"Church on Blood" is a Russian Orthodox Church in Ekaterinburg, Russia. It is built on the site of the house of Ipatiev (a Military Engineer) in which Tsar Nicholas ll, last Emperor of Russia and his family (plus members of his household) were shot by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, ending the era of the Monarchistic Russia and ushering in the new Soviet Russia.
It is built in the Russian Revival architectural style and was consecrated in 2003. It has two churches, the upper and the lower, with the upper church being the largest. There are many windows in the upper church and it is very light inside, the lower church has low vaults and no windows, so it is always semi-dark.
The layout of the lower church resembles that of Ipatiev House and there is also a reconstruction of the basement room where the last Emperor of Russia and his family were executed, bringing an end to the Romonov Dynasty. It is said that overnight 16th/17th of July the last Romonovs were executed and their bodies thrown into a nearby disused mine, called "Ganya's Pit" 20 miles to the North of Ekaterinburg, where later the Monastery of Holy Martyrs was built.
Ipatiev House was a two-story building commissioned by Ivan Redikortsev (an official), and was acquired by Military Engineer Nikolai Ipatiev in 1907. After the October Revolution the Bolsheviks confiscated the house and moved the Romanovs here from Tobolsk. It was demolished in 1977 as it was becoming a pilgrimage for those wishing to honour the final Tsar's memory. In 2000, however, it was decided that the Church on the Blood should be built on the site of spilled blood.
And thus Ekaterinburg has become entwined in the history of Russia and has attracted visitors with an interest in Russian history, especially that of the Tsars, from all over the world.
The layout of the lower church resembles that of Ipatiev House and there is also a reconstruction of the basement room where the last Emperor of Russia and his family were executed, bringing an end to the Romonov Dynasty. It is said that overnight 16th/17th of July the last Romonovs were executed and their bodies thrown into a nearby disused mine, called "Ganya's Pit" 20 miles to the North of Ekaterinburg, where later the Monastery of Holy Martyrs was built.
Ipatiev House was a two-story building commissioned by Ivan Redikortsev (an official), and was acquired by Military Engineer Nikolai Ipatiev in 1907. After the October Revolution the Bolsheviks confiscated the house and moved the Romanovs here from Tobolsk. It was demolished in 1977 as it was becoming a pilgrimage for those wishing to honour the final Tsar's memory. In 2000, however, it was decided that the Church on the Blood should be built on the site of spilled blood.
The Cross depicts the Tsar Nicolai the second and his family
And thus Ekaterinburg has become entwined in the history of Russia and has attracted visitors with an interest in Russian history, especially that of the Tsars, from all over the world.
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