Begun building in March of 1907 in Butou district, this was one of 17 churches to be completed early in Harbin. To accommodate an outgrowing parish, construction of a new temple began in September of 1923. After almost a decade, it was finally consecrated on December 12/25, 1932 as the new Hagia Sofia. It still stands to this day at 95, Street, District, and is also the largest in the Far East.