World War, 1939-1945

This is a view looking east toward Livadia Palace. An office building is in the right foreground. Livadia Palace was the meeting place for the Yalta Conference during World War II.

This is the inner courtyard of Livadia Palace where Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Joseph Stalin met for the Yalta Conference.

This is a photograph of the roadway on the grounds of Livadia Palace, where the Yalta Conference took place.

Trees on the grounds of Livadia Palace, Yalta, where the Yalta Conference took place during World War II.

This is a view of the offices at Livadia Palace as seen when looking West from the Palace itself, where the Yalta Conference took place during World War II. Military vehicles are pulled up in front of the building.

This is a view of the Ai-Petri Mountain Range just north of the bay near Yalta, where they Yalta Conference was held during World War II.

This is a view looking west from Livadia Palace, the summer residence of the Czars and the meeting place of the Yalta Conference during World War II.

This is a view of the "C" Building at Livadia Palace where the Yalta Conference took place during World War II.

The Southeast corner of Livadia Palace features the famous "Rasputin Steps" which led directly to Czarina Alexandria's apartment. During the Yalta Conference it was occupied by General George Marshall and Admiral Ernest King.

Admiral C. E. Olsen, left, and General Gorlenski are standing in front of the entrance to Livadia Palace at the Yalta Conference. Others in the background are unidentified.