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Here old Shanghai's Western architecture (British art deco in this case) mixes with Chinese elements. In 1937 it was designed to be the highest building in the city and surpassed the neighboring Cathay Hotel (now the Peace Hotel) by a hair, except for the green tower on the Cathay's roof.
- Address: 23 The Bund, Zhongshan Dong Yi LuHuangpu, Shanghai, 200002 | Map It
- Phone: 021/6329-1979
- Location: The Bund and Nanjing Dong Lu
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