Pointed turrets
A fairy-tale house.
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A fairy-tale mansion in Shanghai's old French concession, built in 1936 by the Swedish shipping magnate Eric Moller; by legend its design comes from a sketch his daughter drew of a castle she had seen in a dream. Its style blends Scandinavian, Gothic and Tudor, with brown pointed gables, turrets and slender spires and Chinese touches such as glazed tiles, all set behind a broad lawn. Renovated from 2001 with its original style kept, it is now a hotel. The villa can be admired free from the street and its front gate, and it is close to the other old villa streets of the area.
A fairy-tale house.
Before the villa.
Villa streets.
30 South Shaanxi Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai
Shanghai Exhibition CentreA landmark of central Shanghai, built in 1955 as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Buil5 minutes walk
Jing'an TempleA Buddhist temple on West Nanjing Road whose golden roofs stand out among the sk13 minutes walk
Jing'an Sculpture ParkA public park in Jing'an covering about 6.5 hectares between North Chengdu Road,18 minutes walk
Shanghai Natural History MuseumOne of China's largest museums of natural science, founded in 1956 and moved in 18 minutes walk
Fuxing ParkA park in Shanghai's former French Concession, laid out by the French in 1909 on19 minutes walkIt is now a hotel, so it is usually admired free from the street and its front gate; it stands in the old French concession near other villa streets.