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This church is known to Petersburgers as the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood – or even just the Church on the Blood – as it marks the spot where Alexander II was fatally wounded in an assassination attempt on March 1, 1881. Designed by Alfred Parland in the style of 16th and 17th-century Russian churches, the Church of the Resurrection provides a stark (some would say jarring) contrast to its surroundings of Baroque, Classical and Modernist architecture.
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incredible photo and architecture well done
thank you Ann taken in feb 2008 on a very cold gloomy day
– pault55
WOW! just amazing!!!
Absolutely glorious capture of this wonderful place, It is so magical in real life and you have really done it justice, wonderful picture
thanks you Hilary, I needed a little help from Photoshop to bring out its brilliance
– pault55
Great photo! Wonder what the inside looks like? Was Alexander 2 assasinated or just wounded?
Alexander II died of wounds inflicted in an attack by the terrorist group People’s Will. Immediately, his heir, Alexander II, declared his intention to erect a church on the site in his father’s memory, and moreover to have this church built in “traditional Russian” style – in distinction to what he saw as the contaminating Western influence of Petersburg
The more than 7500 sq. meters of mosaics link Alexander II’s murder with the crucifixion.
One of the most impressive elements of the church is the extravagant shrine constructed on the spot where Alexander II was fatally wounded, which has maintained a special place within the church’s interior. It was constructed to Parland’s design, and completed in July 1907. Four columns of gray violet jasper serve as the base of the shrine. Rising up the shrine, small rectangular columns unite the carved stone awning and the decorated mosaic icons with images of the patron saint of the Romanov family. The columns are supported by a frieze and cornice and stone-carved pediment with vases of jasper along the corners.
The church has an outstanding and varied collection of mosaic icons. Several icons were completed in the traditions of academic painting, modernist style and Byzantine icon painting.
– pault55
Wow! Thanks for the great info! I would love to see it one day being such a fan of Mosaics.
Steph :-)Simply beautiful, and love the history, the colors are spectacular!
Great colour, love the sky too.
Wow is that a feast for the eyes, I’m stunned
many thanks Larry, it is one photo i am very proud of
– pault55
Magnificent building..great shot Paul
Lovely capture of an amazing structure!
thank you Astrid, St Petersburg is a very beautuful city
– pault55