The building of the Church of Our Saviour on Spilt Blood is constructed in the style of the XVI century Moscow architecture. It was build in the end of the XIX century on the very place where Russian Emperor Alexander II was deadly wounded by members of the revolutionary movement, on March1, 1881. The church is known all around the world for its internal and external artwork. The walls of the church are decorated with 7 thousand square meters of mosaics. The church was severely damaged during the Second World War. It was under reconstruction for a very long period of time, and only in 1997 it was opened for visitors again.
