Photo: Wightman, Orrin Sage, 1873-1965, photographer · Public domain · via Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral · Saint Petersburg, Russia
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
- Dated
- Dated 1883–1907
- Declared purpose
- Memorial church
- Today
- Survives, museum
- Build time
- About 24 years (1883–1907)
- Region
- Russia
- Architect of record
- Alfred Parland, architect: about 41 when credited (1883, born 1842). Build time on record: about 24 years (1883–1907).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
Onion domes over the spot where Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.
On the exact spot
It was built over the place on the canal embankment where Alexander II was fatally wounded in 1881.
Covered in mosaic
The interior walls are covered in mosaic. Researchers ask how this much was done in the time recorded.
Onion domes
Its domes echo St. Basil's in Moscow, another repeated form.
Architect of record
Alfred Parland (born 1842) was about 41 when credited with the design in 1883. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- Why such an ornate church on a canal bank?
Possible original uses
- Church
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
