Have a nice weekend! Some rare photos of Emperor Nicholas II at the consecration of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in 1907 The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ is also known as The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood or as simple as the Church on Spilt Blood. On March 13, 1881 (OS March 1), Emperor Alexander IIs carriage passed along the Griboedov Canal, when a grenade was thrown by a terrorist towards the carriage. The emperor, shaken but unhurt, got out of the carriage and a second terrorist throw another bomb, mortally wounding the emperor. The tsar, bleeding heavily, was taken back to the Winter Palace where he died a few hours later. A temporary shrine was erected on the site of the attack while plans and fundraising for a more permanent memorial were undertaken. In order to build a permanent shrine on the exact spot where the assassination took place, it was decided to narrow the canal so that the section of road on which the tsar had been driving could be included within the walls of the church. Construction began in 1883 under Emperor Alexander III, as a memorial to his father. An elaborate shrine was constructed at the end of the church opposite the altar, on the exact place of Emperor Alexander IIs death. Work progressed slowly and was finally completed during the reign of Emperor Nicholas II in 1907. The consecration took place on 19 August 1907 in the presence of the Imperial family. In the photos (Sequence is not clear) can be seen; The Cathedral just before completion, with workmens cabin still in place. The finished Cathedral. Emperor Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievich Jr, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhaelovich, clergy and officers, accompanied by a retinue of palace grenadier participate in the procession going along the Cathedral during the consecration. After the consecration, Emperor Nicholas II and members of the royal family at the Iver Chapel vestry. Then Emperor Nicholas II and the Grand Dukes go a second time around the Cathedral passing and saluting the Guard regiments standing at the Mikhailovsky Garden and at the embankment on Griboedov Canal . Emperor Nicholas II passes Guards Life Guard Cossacks, Guards Pavlovsky Regiment, Life Guards Rifle Regiment, Life Guards Hussar Regiment of His Majesty, and Guard Cavalier Her Majesty Empress Maria Feodorovna Regiment. One of the fragments of the facade of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ - Crucifixion with a cross made of marble and granite. A group of officers of His Majestys suite at the entrance to the cathedral. . Group of policemen at the gate of the Mikhailovsky Garden; in the background - the Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ in the final stages of construction.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:35:37 +0000
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