Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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St. Petersburg. History of CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR ON THE BLOOD. (multimedia CD)
St. Isaac’s Cathedral | 2005 | ISO image | 693Mb



Virtual excursion to the Church of the Saviour on the blood.
40-minutes documentary film about history the most beatiful church of St. Petersburg.
More 1000 photos. The Church of the Resurrection, known as the “Saviour on the Blood”, was erected between 1883 and 1907 on the site where, on 1 March 1881, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded by a bomb thrown by Ignaty Grinevitsky, a member of the People*s Will organization.

During the Soviet period, the church was considered to have no artistic value. It miraculously escaped demolition, however, and was used as a storehouse. Restoration work on the church started in 1970 and its reopening in 1997 was an important event in the cultural life of the city.
Two languages - russian and english.



NO MIRROW, please!!!

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