Dark façade
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A historic Art Deco hotel on West Nanjing Road facing People's Park, built in 1931–1934 for the Joint Savings Society, formed by several banks, to designs by the Hungarian-Slovak architect Ladislav Hudec, who drew on New York's American Radiator Building. It rises 83.8 m with twenty-two floors above ground and two below; it was the tallest building in Asia from its completion until 1963 and the tallest in Shanghai until 1983, its dark façade lines running vertically up to a stepped crown. The building can be seen free from People's Park and the West Nanjing Road pavement, steps from People's Square metro station and the Nanjing Road pedestrian street.
Vertical lines.
Art Deco.
Opposite.
170 West Nanjing Road, opposite People's Park, Shanghai
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition CenterChina's first city planning exhibition hall, opened in 2000 on People's Square b6 minutes walk
Shanghai Grand TheatreShanghai's main stage for opera and ballet, on the north side of People's Square6 minutes walk
Shanghai MuseumA public museum of ancient Chinese art on People's Square in the heart of Shangh8 minutes walk4.4
Nanjing RoadShanghai's main shopping street and one of the busiest in the world alongside th9 minutes walk4.5
Jing'an Sculpture ParkA public park in Jing'an covering about 6.5 hectares between North Chengdu Road,9 minutes walkIt was the tallest building in Asia from 1934 to 1963 and is one of Ladislav Hudec's finest Art Deco works; it can be seen free from People's Park.