Russian Boxer Uprising Memorial (later the Church of the Holy Protection), Tianjin (天津)
Collection
Identifier
Gr01-111
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Gr01-111. Post card.The Church of our Saviour was built on the east bank of the Baihe (Pei-ho) River, Tientsin (Tianjin) in 1907, in memory of the 108 Russian soldiers who perished in the Boxer Uprising. From 1922-1925, the church was expanded and rebuilt as the Church of the Holy Protection.
Caption in album or on mount
The Russian Monument of the Boxer War. Tientsin.
