In suburban counties with a long history, such as the Jiyun Temple Tower (Qinglong Tower) in Qingpu, the Nanxiang Temple Brick Tower built in Jiading in the Tang Dynasty from 82/KLOC-0 to 824, and the Longhua Temple built in Xuhui, the Five Dynasties City in the Song Dynasty in 977. This is the oldest building in the city. Songjiang Square Tower 1068 was built in Song Dynasty and completed in 1094. This is very important. The better buildings in modern times are: Xujiahui Catholic Church was built in Xuantong in the second year, that is, the * * * Auditorium in Huangpu District 19 10. It is the first trinity church, which was built in Tongzhi for eight years, namely 1869. The Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, Peace Hotel and China Everbright Bank (formerly Credit Suisse Bank) are all buildings in the late Qing Dynasty.
Second, the earliest outstanding historical buildings in Shanghai There are many old buildings in Shanghai, some of which are introduced 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. Known as "the first floor of the Bund", Asia Building was built in 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 for Dongfeng Hotel now. Built in 19 10, it belongs to Renaissance architecture. Its appearance not only imitates American classicism, but also refers to the Japanese Empire State Building, hence its nickname. 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. Woori Building, No.4 Zhongshan East 1st Road, is now Tong Jia Private Investment Co., Ltd. ..
Formerly known as union buildings, it is owned by American Beneficial Bank, 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 eastern and western architecture with classical architecture, 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.
China Commercial Bank Building, No.6 Zhongshan Dongyi Road, 1897, China Commercial Bank, the first bank established by China people with their own funds, is now the location of Hong Kong 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. No.7 Zhongshan 1st Road, Dabei Telegraph Company Building, 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. As the first new shipping enterprise operated by China, China Merchants Tower was established in 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-open 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. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Building (formerly Shanghai People's Building and HSBC Building) at Zhongshan East Road 10- 12 is a neo-Greek building, which was built at 1923 and originally belonged to HSBC Shanghai Branch.
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 Building, the "sister building" of HSBC, was built at 1927. It is majestic and tall, and it complements the elegant HSBC. 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.
Third, Shanghai's outstanding old buildings There are more than 70 famous ground buildings left in Shanghai's history. These old buildings reflect the long history, ancient architectural technology and unique architectural style of Shanghai.
They have made new innovations in the treatment of building space, building technology and skills, and the use of building materials, and they have an important position in the history of China architecture. In terms of types, there are mainly memorial buildings such as residential buildings, yamen, temples, pavilions, pavilions, city walls, zhaobi, memorial archways, etc. In terms of scale, because Shanghai was not the political, economic and cultural center of the country in ancient times, the scale of buildings was small, but these old buildings have the specific connotation of Shanghai culture and are examples of high architectural technology and artistic level.
For example, the relief on the stone tablet of Tang Darani Jing in Songjiang District and the brick carving on the wall in Fangta Garden are really rare treasures; The carved beams, painted buildings and brick windows of Yinshu Building in Shinan are full of architectural charm in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also the only remaining large-scale residential buildings in the Qing Dynasty in the urban area. The ancient city wall of Shanghai, built during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, broke the traditional concept of "the sky is round and the place is round" and showed the specific cultural form and architectural characteristics of Shanghai. In addition, due to the specific historical location of Shanghai, the ancient Taoist temple and buddhist nun, there are more than 80 existing Buddhist temples in Shanghai: Longhua Temple, Jing 'an Temple and Jade Buddha Temple.
The famous Taoist temples are: Baiyun Temple, Qinciyang Hall, Chenghuang Temple and Chongfu Daoyuan. These ancient religious buildings are the precious heritage of the old buildings in Shanghai. There are many pictures of buildings in Building 99, which can help you understand them better.
4. What are the famous buildings in Shanghai? Shanghai Bund No.1 Bailemen Shanghai World Financial Center Oriental Pearl Jinmao Building: When the Oriental Pearl mentions Shanghai, it is estimated that most people's first impression is the Oriental Pearl and Lujiazui.
The Oriental Pearl is definitely the most iconic building. It is located in Lujiazui, Pudong New Area, near Huangpu River and across the Bund. It is the fourth tallest tower in Asia and the sixth tallest tower in the world. It is equipped with revolving restaurants, sightseeing floors, exhibition halls and other sightseeing facilities. It has both delicious food and beautiful scenery, which makes tourists linger. Secondly, there is another famous scenic spot near the Oriental Pearl, namely Jinmao Tower, which is located in Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone, with a height of 420.5 meters. It is the third tallest building in Shanghai and the eighth tallest building in the world. Jinmao Building has 9 1 floor, 3 floors underground and 88 floors above ground. It is a comprehensive skyscraper integrating five-star hotels, office buildings, exhibition centers and entertainment malls.
Jinmao Mansion is a blend of eastern and western architectural arts, with extremely high architectural artistic characteristics. Third: Shanghai World Financial Center, centered on Japan's Mori Building Co., Ltd. and jointly invested by multinational enterprises, is also located in Lujiazui Financial Center. It is currently the tallest building in China and the third tallest building in the world. The financial center is 10 1 floor. Standing on the roof overlooking the whole Pudong area, Lujiazui has a panoramic view. At present, the enterprises that have settled in the financial center are all powerful enterprises.
Fourth: Paramount is a famous old place in Shanghai. At present, it is a comprehensive entertainment venue in Shanghai, known as the "Ballroom of Paramount Hotel". Paramount was founded in 1932 and completed in 1933. At that time, Wu Tiecheng, Mayor of Shanghai, Republic of China, personally sent a congratulatory message. At that time, Shanghai was very popular and was the main place for celebrities to come and go. Fifth, needless to say, the Bund in Shanghai is definitely a landmark in Shanghai. If you don't come to Shanghai, it's basically nothing. The Bund is also known as the "World Architecture Expo Group".
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Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen" for short, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city of China, an economic, financial, trade and shipping center of China, and the first batch of coastal open cities. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it faces Kyushu Island of Japan across the East China Sea, with Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Excellent old buildings in Shanghai There are still more than 70 famous ground buildings in Shanghai's history. These old buildings reflect the long history, ancient architectural technology and unique architectural style of Shanghai.
They have made new innovations in the treatment of building space, building technology and skills, and the use of building materials, and they have an important position in the history of China architecture. In terms of types, there are mainly memorial buildings such as residential buildings, yamen, temples, pavilions, pavilions, city walls, zhaobi, memorial archways, etc. In terms of scale, because Shanghai was not the political, economic and cultural center of the country in ancient times, the scale of buildings was small, but these old buildings have the specific connotation of Shanghai culture and are examples of high architectural technology and artistic level.
For example, the relief on the stone tablet of Tang Darani Jing in Songjiang District and the brick carving on the wall in Fangta Garden are really rare treasures; The carved beams, painted buildings and brick windows of Yinshu Building in Shinan are full of architectural charm in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also the only remaining large-scale residential buildings in the Qing Dynasty in the urban area. The ancient city wall of Shanghai, built during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, broke the traditional concept of "the sky is round and the place is round" and showed the specific cultural form and architectural characteristics of Shanghai. In addition, due to the specific historical location of Shanghai, the ancient Taoist temple and buddhist nun, there are more than 80 existing Buddhist temples in Shanghai: Longhua Temple, Jing 'an Temple and Jade Buddha Temple.
The famous Taoist temples are: Baiyun Temple, Qinciyang Hall, Chenghuang Temple and Chongfu Daoyuan. These ancient religious buildings are the precious heritage of the old buildings in Shanghai. There are many pictures of buildings in Building 99, which can help you understand them better.