Livadia palace and gardens
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Built in 1911 as a summer residence for Nicholas II, it replaced earlier royal dwellings and used much white Crimean granite in the process. It is built in Italian Renaissance style with beautiful Florentine and Arabic courtyards.
After the revolution, the palace became the sanatorium. Today the palace houses the Historical Museum and Picture Gallery.
The palace has a lovely large gardens, a highlight of which is the "sunny path", running about a mile west from just below the palace to a lookout over resort area "Oreanda".
LANA SMITH.