You wouldn't expect that banks in Shanghai to be some boring, grey cubes. Next time you visit one of these locations to handle your financial affairs, stop for a moment and admire their Art-Deco design!
1.Bank of Canton
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Architect: Poy Gum Lee
Year of Construction: 1933
Address: 52 Ningbo Lu & 355 Jiangxi Lu/Ningpo Road & Kiangse Road
2. Bank of China
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Architect: Luke Him Sau and Palmer & Turner
Year of construction: 1936
Address: 23 Waitan/23 The Bund
3. Bank of China, Hongkew - office & apartments
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Architect: Luke Him Sau & Wu Jingqi
Year of construction: 1932
Address: 894 Sichuan Bei Lu/North Szechuen Road
4. Bank of China, office & apartments - Yates Road Branch
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Architect: Luke Him Sau
Year of construction: 1935
Address: 801 Nanjing Xi Lu
5.Bank of Communications
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Architect: Allied Architects & C.H. Gonda
Year of construction: 1947
Address: 14 Waitan
6.China State Bank
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Architect: Li Shilin with Atkinson & Dallas Ltd.
Year of construction: 1933
Address: 342 Beijing Dong Lu
7.Continental Bank
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Architect: Kwan, Chu, & Yang Architects
Year of construction: 1932
Address: 111 Jiujiang Road
8.Land Bank of China
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Architect: unknown
Year of construction: 1932
Address: 255 Beijing Dong Lu
9.Shanghai Mercantile Bank
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Architect: Allied Architects
Year of construction: 1933
Address: 495 Henan Zhong Lu/Honan Road
10. Zhejiang Commercial & Savings Bank
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Architect:unknown
Year of construction: unknown
Address: Jiangxi Zhong Lu Tianjin Lu