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7 A CHURCH IN
The church’s
interior walls HONOUR OF THE TSAR
and ceiling are The Church on Spilled
covered in Blood has never been
intricately used for weddings,
de tailed Old funerals or any other
Russian mosaic church service. It was to be
icons (left) entirely dedicated to the
depicting a vast memory of Alexander II,
array of biblical though some sermon
figures and scenes. readings did take place
before the Revolution.
Bell Tower
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Coat of Arms
The 144 mosaics on the
Bell Tower Coat of Arms
(below) represent
Russia’s provinces, towns
and regions at the time
of the assassina tion.

NEED TO KNOW
MAP N2
• Konyushennaya
ploshchad • 315 1636
• www.eng.cathedral.ru/
spasa_na_krovi
Open 10:30am–6pm
(May–Sep: till 10 pm).
Closed Wed.
Adm: ₽250 (₽400 May–
Sep: 6–10pm)
Alexander II’s Shrine
8 • Those keen on Soviet
Decorated with images of the tsar’s patron
saint, the shrine marks the exact spot where memorabilia (see p60)
Alexander II was slain. Designed by Alfred Parland should pay a visit to
and completed in 1907, it was restored in the 1990s. the Souvenir Market
located opposite
Restoration Exhibition
9 the church.
This is a fascinating exhibition depic ting the
• After visiting the
state of the church prior to its resto ration in the church, if the weath er is
mid-1990s. Look out for the section of Alexander II’s good, head off to the
shrine that has been left in its previous condition Mikhaylovskiy Garden
to demonstrate the scale of the restorative work for a picnic lunch.
carried out on the de tailed mosaics.

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