From 11 to 14 February 1945 , the Yalta Conference took place in the neighbouring , former imperial Livadia Palace ; this was between representatives from the United States , the United Kingdom , and the Soviet Union . Winston Churchill and part of his British delegation were given temporary residence within the Vorontsov Palace . Within two weeks , construction workers had restored 22 rooms in the main palace , 23 rooms in the Shuvalov wing , and even replanted the palace gardens . The palace 's English-inspired architectural style gained praise from Churchill himself : Churchill was so taken by the garden 's Medici lions that he later asked Stalin if he could take them home ; Stalin declined the request
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
Vorontsov Palace (Alupka)