Harbin Architectural Art Gallery was originally a Church of St. Sophia. Czarist Russia in eastern Siberia is the 4th Infantry Division army church. After the withdrawal of the division, under the Orthodox Church in Harbin. In 1907, by Russian companies in Iraq costs 60000 rubles Red Sijiakefu funded on the basis of the church in the army to re-build a wooden church (now destroyed). As the number of Christians increased in 1923 and held a second reconstruction of the ceremony, completed in 1932, and keep still.
The church is presided over by the Russian architect quella Sikow design. For the brick-like body structure, and building cross-way plane was arranged Greece. Construction area of 721 square meters. The church is divided into four tiers,
Height of 53.35 meters. The basic part of the Byzantine-style church. The main dome, bell tower there are Russia's traditional "tent roof", "onion head" look.
St. Sophia Cathedral with its magnificent stands imposing in Harbin, once a landmark building of Harbin. Today, it is oft-care in 1986, the municipal government be included as a category protected buildings; approved by the State Council in 1996, was listed as the fourth installment of the national key cultural relics protection units.
If you have the opportunity to Harbin, do not forget to St. Sophia Church Oh! Listen to the bell here and experience the sacred atmosphere. . .
Author: menghan
