The Russian Orthodox church, Saint Sophia Cathedral, is also located in the central district of Daoli. Built in 1907 and expanded from 1923 to 1932, it was closed during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution periods. Following its designation in 1996 as a national cultural heritage site (First class Preserved Building),"Preserved Buildings" . Harbin Urban and Rural Planning Bureau . it was turned into a museum as a showcase of the history of Harbin city in 1997.Yukiko Koga. "The Atmosphere of a Foreign Country": Harbin's Architectural Inheritance . In: Anne M. Cronin, Kevin Hetherington. Consuming the Entrepreneurial City: Image, Memory, Spectacle. Routledge, 2008. p. 229. The -tall Church, which covers an area of 721 square meters, is a typical representative of Byzantine architecture.
The Russian Orthodox church, Saint Sophia Cathedral, is also located in the central district of Daoli. Built in 1907 and expanded from 1923 to 1932, it was closed during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution periods. Following its designation in 1996 as a national cultural heritage site (First class Preserved Building),"Preserved Buildings" . Harb.in Urban and Rural Planning Bureau . it was turned into a museum as a showcase of the history of Harbin city in 1997Yukiko Koga. "The Atmosphere of a Foreign Country": Harbin's Architectural Inheritance . In: Anne M. Cronin, Kevin Hetherington. Consuming the Entrepreneurial City: Image, Memory, Spectacle. Routledge, 2008. p. 229. The -tall Church, which covers an area of 721 square meters, is a typical representative of Byzantine architecture.