The earliest outstanding historical building in Shanghai

There are many ancient buildings in Shanghai. Please select a few and introduce them as follows:

The essence of the Bund lies in these Bund buildings called "World Architecture Expo". It starts from Baidu Bridge at the mouth of Suzhou River in the north and ends at Jinling East Road in the south, with a total length of about 1500m. The famous Bank of China Building, Peace Hotel, Customs Building and HSBC Building reproduce the style of "Far East Wall Street". Although these buildings are not from the same designer or built in the same period, their architectural colors are basically unified and the overall outline is surprisingly coordinated. No matter from afar or wandering around, you can feel a vigorous, vigorous and elegant momentum.

Some people say that "the story of the Bund is the story of going to Shanghai." The reinforced concrete buildings on the Bund do not tell the fantastic prosperity of the old Shanghai Beach.

Asia building

Known as "the first floor of the Bund", it was built at 1906, formerly known as Mai Bo En Building. The building is eight stories high, with a building area of 1 1984 square meters and an area of 1739 square meters. The appearance of this building is eclectic. The elevation is three horizontal sections and three vertical sections. The bottom and top sections are baroque, and the middle section is modernism. The building is magnificent, and there is no lack of atmosphere in simplicity. It can be described as simple, complex, luxurious and elegant.

Oriental London-Dongfeng Hotel

"Oriental London" is another name of Dongfeng Hotel, built in 19 10. Belonging to the Renaissance architecture, the appearance not only imitates American classicism, but also refers to the Japanese Empire State Building, hence the name. Founded at No.2 Zhongshan No.1 Road, it was the most luxurious club in Shanghai at that time-Shanghai Federation. The first floor of the building is a restaurant, the second floor is an international seaman's club, and the rest are guest rooms. The whole hotel is well-equipped and beautifully decorated, making it an ideal choice for business accommodation. The unique triangular elevator used in the building is made by Siemens and has a history of 90 years.

Youli building

No.4 Dongyi Road, Zhongshan City, now Tong Jia Private Investment Co., Ltd., formerly known as union buildings, is owned by Beneficial Bank of the United States, so it is called Beneficial Bank Building. The building was completed in 19 16, and the 7-story building imitates the Renaissance architectural style. The window frames are mostly baroque art designs with rotating patterns, and the doors are decorated with Onek columns. Tall French windows are not only conducive to lighting, but also add momentum to the building. The whole building is an axisymmetric figure with the door as the center. So it gives people a sense of peace.

Nissin Mansion, which combines Chinese and Western styles.

Nissin Mansion, which combines modern Japanese western-style architecture and classical architectural style, is called "Japanese Jewish style". The building was jointly built by Japan Qingdao Shipping Co., Ltd. and Jews. Built at 1925, located at No.5, Dongyi Road, Zhongshan. The building is 6 stories high and covers an area of 1280 square meters. The following three floors are relatively simple to decorate, and the upper three floors have classical columns and carved flowers, which have a strong sense of concavity and convexity. The facade of the whole building is covered with granite, which complements other buildings on the Bund. Nissin Building is now used by Huaxia Bank and Jindu Industrial Corporation.

Chinese commercial bank

No.6, Zhongshan Dongyi Road, 1897, Zhongmin opened its first bank, China Commercial Bank, which is now the location of Hongkong Qiaofu International Enterprise Co., Ltd. This building is a pseudo-four-story Gothic building. There are five spires on the fourth floor of this building. There used to be a cross. There are minarets on the third and fourth floors. The fourth floor of the building is pointed window, and the first and second floors are typical Gothic lattice windows. The significance of this European-style building, which is about to go through a century, is far more than historical and artistic. It can be said that it marks a new page in China's financial history.

Dabei telegraph company building

No.7 Zhongshan Dongyi Road, Renaissance style building. The architecture pays attention to unity, symmetry and stability, and the facade decoration is very particular. Each floor adopts classical style columns, which are either load-bearing or just decorative. The graphics around the window are diverse and three-dimensional, similar to baroque. Its black roof and white windows are in sharp contrast. At the same time, without losing the sense of elegance. This building is now Pangu Bank Shanghai Branch. Since 1908 was built, it has changed hands four times. It was originally called the Great Northern Telegraph Company Building. Later, it was used by China Commercial Bank and Changjiang Shipping Company.

china merchants building

As the first new shipping enterprise operated by China, China Merchants was established during this period. China Merchants was built in 190 1, with a three-story brick-wood structure, west to east. The main door frame on the ground floor extends outward, with high-opening arched floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the main entrance, and classical column decoration on the second and third floors. Part of the outer wall of this building is covered with granite. China Merchants Tower can be regarded as a typical Bund building at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. Whether it is historical or artistic, it is worth visiting.

Pudong Development Bank Building (formerly Shanghai People's Government Building and HSBC Building)

Zhongshan Dongyi Road 10- 12 is a new Greek-style building, which was built at 1923 and originally belonged to Shanghai Branch of HSBC. At that time, the United States boasted that this building was the most exquisite building in the Far East from the Suez Canal to the Bering Strait. When the building was completed, two striking bronze lions were placed in front of the building. It is said that after casting the lion, the bronze mold was destroyed immediately. As a result, the bronze lions have become out-of-print treasures and have now been sent to Shanghai History Museum. At the top of the octagonal hall of the building, more than 20 meters above the ground, there are eight murals made up of hundreds of thousands of colorful mosaics with only a few square centimeters. It is 4.3 meters wide and 2.4 meters high. It depicts the architectural features of Shanghai, Hongkong, London, Paris, new york, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kolkata and other eight cities in the early 20th century, with mythical figures. There are also 24 pictures of animals in fairy tales, with huge fairy tale murals at the top, with a total area of nearly 200 square meters. There is a circle of beautiful words in the century mural, which translates as "all the seas are brothers, symbolizing the peace and prosperity of the whole world when the new century comes".

shanghai customs

The "sister building" of HSBC Bank, built in 1927, is majestic and tall, and it complements the elegant HSBC Bank. Shanghai Customs Building combines the advantages of European classicism and Renaissance architecture. The lintel of the building is supported by four huge Roman granite columns, with the towering bell tower as the axis, which is extraordinary in momentum. Architectural modeling belongs to neoclassical Greek style, and the upper bell tower is Gothic style with a height of ten stories. It was made in America and shipped to Shanghai for assembly. It is said that it cost more than 2000 taels of silver. It is the largest clock in Asia and one of the world famous clocks. The Customs Building stands on the banks of the Pujiang River, and the sonorous bell symbolizes solemnity and mission.

Bank of communications building

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Hua ao Dao sheng bank building

It is a Renaissance-style building, which has gone through more than 80 spring and autumn periods. Kuomintang Central Bank, Shanghai Space Agency and China Foreign Exchange Trading Center have all worked here successively. The building is solid in structure and beautifully decorated. The main entrance is the central axis, forming a symmetrical structure. The bottom door has four double columns with hole-shaped windows on both sides. On the second and third floors, there are Onek columns on the east facade, and the windows are decorated with classical columns on both sides. The exterior walls are made of white glazed tiles and granite, with harmonious colors. Suzhou granite pavilion is used for the exterior wall at the bottom. The escalator in the building is made of marble, with relief on the second floor wall, huge and exquisite stained glass top grating and cloister, which has been well preserved so far.

taiwan bank building

Today, China Merchants Bank Shanghai Branch is located. The building was built in 1924, covering an area of 904 square meters. On the whole, it belongs to the modern Japanese western architectural style. The east facade is matched with four European classical columns. This makes it rich in European classical architectural style, which can not help but remind people of Dongfeng Hotel, which is known as "Oriental London". The internal or external relations between these buildings make the buildings on the Bund look particularly harmonious and unified, and establish an overall aesthetic feeling.

Macquarie bank building

The first foreign bank in Shanghai was Li Ruyin Bank, which opened in the present Macquarie Bank building. * * * The building has five floors, the outer wall at the bottom is paved with granite, and the internal ground is black and white marble. The gate is the main line of the building, and the building shapes on the north and south sides are symmetrical. The fa? ade of the second to fourth floors is supported by two Onek-style columns, and there are six square columns in the middle of the fifth floor. Carve with petals. In order to give the building a sense of height, a triangular roof is added to the top floor, which makes people feel the exquisiteness and chic of Macquarie Bank Building.

AIA Building (formerly Guilin Building and Yu Zi Building)

This used to be Zilin Xibao Library, the largest press and publication organization in Shanghai. AIA Company was officially renovated on 1998, so it was renamed "AIA Building". The facade of the building is divided into three floors. The first floor is covered with rough stones; The second layer is painted with cement; On both sides of the third floor are dome-shaped coupon windows and elegant tower tops, which show the changes of architecture and the symmetry and harmony of Renaissance art.

Peace Hotel South Building (Yuan Huizhong Hotel)

Strolling along the Bund, there is a clear white brick wall, and the building with red brick waist line is particularly eye-catching. This American-style Liuzeng Building is the south building of Peace Hotel, located at No.1 Zhongshan East Road 19, formerly known as the Central Hotel. This hotel built in 1906 has far-reaching historical significance. 1909, the World Anti-Smoking Conference was held here; 1996, the Shanghai International Doping Conference jointly organized by UNDCP was held, and the site of the World Anti-Smoking Conference was marked. 19 1 1 year, the headquarters of China United League also held a welcome meeting for Sun Yat-sen as interim president in this hotel. This series of unforgettable historical facts adds more luster to the South Building of Peace Hotel.

Peace Hotel North Building (formerly Sassoon Building)

Peace Hotel has two floors, north and south. Compared with the South Building, the North Building feels magnificent and luxurious. This 77-square-meter-high building is known as "the first building in the Far East" because of its exquisite interior and exterior decoration. The building has the architectural style of Chicago school in the United States, with simple and clear modeling and emphasis on vertical sense. Granite walls, conical roofs and copper roofs are permeated with simple and elegant atmosphere. Inside the hotel, there are nine suites in Britain, America, India, Germany, France, America, Japan, Spain and China. The dining room and lobby are richly decorated. There is also the Shanghai Old Jazz Band, which is very popular among foreign tourists, playing famous songs from all over the world, making people feel as if they are in a palace where world culture and classic art blend.

Bank of China building

The architecture on the Bund is famous for its European style, and the Bank of China Building is one of the few buildings with China ethnic characteristics. The building is divided into the main building and the auxiliary building. The exterior wall is Jinshan stone, and the roof is a flat square pyramid roof, covered with green glazed tiles and decorated with a bucket arch on the eaves. Coin-shaped hollow window frame with high to low deformation in the east facade. The original stone carving of Confucius traveling around the world above the gate tells a fascinating story. The ceiling of the business hall was originally carved with the pattern of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". There is an antique atmosphere everywhere. At the same time, these carved beams and painted buildings and pipa flying eaves are also the crystallization of Chinese wisdom and hard work, which can be inherited and carried forward by future generations.

Yi tai you chuan building

At the east intersection of Zhongshan East Road and beijing east road, there is a seemingly ordinary but interesting building, that is, Yitai Mail Ship Building, that is, "Green Mail Ship Building". This building is seven stories high and has two basements. The solid and thick granite arch ticket is surrounded by classical columns. The second to fifth floors are attached with cantilevered balconies, and the seventh floor has a tower, which is elegant and beautiful. The facade of the whole building is simple and clear, and it is also a typical Renaissance style building.

Zheng Jin building

Built in 1924, it has a unique post-Renaissance style. Like other Renaissance buildings, it has a granite exterior wall with a clear main line and symmetrical shape, but it lacks many complicated decorations to make it smoother. The ground floor of this building is made of large stones. The whole building gives a sense of stability. The second to fifth floors are supported by two Onek-style columns, showing the classical style. The rectangular glass ceiling in the inner hall is a typical building on the Bund, with elegant shape and exquisite workmanship.

Yihe foreign firm building

Since the opening of 1943 Shanghai, foreign firms have been set up one after another, and Jardine Matheson was the first group. Since then, British businessmen have carried out a lot of trade activities here. Yihe foreign firm building, located at No.27, Zhongshan East 1st Road, is a Renaissance-style building. The first and second floors of the building are a section, and the axis of the building is obviously made of granite. The door and the window frames on both sides are in the shape of Roman semicircular arches. There is a sheep's head embossed above the main entrance, which looks solemn and three-dimensional. The third to fifth floors are supported by Roman Corinthian columns, showing a strong western European classical color. There is a balcony with stone railings on the third floor, and the whole window frame is inlaid with stone carvings. Demolition of the original platform and dome above the fifth floor.

East Hotel

In other words, the current traffic office building of the Municipal Public Security Bureau was originally the office of Shanghai Branch of Credit Suisse Oriental Company. Designers use luxurious and grandiose handwriting to integrate architecture, sculpture and painting in churches and palaces, and create a mysterious religious atmosphere in buildings with short eaves, wavy walls, overlapping columns and murals. Architecture emphasizes facade decoration and treatment, especially the proportion of the building itself. Above it is a huge pillar of love Onek, with thick walls on both sides horizontally divided into three sections, and a deep eaves at the top, beautifully carved. The doors and windows on the first floor form three tall stair doors with a linear relief in the middle. In addition, the small structure of the building is also exquisitely carved and refined, which can be described as a baroque classic.

British consulate

Built in 1873, the building is two stories high, similar to the architectural style of Renaissance. The foundation of this building is very high. There are five arched windows in the vertical middle section of the ground floor, but the windows in both rooms are arched. The fa? ade is neat and changeable. The facade of the whole building was originally made of fair-faced bricks, and the roof was paved with China butterfly tiles. Now that the exterior wall has been painted with cement, there is a large lawn in front of the East Building, and the environment is more beautiful. After liberation, China International Travel Service Shanghai Branch is located here. After the authorities moved out, Shanghai Foreign Investment Working Committee, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Research Institute, Shanghai Center for International Studies and other institutions were all located here.

In addition to the above-mentioned buildings located on the Bund, the Waibaidu Bridge, Shanghai Tower, Russian Consulate General and weather signal station are integrated with these buildings on the Bund, thus drawing a complete picture of the "World Architecture Expo".

Huayuan bridge

Located on the west side of Huangpu Park, it stands on the Suzhou River between Zhongshan Dongyi Road and Dongdaming Road. Built in 1970, it is the first steel structure bridge in Shanghai, with a span of 52.16m and a width of18.3m.. It is an important channel connecting Shanghai downtown and Hudong, with a large traffic volume. Because it is a foreigner crossing, people don't pay for crossing the bridge, so it is called Waibaidu Bridge.

Broadway mansions Hotel

Shanghai Building is located on the north side of Waibaidu Bridge, and consists of a main building and an auxiliary building. This is a splayed apartment structure in early modernist style. The exterior treatment and interior decoration are simple and clear, and the appearance is magnificent. The main building was originally named "Baiyaojiang Building". The annex building is also called Pujiang Hotel. Now it's a three-star hotel. The hotel has superior suites with Chinese, American, British, French, Japanese and Arab characteristics, and has received many heads of state and Chinese and foreign tourists.

Russian Consulate General

Located on the north side of Waibaidu Bridge, at the intersection of Suzhou River and Huangpu River. The building was built in 19 16, with an area of 1700 square meters and a building area of 3,264 square meters. It has four floors and an attic. The lower part is placed underground, and the ground is 2 meters high. There are classical double columns on both sides of the gate, circular arch and flat arch window frames on the second and third floors, and pilasters between the windows. The roof is a double-folded four-slope, arc-shaped pointed window. On the west side of the roof is a two-story watchtower, a green iron dome, a bank along the river, and a hexagonal pavilion on the east side, which can enjoy the scenery at the intersection of Huangpu River and Suzhou River.

Meteorological signal station

One of the landmark buildings on the Bund is listed as a national key protected building. 1884, the Xujiahui Observatory founded by the French Catholic Church set up a meteorological signal station on the "Pidgin" Bund (now the Bund of Yan 'an East Road). The signal station is a long wooden pole erected on the ground. According to the meteorological information from the Observatory, a cylindrical meteorological signal was reconstructed at 1907. The platform system is 50 meters high and the tower is 36.8 meters high, which is called "Atangpo" building. In order to protect this building, in the renovation project of 1993, the Bund moved 20 meters eastward.