The palace ensemble of the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka consisting of five buildings was built in 1828-1848 by English architect Edward Blore for Count Mikhail Vorontsov, the Governor-General of Novorossiysk Territory. The staterooms of the palace decorated in the style of traditional English interiors have almost entirely retained their original finish.
The palace is surrounded by an ancient park stretching out over an area of more than 30 hectares. More than 200 species of exotic trees and plants grow here. Abundant mountain springs are used to create artificial lakes and numerous cascades. Vast glades offer picturesque views of the mountains. In 1834, a Pavilion in the classicism style, later named a Tea House, was built in the Lower Park near the sea.
According to the available archive evidence, in particular, the archive excerpt from the minutes of the meeting of the Presidium of the Crimean Council of People's Commissars No. 40 dated March 18, 1922, it was decreed to declare the Palace of the former Emir of Bukhara and the Alexander III Small Livadia Palace, the Pushkin House in Gurzuf and the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka as museums in Yalta. Thus, in accordance with this excerpt from the archives, March 18, 1922, may be considered the birthday of the museum in Alupka.
Since 1990, the Vorontsov Palace Museum has been part of the Alupka palace and park reserve museum.
The postage stamp provides an image of the Vorontsov Palace.
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