Alexander III insisted that it should adhere to the traditions of church ... Savior on Spilled Blood, too. But WW2 intervened. During the siege of Leningrad (the former name of St Petersburg ...

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main attractions in St. Petersburg, drawing crowds to its ornately decorated onion domes and the stunning mosaics housed within. Alexander ...

Standing exactly on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood ... of the aristocratic St. Petersburg interiors, and later, as ...

Among Saint Petersburg's dazzling architecture, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is undeniably the ... out of new nighttime experiences in St. Petersburg. The junction of Dumskaya Street ...

St. Petersburg’s other iconic house of worship, Spas Na Krovi, or the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, was built on the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination. During the Communist ...

And if you’ve ever wondered where to find those fantastical Disneyesque turrets that have come to symbolise St Petersburg, head to the evocatively named Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood.

The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood was built on the spot ... Viewing the city from its canals is an idyllic way of touring St Petersburg. From May to October, find boats at the Fontanka ...