Sophia Square, Heilongjiang, China
4.0 (540 reviews) Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent Ranking #5 in Harbin Points of Interest & Landmarks
Wonderful Russian Orthodox Church
About a 15 min walk from the hotel, and visited every day during my 3-day visit (closed on Mondays, can only be viewed from the outside). The church has very nice elements and details inside, a QR code is required to visit it. In the city I have visited several other churches, but this is definitely recommended.
Address
Sophia Square, South Bank of the Songhua River, Daoli District Three blocks east of Central Street, Harbin 150000 China
Working hours
Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:18
User Ratings
4.0 based on (540 reviews)
Reviews
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3Jenny Goh 5:00 PM Jan 3, 2020
Nice looking church
I stayed at a hotel just beside St Sophia’s Cathedral. Look out for the sweet potato man! ?? he sold sweet potatoes on a push cart and the price depended on the weight of the potato. It was hot, sweet and delicious on a very cold snowy morning. There was a Russian ornaments/ souvenir shop nearby selling Russian dolls and trinkets. MacDonalds and KFC within walking distance and a big shopping mall directly across St Sophia’s cathedral.
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3Joanna 5:00 PM Jan 3, 2020
Poor shape of the church, square has some charm
The St. Sophia Orthodox church was closed when I arrived there, supposedly for renovation, but not that you see much going on really (not even light switched on inside). The church obviously needs it desperately as even to the naked eye you can spot fragments of tin tiles missing from the roof, the brick is in a pitiful state etc. Interestingly, if you take the liberty and look at the photo display on the fence around the church, you can see that nothing of the original interior of the CHURCH remained (talking here about the altar and paintings - ikonostas), and the paint was peeling from the ceiling. Also, the pictures or mosaics or Christ, Mary and St. Sophia (that's my guess) which were in the niches above the entrance were taken away. Hope the renovation proceeds quickly and St Sophia is restored to its original beauty. Apart from it, the square houses some Russian souvenir shop and a food place in a nice pavilion. That adds some charm to the place.
