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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 .
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.
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 building ...
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 ...
The Gutzlaff Signal Tower, also known as the Bund Weather Tower or the Bund Signal Tower (外滩信号台), [citation needed] is a major landmark in Shanghai's Bund.It is a 36.8m tall (49.8m focal height [1]) signal station designed and built by Spanish innovator and industrialist Modesto Marti de Sola, through his company Shanghai Reinforced Concrete Company Co. in the year 1907.
The Custom House (simplified Chinese: 江海关大楼; traditional Chinese: 江海關大樓; pinyin: Jiāng hǎiguān dàlóu) is an eight story building on the Bund, Shanghai. Built in 1927, the building remains a customs house today. Together with the neighboring HSBC Building, the Custom House is seen as one of the symbols of the Bund and ...