The Church of the Resurrection

The Church of Christ's Resurrection (also called The Savior on Blood) can be seen from the Kazansky Bridge, in Griboyedov Canal perspective. It was put up to commemorate the tsar-martyr Emperor Alexander II on the site where he was mortally wounded by the terrorists from the People's Will revolutionist organization.

Soon the architectural contest was declared that was won by architect Alfred Parland. He worked together with the archimandrite of the Troitse-Sergiev Monastery, Ignaty. According to the legend, the archimandrite saw in his dream the Mother of God who showed him what the cathedral should look like. They were building it during 1883-1907.

The cathedral was constructed in the style of the 16th-17th century Russian architecture and has a lot in common with the Church of St. Basil the Blessed that stands on the Red Square in Moscow.

The rich mosaics that cover the walls of the cathedral both inside and outside are of a great value. The mosaic panels were made in Frolov brothers' workshop to the originals by outstanding Russian artists, including Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Nesterov, Andrey Riabushkin and others. The nine domes are gilt and covered with colorful enamel. There is a canopy on that place where the tsar was murdered.

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