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10 MOST ARTISTIC BANKS IN SHANGHAI!

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

Picture source: Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: Poy Gum Lee

Year of Construction: 1933

Address: 52 Ningbo Lu & 355 Jiangxi Lu/Ningpo Road & Kiangse Road

2. Bank of China

Picture source:Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: Luke Him Sau and Palmer & Turner

Year of construction: 1936

Address: 23 Waitan/23 The Bund

3. Bank of China, Hongkew - office & apartments

Picture source: Shanghai Art Deco

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

Picture source:Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: Luke Him Sau

Year of construction: 1935

Address: 801 Nanjing Xi Lu

5.Bank of Communications

Picture source: Shanghai Art Deco

 

Architect: Allied Architects & C.H. Gonda

Year of construction: 1947

Address: 14 Waitan

6.China State Bank

Picture source:Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: Li Shilin with Atkinson & Dallas Ltd.

Year of construction: 1933

Address: 342 Beijing Dong Lu

7.Continental Bank

Pictiure source: Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: Kwan, Chu, & Yang Architects

Year of construction: 1932

Address: 111 Jiujiang Road

8.Land Bank of China

Picture source:Shanghai Art Deco

Architect: unknown

Year of construction: 1932

Address: 255 Beijing Dong Lu

9.Shanghai Mercantile Bank

Picture source:flickr.com

Architect: Allied Architects

Year of construction: 1933

Address: 495 Henan Zhong Lu/Honan Road

10. Zhejiang Commercial & Savings Bank

Picture source:flickr.com

Architect:unknown

Year of construction: unknown

Address: Jiangxi Zhong Lu Tianjin Lu

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