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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood canonical | 23 |
| Church of the Savior on Blood | 3 |
| Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ | 1 |
| Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
this entity surface form:
Church of the Savior on Blood
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
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this entity surface form:
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg
this entity surface form:
Church of the Savior on Blood
this entity surface form:
Church of the Savior on Blood