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This list of outstanding historic buildings of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海市优秀历史建筑; pinyin: shànghǎi shì yōuxiù lìshǐ jiànzhú) is a list encompassing 'Outstanding Historical Buildings' of Shanghai, China, nominated by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government starting from 1989. There are currently 5 batches of buildings ...
Art Deco architecture in Shanghai (10 P) B. Bridges in Shanghai (16 P) C. Cemeteries in Shanghai (1 C, 4 P) Commercial buildings in Shanghai (3 C) D.
Shanghai's first building boom occurred in the 1920s and 1930s, during the city's heyday as a multinational center of business and finance. [5] The city's international concessions permitted foreign investment, and with it came architectural styles from the West , as seen today in areas such as the French Concession and the Bund . [ 6 ]
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 Oriental Pearl Tower [a] is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai.Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007.
Pages in category "Art Deco architecture in Shanghai" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Palmer & Turner, who designed many of Shanghai's major buildings (13 buildings on the Bund alone), [143] was one of the oldest architectural firms in the world, [144] and was founded by British architect William Salway (1844–1902) in Hong Kong in 1868. [145]
The Wukang Mansion or Wukang Building (Chinese: 武康大楼), formerly known as the Normandie Apartments or International Savings Society Apartments, is a protected historic apartment building in the former French Concession area of Shanghai. It was designed by the Hungarian-Slovak architect László Hudec and completed in 1924. The building ...