Buildings of the Bund
Cultural Experience, Good Views / Viewpoint, Tip - What to See & Do, Monument - Historical
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A stroll along The Bund in Shanghai will reveal a rich mix of architectural styles that demonstrate the wealth and power of the foreign companies in China at the time.
No. 1 Asia Building (1916) Style: Baroque.
The Bund’s first mansion and originally the offices of Royal Dutch Shell and Asiatic Petroleum Company.
No.2 East Wind Hotel (1910) Style: Neo-classical.
Formerly the Shanghai Club for British Nationals. Now a hotel.
No.3 Union Building (1922) Style: Neo-Renaissance with some Baroque detailing.
No.5 The Nissin Building (1925) Style: Modern mixed with classical.
Once housed a Japanese shipping company.
No.6 China Merchants Bank Building (1897) Style: Mock Gothic.
One of the oldest buildings on the Bund.
No.7 The Great Northern Telegraph Company Building (1908) Style: Renaissance.
This building housed state-of-the-art equipment in its day including telephones, a tube system for telegrams and a lift!
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