Broadway Mansions
Broadway Mansions (simplified Chinese: 百老汇大厦; traditional Chinese: 百老匯大廈; pinyin: Bǎilǎohuì Dàshà, Shanghainese: Pahlowe Dusa) is a nineteen-floor Art Deco five-star hotel in Shanghai, China. and was for over five decades one of the primary symbols of Shanghai.
| Broadway Mansions | |
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百老汇大厦 | |
Broadway Mansions, 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel, apartments |
| Location | 20 Bei Suzhou Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China |
| Construction started | 1930 |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Cost | $10 million (Mexican) (approximately US$3.4 million) |
| Owner | Shanghai Hengshan (Group) Holdings Company (上海市人民政府直属的上海衡山集) since at least 1985. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 78.0 m (255.9 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Floor area | 24,596 square meters (264,750 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | B. Flazer, Palmer and Turner |
| Developer | Shanghai Land Investment Company |
| Structural engineer | John William Barrow, Palmer and Turner |
| Main contractor | Ye Guang Estate Property Company |
| References | |
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Completed in 1934, the same year as the 19 feet taller Park Hotel. Upon its completion it became the tallest apartment building in Shanghai and remained so for several decades. Located near the confluence of Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River, as well as the northern end of The Bund, it was built by the architectural and engineering firm of Palmer and Turner, and its completion in 1935 heralded the commencement of the high-rise building era in Asia. It was Shanghai's "closest approach to a modern American skyscraper". It commands possibly the best view of the Bund and Huangpu.
Originally called "The Broadway Mansions", it was renamed "Shanghai Mansions" by the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1951, but reverted to its original name after China opened up again to the West. The Broadway Mansions has been owned and operated by the Shanghai Hengshan (Group) Holdings Company (上海市人民政府直属的上海衡山集团) since at least 1985.