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A 1933 map of the Bund. The Bund [a] is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai.The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East Zhongshan Road No.1) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu.
The Union Building is a building on the Bund in Shanghai, China.It is located at No. 3, the Bund (formerly no. 4). Completed in 1916, the building was used by a number of insurance companies. The six-storey building was the first work in Shanghai of P&T Architects and Surveyors (Palmer & Turner), and was the first building in Shanghai to
The Shanghai People's Heroes Memorial Tower (上海市人民英雄纪念塔) is a concrete structure in Shanghai, China. The structure is located at the north end of the Bund , at the confluence of the Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River , within the grounds of the Huangpu Park .
The HSBC Building (also known as the Municipal Government Building) is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. It served as the headquarters of the Shanghai branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1923 to 1955, and currently houses the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank).
The new building was completed on 19 December 1927, and cost 4.3 million taels of silver, twice the budget. It was the tallest building on the Bund at the time of construction. [2] The building remains a customs house today. A few rooms have been used as residences since families moved in after 1949. [2] These are located at the back of the ...
The Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris was a major shareholder of the Russo-Chinese Bank and the Banque de l'Indochine, and when the Russo-Chinese Bank opened its branch in Shanghai in 1896, it was housed in No.29, The Bund. The original building at No.29, The Bund, was previously owned by the Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan and was a two ...
Shanghai Club Building (上海总会大楼) is a six-storey Baroque Revival building at The Bund, Huangpu, Shanghai, China. It was originally constructed in 1864 and opened in 1911, and was designated as a major cultural heritage site under national-level protection. Currently, it is operated by the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund. Once ...
North China Daily News Building – The Bund – Shanghai (Elevation) The North China Daily News Building is currently occupied by an American insurance company, AIA. The North China Daily News Building (simplified Chinese: 字林大楼; traditional Chinese: 字林大樓; pinyin: Zìlín Dàlóu) is a historical Neo-Renaissance-style office building on the Bund in Shanghai, China located at No ...