Cathedral of the Resurrection, Church on Blood - a cathedral built in St. Petersburg on the Griboyedov Canal. The building was erected on the site where in 1881 Tsar Alexander II was fatally wounded as a result of the assassination attempt and hence the popular name of the church - on Blood. The building was erected on the site where Tsar Alexander II was fatally wounded in an assassination attempt in 1881 and hence the popular name of the church - on Blood.
