中文 | Русский | zabinfo.ru | March 15, 2007 09:39
Chinese will rebuild cathedral into a museum
English Machine Translation

Chineses in it(this) to year in interests of tourist business will recreate Russian Piously-Nikolaev cathedral in Harbin as the Nikolaev museum of arts

KHarbinsky magazine " Partners " writes, that now in Harbin - administrative tsuentre a frontier Chinese province Heilongjiang - on coast of the river Ashikhe is carried out construction of the Piously-Nikolaev cathedral which end is planned already for October s.g.

Its(His) construction is conducted within the limits of construction of the so-called Russian national park begun in July, 2006. KHarbinskaya company " Дунцзянь " has enclosed in the given project of 50 million yuans of the Peoples Republic of China. The total area of park makes almost 700 thousand square meters. During construction natural plantings(spreadings) a willow and all buildings are completely kept, objects are executed in Russian national style.

In Park will be:

At building Park as the sample the known Russian manor located near to St.-Petersburg has been taken. For creation of walls of buildings the tree and a stone is completely used.

Well-known, that the Piously-Nikolaev cathedral was one of the orthodox churches most visited(attended) in Harbin. Its(his) construction was the beginning in 1899 and 11 years were prolonged. The project of a cathedral has been executed in St.-Petersburg and carried out under one drawing with the Nikolaev cathedral in Moscow. An icon of the Mother of god above a front entrance and internal frescos have been executed by the known Russian artist. Sacred subjects, other icons and a bell have been brought from Moscow, on what huge money have been spent.

The Nikolaev museum of arts will be constructed in Park completely in the form of a former Piously-Nikolaev cathedral in Harbin and the size 1:1. The project was executed by the Khabarovsk architect not named by "Partners" and the Chinese experts. Style of construction, an external and internal ornament, a coloring and quality of building materials are made on the sample of a former cathedral without the slightest deviation(rejection) to restore the Piously-Nikolaev cathedral in an original form.

In the message it is spoken, that the first stage of construction passes(takes place) successfully and the base is already incorporated. Now masters actively spend work on manufacturing building wooden kolodok, etc.

Completely to finish construction of a unique museum it is supposed in December of current year.