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Yet Another Russian Snippet

It was in the Church of Spilled Blood that I decided my type of photography could never and would never do justice to what I was seeing - the most incredible mosiacs. And to think this Church was nearly pulled down. World War 2 broke out and the descision to pull it down was deferred. THANKFULLY !!

Every single image is made from tiny mosaic tiles - quite incredible !! Interestingly enough when you visit places like this Church and the Hermitage in St Petersburg you have to purchase the right to take photos along with your entrance ticket.

Church of Our Saviour of Spilled Blood

Beautiful church - built late 1800s, full of incredible mosaics. These photos were taken at 10 pm at night - the sky still looks like it is midday. interstingly enough the architect of this church was not Russia. It was closed for many years as the Bolsheviks were destroying churches across the country .

 

My Type of Church

I am not an atheist or irreligious or anything in particular. I mainly subscribe to the "do unto others" way of life and I do like angels but I do not attend a church, although I would love to live in one. I received these wonderful photos via an email today and this is really my type of church. I don't usually post about interior decoration as I am so not an authority on the subject. I just like what I like and this is a beautiful old church and it looks marvellously liveable inside, pretty heavenly in fact. I could move in tomorrow and live happily ever after.