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The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in , which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time.
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  • Opening hours:
    October 1st—April 30th: Thursday—Tuesday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    May 1st—September 30th: Thursday—Tuesday 10:00 AM—10:30 PM
    Wednesday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Also known as: “Church of the Savior on Blood” and “Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood”
  • Address: набережная канала Грибоедова 2Б, Санкт-Петербург, 191186
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Russia and Russian Museum of Ethnography.

Library
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The , located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. is situated 1 km southeast of The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.

Museum
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The is a museum in St. Petersburg that houses a collection of about 500,000 items relating to the ethnography, or cultural anthropology, of peoples of the former Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. is situated 390 metres southeast of The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.

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, also widely known as the House of the Book, is a historic building in , . It is located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the , directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral. is situated 500 metres south of The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Peter and Paul Fortress.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bound by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood

Latitude
59.94009° or 59° 56′ 24″ north
Longitude
30.32885° or 30° 19′ 44″ east
Inception
August 6th, 1907
Height
81 metres (266 feet)
Operator
Государственный музей-памятник ‘Исаакиевский собор’
Open location code
9GFGW8RH+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Katedraal van die Wederopstanding van Christus”
  • Afrikaans: “Kerk op Gestorte Bloed”
  • Afrikaans: “Kerk van die Redder op Bloed”
  • Afrikaans: “Kerk van die Redder op Gestorte Bloed”
  • Afrikaans: “Kerk van die Verlosser op Bloed”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المخلص على الدم”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xilaskar qan kilsəsi”
  • Basque: “San Salbador Odol Isuriaren eliza”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Уваскрашэньня Хрыстова”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Уваскрэшання Хрыстова на Крыві”
  • Belarusian: “Спас на Крыві”
  • Bulgarian: “Възкресение Христово”
  • Bulgarian: “Църква Възкресение Христово”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de la Resurreció de Crist”
  • Catalan: “Església de la Resurrecció”
  • Catalan: “església del Salvador sobre la Sang Vessada”
  • Catalan: “Església del Salvador sobre la Sang Vessada”
  • Catalan: “Església del Vessament de la Sang”
  • Chechen: “ЦIий тIехь волу КІелхьараваккхархо”
  • Chechen: “ЦӀий тӀехь волу КӀелхьараваккхархо”
  • Chinese: “基督喋血大教堂”
  • Chinese: “滴血救世主教堂”
  • Chinese: “滴血教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Kristova uskrsnuća u Sankt Peterburgu”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Kristova uskrsnuća u Sankt Petersburgu”
  • Croatian: “Crkva Kristova uskrsnuća u Sankt-Peterburgu”
  • Czech: “Chrám Kristova vzkříšení”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Vzkříšení Ježíše Krista”
  • Danish: “Blodskirken”
  • Danish: “Opstandelseskirken”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van de Verlosser op het Bloed”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المخلص على الدم”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Resurekto de Kristo”
  • Estonian: “Valatud Vere Päästja kirik”
  • Finnish: “Kristuksen ylösnousemuksen katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Verikirkko”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé de Saint-Pétersbourg”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé”
  • French: “Église Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé”
  • German: “Auferstehungskirche”
  • German: “Blutskirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Χυμένου Αίματος”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הגואל שעל הדם”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Juru Selamat Menumpahkan Darah”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale del Sangue Versato”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Salvatore sul Sangue Versato”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Salvatore sul Sangue Versato”
  • Italian: “Chiesa sul sangue versato”
  • Japanese: “スパース・ナ・クラヴィー教会”
  • Japanese: “血の上の救世主教会”
  • Japanese: “血の救世主教会”
  • Korean: “그리스도 부활 성당”
  • Korean: “피의 구원 사원”
  • Korean: “피의 사원”
  • Korean: “피의 성당”
  • Korean: “피흘리신 구세주 성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Resurrectionis ad sanguinem”
  • Lithuanian: “Prisikėlimo bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Вознесение Христово“”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Вознесение Христово”
  • Malay: “Gereja Penyelamat Bertumpah Darah”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oppstandelseskirken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oppstodekyrkja i St. Petersburg”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oppstodekyrkja”
  • Norwegian: “Oppstandelseskirken”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ناجی در خون”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew na Krwi”
  • Polish: “Sobór Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Petersburgu”
  • Polish: “Sobór Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w Sankt Petersburgu”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral do Salvador sobre o Sangue Derramado”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral do Sangue Derramado”
  • Russian: “Собор Воскресения Христова на Крови”
  • Russian: “Собор Спаса на Крови”
  • Russian: “Спас на Крови”
  • Russian: “Храм Воскресения Христова на Крови”
  • Russian: “Храм Спаса на Крови”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Kristovho vzkriesenia”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Resurreccion de Cristo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Resurrección de Cristo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Salvador de la Sangre Derramada”
  • Spanish: “iglesia del Salvador sobre la sangre derramada”
  • Spanish: “iglesia del Salvador sobre la Sangre Derramada”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Salvador sobre la Sangre Derramada”
  • Swedish: “Kyrkan på blodet”
  • Swedish: “Uppståndelsekyrkan, Sankt Petersburg”
  • Swedish: “Uppståndelsekyrkan”
  • Tamil: “இரத்தத்தில் மீட்பர் தேவாலயம்”
  • Turkish: “Voskresenia Khristova Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Voskreseniya Hristova Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Спаса-на-Крові”
  • Uzbek: “Najotkor qon cherkovi”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chúa Cứu thế trên Máu đổ”
  • Western Frisian: “Opstanningstsjerke”

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