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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ | 0 | 1 |
| Church of the Savior on Blood | 0 | 1 |
| Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox church
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church building → landmark → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
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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
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Archimandrite Ignaty → |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian Revival
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neo-Russian → |
| builtOnSiteOf | assassination of Alexander II of Russia → |
| city |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| 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
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decorative tiles → elaborate mosaics → gilded domes → iconostasis → onion domes → |
| function |
museum
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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
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surface form:
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg →
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| locatedNear |
Field of Mars
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Mikhailovsky Palace →
surface form:
Mikhailovsky Garden
Nevsky Prospekt → |
| locatedOn | Griboyedov Canal → |
| mosaicArea | over 7,000 square meters → |
| nativeName |
Спас на Крови
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Храм Спаса на Крови → |
| notableFor |
commemoration of Tsar Alexander II
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rich polychrome decoration → |
| patron | Alexander III of Russia → |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| roofType | tented roof → |
| styleInspiredBy | St. Basil's Cathedral → |
| yearCompleted | 1907 → |
Referenced by (14)
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
this entity surface form:
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
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hasPart
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
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