Vorontsov Palace, Alupka
Mykhailo Vorontsov’s summer residence of local diabase, built over twenty years to a design by Edward Blore.
The palace in Alupka was built in 1828–1848 as the summer residence of Governor-General Mykhailo Vorontsov (Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine). The first design was drawn up by Francesco Boffo and Thomas Harrison, but in 1831 construction was halted and entrusted to the English architect Edward Blore; the walls are of local grey-green diabase (Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine). The lions on the Lion Terrace are by the Italian Giovanni Bonanni (Wikipedia). A museum opened in the palace in 1921; during the Second World War 537 works of art were taken away from here, and in 1945 the British delegation to the Yalta Conference stayed here (zabytki.in.ua). Under occupation, in June 2019, the Blue Drawing Room and the state rooms were flooded during roof replacement (Ukrinform); according to Krym.Realii, restoration of the main hall has been postponed to 2026.
Crimea has been occupied since 2014 — no access.