Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ

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The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, commonly known as the Church on Spilled Blood, is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox church
cathedral
landmark
memorial church
tourist attraction
architect Alfred Parland
Archimandrite Ignaty
architecturalStyle Russian Revival
medieval Russian
builtOnSiteOf assassination of Alexander II of Russia
cityDistrict Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
surface form: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
closedForWorship Soviet era
commissionedBy Alexander III of Russia
commonName Church on Spilled Blood
constructionEnd 1907
constructionStart 1883
country Russia
dedicatedTo Resurrection of Jesus Christ
denomination Russian Orthodox Church
exteriorDecoration ceramic tiles
enameled panels
polychrome tiles
floorPlanType cross-in-square
function museum
place of worship
height approximately 81 meters
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
inspiredBy St. Basil's Cathedral
surface form: Saint Basil's Cathedral
interiorDecoration mosaics
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

historic center of Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Field of Mars
Mikhailovsky Garden
Nevsky Prospekt
locatedOn Griboyedov Canal
managedBy Saint Isaac's Cathedral
surface form: State Museum of Saint Isaac's Cathedral
material brick
memorialFor Alexander II of Russia
mosaicArea over 7000 square meters
nativeName Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
surface form: Собор Воскресения Христова

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notableFeature canal-side embankment shrine
colorful onion domes
extensive interior mosaics
richly decorated façade
numberOfDomes 5
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
reopenedAs museum
reopeningYearAsMuseum 1997
yearCompleted 1907

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Church on Spilled Blood alsoKnownAs Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
Alfred Parland notableWork Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the Blood
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ alsoKnownAs Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
this entity surface form: Hram Hristovog Vaskrsenja
Savior on Spilled Blood alternativeName Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ