The main dome and bell tower have the traditional Russian "tent top" and "onion head" shapes.
Sophia church stands in Harbin with its grandeur and was once a landmark building in Harbin.
Nowadays, as an architectural art museum, it has become a unique landscape in Harbin and a place for citizens and tourists at home and abroad to enjoy architectural art and leisure and entertainment.
19 1 1 year, a brick wall was built outside the wooden wall to become a brick-wood structure church.
On September 27th, 1923, the groundbreaking ceremony for the second reconstruction of St. Sofia Church was held.
1932 165438+ was completed on125, becoming the largest orthodox church in the far east, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad for its exquisite architectural art and rich historical and cultural connotations.
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After the liberation of Harbin, the Soviet Union * * * handed over the property rights of Sophia Church to Harbin * * *.
1960 After the church was closed, it was used as the warehouse of Harbin Baiyi and the training room of a theater.
During the Cultural Revolution, the church was severely damaged, the main building was damaged, and the murals, music bells and crosses in the church were lost.
1986, the church was listed as a municipal first-class protected building by Harbin.
1996165438+10, approved by the State Council, was listed as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
1June 2, 997, Harbin * * * carried out protective restoration of the church and comprehensive improvement of the surrounding environment, which lasted more than 80 days and was later named Harbin Architectural Art Museum.
The art museum is mainly to promote Harbin's unique architectural culture. The church is resplendent and magnificent, with a strong exotic atmosphere, and has become a unique scenery in Harbin.
Sophia Church, as Harbin Architectural Art Museum, mainly displays Harbin's history, culture and unique architectural art, and holds large-scale exhibitions such as Harbin Conservation Architecture Exhibition.
The exhibition "Harbin Old Photos" was held in the exhibition hall, which was divided into three parts: urban childhood, old-school customs and a glimpse of society. Taking the urban development process as the main line, this paper systematically displays the urban development evolution, street architectural landscape, local customs and related background contents from 65438 to 0946 before Harbin liberation.
The exhibition is mainly based on pictures, with nearly 400 old photos, selected from more than 500 historical precious photos, including more than 200 photos of Qing Dynasty and Republic of China. It introduces the evolution of Harbin's early city from a small fishing village to a prototype city.
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Sophia church, located in Harbin, a famous city in the northeast, was founded in March 1907. It was originally an embedded church for the construction of the Middle East Railway by the Russian Fourth Infantry Division in Eastern Siberia. It is a typical Byzantine building with an area of 72 1 square meter and a height of 53.35 meters.
National 4A-level tourist attractions and national key cultural relics protection units.
Located in Daoli District, Harbin.
It is a tourist area with architectural and humanistic scenery.
Built in March 1907.
With a total area of 50,000 square meters, the scenic spot consists of five parts: Sophia Church Exhibition Hall, Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Architectural Art Square, Central Leisure Square and Underground Multifunctional Hall. It is a new tourist attraction in Harbin.
The landmark building is Sophia Church, which was originally a military church for Russia to build the Middle East Railway. The overall architectural style is Byzantine, and the main dome and bell tower have the traditional Russian "tent top" and "onion head" shapes.
There is a modern professional exhibition hall in the scenic spot, and nearly a thousand beautiful pictures show the history, present situation and future of Harbin, a famous cultural city.
A large-scale urban planning sand table with a scale of 1:600 and an area of nearly 400 square meters depicts the grand blueprint of Harbin's future by using high-tech means such as sound, light, electricity and lift.