Shanghai Historical Buildings Part 2

an unlisted Building



Formerly a Russian Bank, currently used as the Chinese Foreign Exchange and Trade Center.

Headquarter of the Shanghai Labor Union, formerly Jiaotong Bank.

Union Insurance Co., Currently the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute.

The main Post Office for the foreign settlement. On Soochow Creek across the former British American Tobacco Co. It is now Shanghai's main Post Office.

Custom House.

The Peace Hotel, formerly the Sassoon House, designed by Palmer and Turner Architects. Construction began in 1926 and completed in 1929.

Formerly the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank headquarters.

The Gutzlaff Signal Tower, built in 1884, served as a control tower for river traffic during colonial days. It was rebuilt in 1907, and also relayed weather reports. In 1993 during the widening of Zhongshan Lu, it was moved 20m (65 ft.) to its current site. The ground floor housed the Bund Museum and a bar opened on the second floor in 2007.

The Embankment House, built in 1932 by the Sassoons. Once the largest apartment house in Shanghai.

The Normandie Apartments.

The Astrid.

An apartment building on the former Avenue Haig.

Xujiahui Cathedral, formerly St. Ignatius Cathedral.

Mu'en (Baptised with Mercy) Church, Xizang Zhonglu. Formerly a Methodist Church.

The Russian Orthodox Mission Church, built in 1931 in the French Concession where most of the Russian refugees had settled.
It is now a securities exchange firm and also house a disco on the second floor under the dome-the "St. Peter's Club."

St. Nicholas, The Russian Orthodox Military Church, on the former rue Comeille. It is now a resturant and casino.

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The Bund The Embassay for the Republic of Russia - formerly The Russian Embassy Pujiang Hotel, formerly the Astor House Shanghai Mansions on 20 Bei Suzhou Lu - formerly Broadway MansionsYangtze Building, Zhongshan Dongyilu Yangtze Building, Zhongshan Dongyilu Formerly the Yokohama Bank Building, currently used as the Textile Administration The south wing of the Peace Hotel, formerly the Palace Hotel, Zhongshan Dongyilu and Nanjing Donglu Formerly the Standard and Chartered Bank, currently used as the Fishery Administration and renamed Chunjiang Building Formerly the North China Daily News Building, renamed to Guiling Building Shanghai Customs Office, formerly Nissian Steamship Co. Formerly the Asian Oil Building, currently house the Metalsmith Design Institute Dongfeng Hotel and Kentucky Fried Chicken, formerly the Shanghai Club Formerly a Chinese bank, currently used as the Yangtze River Waterway Administration Shanghai Foreign Trade Commission, formerly the headquarter of Jardine Matheson An Unlisted Building Formerly a Russian Bank, currently used as the Chinese Foreign Exchange and Trade Center Headquarter of the Shanghai Labor Union, formerly Jiaotong Bank Union Insurance Co., Currently the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute The main Post Office for the foreign settlement. It is now Shanghai's main Post Office Custom House The Peace Hotel, main building, formerly the Cathy Hotel and Sassoon House The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank headquarters The Gutzlaff Signal Tower Apartments The Embankment House, built in 1932 by the Sassoons. Once the largest apartment house in Shanghai The Normandie Apartments The Astrid An apartment building on the former Avenue Haig Churches Xujiahui Cathedral, formerly St. Ignatius Cathedral Mu'en (Baptised with Mercy) Church, Xizang Zhonglu. Formerly a Methodist Church The Russian Orthodox Mission Church St. Nicholas, The Russian Orthodox Military Church, on the former rue Comeille Theatres Lyceum Theatre, home of the Amateur Dramatic Club, a british drama society founded in 1866 The Paramount The Grand on Nanjing Lu Miscellaneous Buildings 120, Jengzhi Lu Sichuan Zhonglu, Joint Savings and Loan Building, designed by the Hungarian architect Ladislaus Hudec The American Club, located at No. 209 Fuzhou Road designed by Ladislaus Hudec A building on Sichuan Zhonglu Shanghai Public Library - Formerly the Race Course A building that was once a German Bank Changning Children's Palace Currently No.1 Building on the Xingguo Hotel compound, formerly a private residence German Post Office, currently the Shanghai General Metals Co. Formerly the Headquarter of Union Insurance, currently The International Bank of Paris and Shanghai Shanghai Handicap Assocication, formerly a Chinese bank The New World Entertainment Center, currently a department store The No. 1 People's Hospital, formerly a British hospital Hongkaw Fire Station, on Siping Lu. Jing'an Children's Palace/"Marble Hall" Dongya Hotel on Nanjing Donglu, formerly Wing On Department Store Send eMail to Paul Lee All images ©Paul Pak-hing Lee - 2009

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