The Most Beautiful Church in Saint Petersburg | The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

| The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.✨The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood⛪ is one of the few traditional Orthodox churches in Saint Petersburg, located on the east side of the Griboedov Canal.✨The church is built on the spot where the radical assassinated Tsar Alexander II. Because Alexander II brought many contributions to Russia during his 26-year reign, this church was built in memory of him. The church has colorful onion domes, which are typical of Russian Orthodox church architecture in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is very beautiful!💯 ✨According to the design requirements at the time, it must fully reflect the Russian style, so the architect Barland used the Basil's Ascension Cathedral on the Red Square in Moscow as a blueprint to build this church. The interior of the church is filled with mosaics depicting stories from the Old Testament. ✨Practical information: ✅Inside the church, whether it's the walls, the dome or the pillars, from top to bottom are covered with mosaic murals, a total of 193 pieces, all based on stories and characters from the Bible, covering about 7500 square meters. These mosaics are made from different colored marbles from Italy and gemstones from Russia. ✅The church has preserved the place where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, and it is surrounded by a fence covered with iron sheets. On top of it, a special canopy supported by purple-gray jasper columns has been built, and a section of the street where the assassination took place is also enclosed within the church walls. ✅Inside the church, an altar has been designed at the exact spot where Alexander II was assassinated, decorated with yellow jade, glass and other gemstones.📍Address: 2a, Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboedova, Saint Petersburg, Russia 🚇Transportation: Take the blue or green line to Nevsky Prospekt station, and walk for about 10 minutes after getting off 🎫Ticket: 450 rubles, Chinese interpreter can be rented for 200 rubles ⏰Time: Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10:00-18:00; closed on Wednesday ✨Tips: ✅There is a small market next to the church, where there are many souvenirs related to the church and Russian characteristics. Friends who need it can go shopping. ✅The entrance to the Mikhailovsky Garden is on the east side of the church, and the south side leads to the Russian National Museum. Friends who have plenty of time can go there together. ✅When you come from Nevsky Prospekt, you can take pictures on the bridge, which is very photogenic‼️