Livadia, Palace of Nicholas II

[Janet_W.]

Azazello, many, many thanks for the link to that Livadia website. What a treasure trove of photos! I'm also enjoying the section re: Ai-Petri. No wonder Nicholas enjoyed visiting and hiking that formidable mountain, and what incredible views of the beaches and Black Sea!

[azazello]

Just wanted to let you know that the site:
http://livadia.whoo.net/
have been updated, there are new photos you might like to browse.

http://livadia.whoo.net/
upgraded

[azazello]

Azazello, many, many thanks for the link to that Livadia website. What a treasure trove of photos! I'm also enjoying the section re: Ai-Petri. No wonder Nicholas enjoyed visiting and hiking that formidable mountain, and what incredible views of the beaches and Black Sea!

Janet, you're very welcome

By the way, I'm not expert in English nor in history, so if you'll notice any errors please let me know.

And if anybody needs the photos from that site, please feel free to use them. If you need bigger sizes, just say which ones you need, I'll upload them.

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

"Near" to Livadia there is the well known town Gourzouf,high place for tourism in 19Th and 20th century...

The fountain of the godess of the night there...


Vassili

[Vassili_Vorontsoff]

This could be seen as out-of-the-way here,but as many knows baccarat created many objects dor the use of the russian court ,of the imperial family among others in Livadia that's why Baccarat enterprise create this bottle currently ,perhaps is this  beside the question(I bring a strange new lease of life to the Livadia question...)

It is called"Un certain été à Livadia"..
http://www.baccarat.fr/fr/home/index.php?rub=collections&srub=parfums&item=parfums

V

[EmmyLee]

Vladimir, thank you for your beautiful pictures! Do you have more? I wish I could go take the real tour.

[Alibubba]

What lovely pictures, and what a clever idea---I love your virtual trip!  As I am unable to go there, I really appreciate others' photos and info. Thanks!  p.s. If you have a plan or layout, I'd be eternally grateful !!   

[BobG]

Almost at the same time in the previous topic:

http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php/topic,8905.0.html

Sarah gave a link:

Here's a link to Livadia's floorplans:
http://www.kingandwilson.com/livadia/palaceplans.htm

BobG

[Alexandre64]

the Bolshevik in Livadia:

[Alexandre64]

[nena]

Livadia, 1940

Some modern pics., you can see wax figures of IF.   

[Svetabel]

Some modern pics., you can see wax figures of IF.   

Ahhm, and no resemblance to the IF at all.

[Condecontessa]

Whatever happened to the well in the middle of the courtyard?

[Tatyana]

Where exactly are the wax figures located? I was there in 2003, and mercifully, there were no wax figures!

TATYANA

[BarefootContessa]

How did the Imperial Family travel from St. Petersburg to Livadia?  Does anyone know how long that trip would take?