First we started by touring the Church of the Spilled Blood. This was built by Alexander III to commemorate the place where his father Alexander II was killed by a terrorist bomb. The Russian style of this church contrasts greatly with the rest of the city |
This is the monument marking the exact spot where the bomb placed by the terrorist exploded, killing Alexander II. |
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On the way to St. Isaac's, we stopped at Baskin Robbins to have ice cream. Next we toured St. Isaac's Cathedral, a huge cathedral which can hold over ten thousand people. |
First we climbed up the circular stairs to the rotunda and looked around the city. |
Behind the trees is the statue of Peter the Great on horseback. |
Our next stop was the Yusupov Palace where Rasputin was murdered. |
We saw the bachelor apartment of Felix Yusupov and saw a wax representation of the story of Rasputin . |
Some of the chandeliers were made from paper mache but made to look like bronze. |
The billiard room had such perfect acoustics that a whisper anywhere in the room could be heard perfectly all over the room. |
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