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Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Byzantine-style Orthodox church built in 1907. It is a landmark building in Harbin and a must-visit tourist spot. The fragrance of plum blossoms in summer and the fluttering snowflakes in winter all present different beautiful scenes. Everyone is welcome to bring their stamp cards to Saint Sophia Cathedral for a unique experience. The old buildings in Harbin have an exotic charm and are full of history and culture! The scenery inside and outside the church is worth visiting and taking pictures of. Address: 88 Toulong Street, Daoli District, Harbin Transportation Guide Bus: Routes 83, 94, 64, 102, 52, 8 can all reach Taxi: It is recommended to ask for a receipt, starting price is 9 yuan Subway: Get off at Central Street Station on Line 2, and you can reach it within a 15-minute walk Saint Sophia Cathedral was originally built for the Fourth Infantry Division of the Russian East Siberia during the construction of the Middle East Railway. In the same year, Russian tea merchant I.F. Chizhikov funded the reconstruction of a wooden church based on the military church. In 1911, a brick wall was built outside the wooden wall, forming a brick-wood structure church. On September 27, 1923, Saint Sophia Cathedral was rebuilt for the second time. It took 9 years and was completed on November 25, 1932, becoming the largest Orthodox church in the Far East. The Sophia Church was designed by Russian architect Koyasikov. It is magnificent, elegant and extraordinary, with a total height of 53.25 meters, a building area of 721 square meters, and can accommodate 2000 people. The top of the main entrance is a bell tower. The seven copper bells are exactly seven notes. They need to be played by trained bell ringers to produce the ups and downs of the bell sound. The church building is arranged in the form of a Greek cross, which is influenced by Byzantine architectural style. The main dome and bell tower also have the traditional Russian 'tent top' and 'onion head' shape. In 1986, the Harbin Municipal People's Government listed it as a first-class protected building. In November 1996, it was listed as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. From June 2 to September 2, 1997, the Harbin Municipal People's Government carried out a comprehensive renovation of the church according to the original design, expanded the Sophia Square by 7000 square meters, and opened it as the Harbin Architectural Art Museum to promote and carry forward the unique architectural culture of Harbin. In 2000, the Harbin Municipal People's Government organized the expansion of the Harbin Architectural Art Square, the Central Leisure Square and the Urban Construction Planning Exhibition Hall construction project. It was completed and put into use on October 1 of the same year. The expanded Architectural Art Square has increased from 6000 square meters to 10000 square meters, and the Central Square covers an area of 36154 square meters.