Church of All Saints, A Solemn Tribute to the Last Tsar's Family

620151, Yekaterinburg, Holy Quarter, 1

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Introduction

The Church of the Blood in Yekaterinburg is considered one of the city's largest churches, attracting pilgrims and tourists from around the world. It was built to commemorate the assassination of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his family, on the site of their final residence. The church covers an area of 3000 square meters, with a height of 60 meters, and follows the Byzantine architectural style. Inside the church, there is an iconostasis on the right side of the lower level, displaying icons and biographies of the Tsar and his family. The church also houses a small exhibition hall that tells the story of the "final days of the royalty." The church, available for visiting, was constructed between 2000-2003 on the site of the demolished mansion of the merchant Ipatiev. On the night of July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed in a basement room here, following the decision of the Ural Regional Soviet Executive Committee announced by Yurovsky. The mansion of Ipatiev was the location of this bloody event before its demolition. In the Soviet era narrative of the revolution, the Tsar was depicted as being executed, while later accounts in Russia describe the "assassination of the entire royal family." This event has been a focus of international attention. The completion of the church and the burial of the remains of the Tsar's family have also garnered widespread interest. In 1998, after a memorial prayer service, the remains were interred at the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg.