St. Sophia Church

The St. Sophia Church was built originally in 1908 after Russia occupied Harbin. It was rebuilt as a masonry structure in 1923. It was originally built to give soldiers away from home a place to worship. It has been renovated and sits in the middle of Harbin surrounded by modern buildings. The architecture is not what I would expect in China, but reminded me of an upscale shopping district in Europe or the US.