The Cathedral of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Resurrection, also known as the `Savior on Spilled Blood`, was built in memory of Alexander II who was assassinated in 1881. The church stands in the very place where a bomb was thrown into his carriage by a young man who opposed the Tsar`s reforms. Itattracts people with its five onion-domes exuberantly decorated and covered with jeweler`s enamel.
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