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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is located in the historic center of the city on the banks of the Griboyedov Canal near the Mikhailovsky Garden and Konjushennoj square, not far from the Marsovo Field.
The Church was erected on the order of Tsar Alexander III in 1883-1907. The foundation of the church took place in October 1883, and in August 1907, in the day of Transfiguration it was consecrated.
The authors of this project were the architect A. Parland and Archimandrite Ignatiy.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg was built as a monument to the Tsar - Martyr Alexander II. It was built in the place of the tsar’s death, with the money raised throughout Russia. For the construction of the Church was spent 4,6 millions rublers.
Description of the monument:

The architecture of the church is an example of the late stage in the evolution of the "Russian style." The church is crowned with nine cupolas which create an asymmetrical picturesque group. The part of these cupolas are gold-plated, and some - with an enamel. The height of the church is 81 meters, it holds up to 1,600 people. The headstone, set over the tomb of Alexander II, is different from the white marble headstones other emperors: it is made of gray-green jade.
In the 1930-ies the church was closed and had to be destroyed. This prevented the Great Patriotic War.
There was the morgue in the church during the Siege of Leningrad.
After the war the church was rented by the Maliy Opera theater. In 1968, the cathedral was taken under the protection of the State Inspectorate for Protection, and in July 1970 the branch of the museum "St. Isaac's Cathedral" was opened in this church.
In the 1970- 80 the restoration works was done.
In August 1997, Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood was opened to visitors.