Saviour on the Blood, St. Petersburg

Posted by Lydia (Ottawa, Canada) on 18 April 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ, better known as “Saviour on the Blood”, is a wonderful example of Russian architecture nearing the end of the 19th century. The outside bears a resemblance to St. Basil’s in Red Square, yet the inside is drastically different. All of the walls, columns and ceilings are covered in mosaics. The detail is simply amazing...unfortunately (when I visited) photos of the inside were not permitted : (