HOLY SAVIOUR ON THE SPILT BLOOD
One of St. Petersburg highest buildings, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ is a superb example of Russian architecture and decorative art of the end of the 19th century. The church was built on the spot where Alexander II was fatally wounded by a terrorist, a member of People's Will revolutionary group in 1881. This event gave its second, more commonly used name - "the Saviour of the Spilt Blood" (often referred to by its Russian name "Spas Na Krovi").
The construction of the memorial church began in 1883 and lasted 24 years. The enormous amount of more than 1? million of silver rubles was allocated for the construction. The church was completed in 1907. Beautiful onion-shaped domes of the cathedral are covered with precious enamel. The facades of the church are adorned with more than 400 square meters of mosaic. The church has a breath-taking interior design with great variety of semi-precious stones, gold and mosaics covering the area of almost 7,000 square meters.
Open 11:00 - 18:00, closed Wednesdays, pre-booked tours only.
