Experts' Choice Award Church Of The Savior On Spilled Blood
What the experts agree on
St. Petersburg's most-photographed church, built on the spot where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. Its brilliantly colored onion domes and glittering mosaic-covered interior are equally stunning.
“The Church of Our Saviour on Spilled Blood thrusts skyward its polychrome cabled onion domes on the very spot where Tsar Alexander II, to whom it is dedicated, was assassinated in 1881.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "The interior is as extravagant as the exterior, with glittering stretches of mosaic from floor to ceiling." Full review
Frommer's "St. Petersburg's most-photographed church, this cathedral is a mountain of blindingly bright, beveled domes topped by glistening gold crosses." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Its far more striking colloquial name references the assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander II here in 1881." Full review
