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 ...

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the most colorful and ornate landmarks in all of Europe. See the video below -- The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the most ...

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 ...

St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia and for good reason. Its museums and art galleries are excellent mediums to learn about its intriguing past. Hermitage, one of the world s largest ...