Dublin Core
Title
Saint Petersburg: Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood
Description
Following the assassination of Alexander the II in 1881, his heir, Alexander III, commissioned the building of this cathedral to memorialize his father. The design, carried out by Alfred Parland, draws heavily from St. Basil in Moscow. Following the revolution, the church was looted and eventually was abandoned and fell into a state of disrepair, at one point being used a warehouse for a local theater.
This 1976 photograph shows the church in a state of disrepair. In the 1990s the building was completely renovated.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1976-08-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
1228
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Type
Church
City
Saint Petersburg
Country
Russia
Creator 1
Alfred Parland
Creator 1 Dates
1842-1919
Creator 1 Role
Architect
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Architecture, Modern -- 19th century -- Eclecticism in architecture; Architecture -- religious architecture -- Russia; Architecture -- historic buildings;
Region
Northwestern