St. Petersburg, Russia 2008 – Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Wonderful set David. Love the colors.
David in Dallas wrote:
St. Petersburg, Russia 2008 – Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
In 2008 I took a cruise of the Baltic Sea, and one of the ports of call was St. Petersburg, Russia. Our tour group visited the Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood, a church that deliberately was built to resemble St. Basil’s in Moscow. The church contains more than 7500 square meters of mosaics — reputedly more than any other church in the World. Its construction involves a number of “onion” domes – a characteristic of the 17th-century Yaroslavl churches. It was constructed between 1883 and 1907, on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated, and the name of the church refers to that event. It was originally a Russian Orthodox church, but in 1970 its management was given to Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, and it began 27 years of restoration, during which time it was closed. It was reopened in 1997 as a museum, and is one of the primary tourist attractions in the city.
Exterior views
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David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_957 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the entrance)
Interior views
Baltic2008_958 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_959 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (closer view of the Altar)
Baltic2008_971 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the Altar mosaic)
Baltic2008_976 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (shrine marking location of the assassination)
Baltic2008_963 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_964 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_973 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in one of the domes)
Baltic2008_967 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in the big dome)
Baltic2008_974 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_977 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_975 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_962 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (one of the column mosaics)
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Thanks for the memories. We visited the St Petersburg Hermitage some years ago, including the royal palace and room where Rasputin was murdered.
In 2008 we cruised the pacific and stopped in Petropavlovsk on the far eastern Russian peninsula Kamchatsky Krai. The Orthodox church interior was under renovation. We could not enter but the exterior resembled many churches in St Petersburg.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
David in Dallas wrote:
St. Petersburg, Russia 2008 – Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
In 2008 I took a cruise of the Baltic Sea, and one of the ports of call was St. Petersburg, Russia. Our tour group visited the Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood, a church that deliberately was built to resemble St. Basil’s in Moscow. The church contains more than 7500 square meters of mosaics — reputedly more than any other church in the World. Its construction involves a number of “onion” domes – a characteristic of the 17th-century Yaroslavl churches. It was constructed between 1883 and 1907, on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated, and the name of the church refers to that event. It was originally a Russian Orthodox church, but in 1970 its management was given to Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, and it began 27 years of restoration, during which time it was closed. It was reopened in 1997 as a museum, and is one of the primary tourist attractions in the city.
Exterior views
Baltic2008_954 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_957 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the entrance)
Interior views
Baltic2008_958 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_959 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)
Baltic2008_970 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (closer view of the Altar)
Baltic2008_971 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the Altar mosaic)
Baltic2008_976 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (shrine marking location of the assassination)
Baltic2008_963 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_964 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_973 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in one of the domes)
Baltic2008_967 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in the big dome)
Baltic2008_974 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_977 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_975 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_962 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (one of the column mosaics)
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Beautiful pictures. I also toured the Cathedral as well as the Hermitage on a Baltic Sea Cruise somewhere about the same time you did.
Hi, srfmhg! So happy you liked my set. The colors are great—I had to use a little PP to get them back to what I remembered, though.
FotoHog, I think this is the first time I’ve seen you. Thanks for coming. That is a lovely picture of that church in Petropavlovsk. I’ve not been there.
Sylvias, nice to see you. I’m pleased you liked it. Thanks for the thumbs and the smiley.
Hello, birdman12. I’m glad you liked them. Thanks very much. My tour was in August 2008. It left from (and returned to) Harwich, England in the Centennial Constellation ship. I don’t suppose we were on the same cruise.
David in Dallas wrote:
St. Petersburg, Russia 2008 – Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
In 2008 I took a cruise of the Baltic Sea, and one of the ports of call was St. Petersburg, Russia. Our tour group visited the Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood, a church that deliberately was built to resemble St. Basil’s in Moscow. The church contains more than 7500 square meters of mosaics — reputedly more than any other church in the World. Its construction involves a number of “onion” domes – a characteristic of the 17th-century Yaroslavl churches. It was constructed between 1883 and 1907, on the site where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated, and the name of the church refers to that event. It was originally a Russian Orthodox church, but in 1970 its management was given to Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, and it began 27 years of restoration, during which time it was closed. It was reopened in 1997 as a museum, and is one of the primary tourist attractions in the city.
Exterior views
Baltic2008_954 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_957 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the entrance)
Interior views
Baltic2008_958 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_959 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)
Baltic2008_970 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (closer view of the Altar)
Baltic2008_971 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (detail of the Altar mosaic)
Baltic2008_976 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (shrine marking location of the assassination)
Baltic2008_963 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_964 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_973 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in one of the domes)
Baltic2008_967 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (mosaic in the big dome)
Baltic2008_974 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_977 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_975 by
David Casteel, on Flickr
Baltic2008_962 by
David Casteel, on Flickr (one of the column mosaics)
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Just a remarkable creation of human spirit and hands! Stunning series, David!
Bubalola wrote:
Just a remarkable creation of human spirit and hands! Stunning series, David!
Thanks very much! I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it.
David, thanks for sharing
just.a.guy wrote:
David, thanks for sharing
You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
David in Dallas wrote:
Hi, srfmhg! So happy you liked my set. The colors are great—I had to use a little PP to get them back to what I remembered, though.
FotoHog, I think this is the first time I’ve seen you. Thanks for coming. That is a lovely picture of that church in Petropavlovsk. I’ve not been there.
Sylvias, nice to see you. I’m pleased you liked it. Thanks for the thumbs and the smiley.
Hello, birdman12. I’m glad you liked them. Thanks very much. My tour was in August 2008. It left from (and returned to) Harwich, England in the Centennial Constellation ship. I don’t suppose we were on the same cruise.
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Yes, my cruise was also in August 2008. It was a 10 day Holland cruise that left from Harwich but ended in Copenhagen.
birdman12 wrote:
Yes, my cruise was also in August 2008. It was a 10 day Holland cruise that left from Harwich but ended in Copenhagen.
Huh. It would have been quite a coincidence if we had been on the same ship. I suspect we might have been in port at the same time.
David in Dallas wrote:
Huh. It would have been quite a coincidence if we had been on the same ship. I suspect we might have been in port at the same time.
Yes, it would have been even though you were on a different cruise line.
If I remember correctly, my ship went to Oslo, Norway, a city in Denmark which I can't recall, Varenmunda (for a train ride to Berlin), Tallinn, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Finland, Stockholm, Sweden, and terminated in Copenhagen, Denmark in that order. We spent a couple extra days in Copenhagen.
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