Construction of the Church of Savior on Blood began in 1883 under Alexander III as a memorial to his father, Alexander II. Ii was completed during the reign of Nicholas II in 1907. Located on the spot where Alexander II was assassinated, it was used solely for memorial services.
The interior has beautiful mosaics.
There is also a beautiful iconostasis..
After the Russian Revolution in 1917, the church was badly damaged by ransacking and looting. It was closed to worshippers in the early 1930s. It was further damaged in World War II. Restoration began in 1970. In 1997 it was reopened but it has not been reconsecrated. It is a museum of mosaics.
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