Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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Russian Orthodox church church building tourist attraction

The Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics, built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church ⓘ church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ ⓘ Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood ⓘ Savior on Spilled Blood ⓘ surface form: Savior on the Blood
architect	Alfred Parland ⓘ Archimandrite Ignaty ⓘ surface form: Archimandrite Ignaty (Malyshev)
architecturalStyle	Russian Revival ⓘ medieval Russian architecture–inspired ⓘ
builtAs	memorial church ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf	assassination of Alexander II on 1 March 1881 ⓘ
closedForWorshipDuring	Soviet era ⓘ
commemorates	assassination of Emperor Alexander II of Russia ⓘ
consecrationYear	1907 ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1907 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1883 ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
currentUse	museum ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
damagedDuring	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
dedicatedTo	resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Resurrection of Jesus Christ
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
features	colorful onion domes ⓘ decorative ceramic tiles ⓘ elaborate mosaics ⓘ gilded domes ⓘ iconostasis ⓘ marble and semi-precious stone decoration ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1883 ⓘ
hasInteriorDecorationType	mosaic ⓘ
hasMemorialElement	canopy over the exact spot of Alexander II’s assassination ⓘ
height	approximately 81 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
locatedIn	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
locatedOn	Griboyedov Canal ⓘ
managedBy	Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era ⓘ surface form: State Museum of the History of Religion (historically and/or in part)
mosaicArea	over 7,000 square meters ⓘ
near	Mikhailovsky Garden ⓘ Nevsky Prospekt ⓘ
notableFor	one of the largest collections of mosaics in Europe ⓘ
partOf	historic center of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
patron	Alexander III of Russia ⓘ surface form: Emperor Alexander III of Russia
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
reopenedToPublic	1997 ⓘ
restorationStartDate	1970s ⓘ
touristPopularity	major landmark of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
usedAs	warehouse during Soviet period ⓘ
yearCompleted	1907 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood → alsoKnownAs → Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ