Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox church
church building
landmark
alsoKnownAs Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
surface form: Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ

Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
surface form: Church of the Savior on Blood

Church on Spilled Blood
architect Alfred Parland
Archimandrite Ignaty
architecturalStyle Russian Revival
neo-Russian
builtOnSiteOf assassination of Alexander II of Russia
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
commemorates assassination of Alexander II of Russia
commissionedBy Alexander III of Russia
constructionEndDate 1907
constructionStartDate 1883
country Russia
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ
denomination Russian Orthodox Church
features colorful domes
decorative tiles
elaborate mosaics
gilded domes
iconostasis
onion domes
function museum
tourist attraction
groundbreakingDate 1883
hasDomeCount five main domes
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
heritageDesignationDate 1990
historicalPeriod late Russian Empire
interiorDecoration mosaics
locatedIn Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
surface form: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedNear Field of Mars
Mikhailovsky Palace
surface form: Mikhailovsky Garden

Nevsky Prospekt
locatedOn Griboyedov Canal
mosaicArea over 7,000 square meters
nativeName Спас на Крови
Храм Спаса на Крови
notableFor commemoration of Tsar Alexander II
rich polychrome decoration
patron Alexander III of Russia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roofType tented roof
styleInspiredBy St. Basil's Cathedral
yearCompleted 1907

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Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ alsoKnownAs Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood alsoKnownAs Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood alsoKnownAs Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
this entity surface form: Church of the Savior on Blood
Church on Spilled Blood alsoKnownAs Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Archimandrite Ignaty associatedWith Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg contains Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Archimandrite Ignaty designed Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
St. Petersburg hasLandmark Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Russian Revival hasNotableExample Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
this entity surface form: Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg
Griboyedov Canal locatedNear Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Russian Museum locatedNear Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Gostiny Dvor metro station nearbyLandmark Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Archimandrite Ignaty notableWork Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood