September 1911.
Emperor Nicholas II spent about 4 million gold rubles on the palace. The palace contains 116 rooms, with interiors furnished in different styles.
In November 1911 Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna celebrated her 16th birthday at Livadia. The Imperial family visited Livadia in the fall of 1911 and 1913 and in the spring of 1912 and 1914.
On 30th April, 1918, German troops entered Livadia and immediately began to plunder the palace. In 1993 the Livadia Palace received the status of a museum. In July 2022, Livadia marked its 100th anniversary as a museum.
