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            Saint Petersburg
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator under the central dome.

This marvelous Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881. 
The decision was taken to build a church on the spot where the Emperor was mortally wounded. The church was built between 1883 and 1907 and was officially called the Resurrection of Christ Church (a.k.a. The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood ). The construction of the church was almost entirely funded by the Imperial family and thousands of private donators. Both the interior and exterior of the church is decorated with incredibly detailed mosaics, designed and created by the most prominent Russian artists of the day (V.M. Vasnetsov, M.V. Nesterov and M.A. Vrubel). Interestingly, despite the church's very obviously Russian aspect, its principle architect, A. Parland, was not even Russian by birth.

The church was closed for services in the 1930s, when the Bolsheviks went on an offensive against religion and destroyed churches all over the country. It remained closed and under restoration for over 30 years and was finally re-opened in 1997 in all its dazzling former glory.
   

Taken on: June 29, 2015

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S110, f/5.6, 1/25 sec, 5.2mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S110
Lens:	5.2-26.0 mm
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	5.2mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.8 (Windows)
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