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Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Blood, or the Church of the Savior on Blood in St. Petersburg - Orthodox memorial single-altar church in the name of the Resurrection of Christ; was erected in memory of the fact that on this place 1 [13] March 1881, as a result of the assassination, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded (an expression on the blood indicates the blood of the king). The temple was built as a monument to the tsar-martyr with funds collected throughout Russia [1].
Located in the historical center of St. Petersburg on the bank of the Griboedov Canal near the Mikhailovsky Garden and Konyushennaya Square. The height of the nine-headed temple is 81 m, capacity is up to 1600 people. It is a museum and a monument of Russian architecture.
The temple was built by the decree of Emperor Alexander III in 1883-1907 on the joint project of architect Alfred Parland and archimandrite Ignatius (Malyshev), who later left the construction. The project is executed in the "Russian style", somewhat reminiscent of the Moscow Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed. Construction lasted 24 years. On August 19, 1907 the cathedral was consecrated.