The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was a Russian Orthodox Cathedral near the village of Borki which was built to commemorate the survival of the Russian Imperial family in the 1888 Borki train disaste
The Cathedral in 1894
The first church at the site, with pilgrims
The consecration of the now-restored chapel in the presence of the Tsar and Tsarina, with the elaborate railway platform
The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin City, Heilongjiang, China.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Borki
…Cathedral only stood for 49 years, its design was widely admired. The designs of the Church of the Epiphany in St. Petersburg (completed 1899) and the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Harbin (completed 1907) were closely based on the design of the Cathedral at Borki…
The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God in Harbin, China. Built in 1907 and expanded from 1923–32, it was closed during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution periods, and turned into a museum in 1997.
The ornate Christ the Savior Cathedral in Birky, Ukraine, ca. 1894, was the inspiration for the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin.
St. Sofia church in Harbin before reconstruction
Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, Harbin 16