Among the numerous Bund buildings in Shanghai, the Asiatic building is not the largest or the highest in volume, nor the most expensive or the most exquisite in decoration
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However, it has become a unique landscape in the building complex with the unique temperament of founder, calmness, luxury and elegance, because its doorplate is Bund No.1, and it is located at the corner of Zhongshan East Road No.1 and Yan’an East Road, which is a national key cultural relic protection center Unit: the southernmost starting point of the Bund complex in Shanghai, from which the reputation of “Bund No.1 building” comes
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Architecture: the Asia building was built in 1916, 8 stories high (7 stories at the beginning and 1 story in 1939)
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It was funded by macbian, designed by Ma Haiyang and built by yuchangtai
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In 1917, the building was purchased by Asiatic fire oil company
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After the founding of new China, the building was taken over by East China oil company
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The building adopts the neoclassical architectural style
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The plane of the building presents a “back” shape, which makes the building like a shaft wall
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The outside of each floor is surrounded by offices, and the inside is a spacious corridor
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There are 2 meters high steel windows for lighting and ventilation, making the air convection smooth and the light bright
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The facade base of the building is decorated with granite
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The East and South entrances are equipped with arc-shaped Broken Hill lintels supported by Ionian double columns
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With curved surface, curve, break, density and other techniques, the concave convex undulation and sense of movement of the facade and space are highlighted, and the visual effect is magnificent and magnificent
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Looking up at the third to fifth floors of the building, the inward sunken part is the Baroque corridor type inner balcony, which is surrounded by semicircular iron bars; in addition, the concave arc corner in the southeast of the building adds three-dimensional effect and vortex shape changes to the building
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Now, Asia building has once again turned into Jushi International Art Center, a brand-new art landmark
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It adheres to the concept of cultural connotation, openness and sharing, and promotes the development of culture and art by holding exhibitions from time to time, so as to let the broad masses of citizens enter the Bund cultural relics and historical buildings, and let art truly return to the public and integrate into the public’s life in Renovation: return the Bund to the people from 2018 to 2019, adhering to the renovation concept of “return the Bund to the people”, and in order to better serve the public, the Asia building was renovated as a whole
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For the exterior wall, the classic granite face brick masonry is retained, and the large-area cleaning of the granite on the exterior wall, especially the column, mountain flower, door and window cover, eaves and other decorative line base, is carried out to repair the local damaged parts in a small range
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The deformed and warped steel doors and windows were corrected in a unified way
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After the frame material turned white, the antirust paint was applied again, and then the glass and hardware were installed and supplemented
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The appearance of the building was as old as before, but it took on a new look
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For the indoor part, the disordered space on the first floor of the atrium is removed, the unreasonable layout and pipeline equipment such as stairs in the atrium are cleared, the plugging wall at the door and window openings is removed, the original model and grid type steel windows are added on the side of the atrium according to the design drawings, and the fixed fire-proof glass windows are added on the other side of the steel windows to meet the fire-fighting requirements of the atrium
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The interior facade of the atrium adopts wall GRG for decoration construction, making decorative components such as column, door and window cover, eaves line foot, etc., restoring the overall effect of neoclassicism in the atrium
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There are seven modes of floodlighting in the atrium, meeting the needs of different scenes
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For the protective repair of indoor stairs, professional manufacturers are required to fire substitutes according to the size, material, color and style of the original red clay brick steps and mosaic floor
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Experts are required to confirm the sample on site, and then repair the damaged parts locally, so as to restore the original style of stairs as much as possible
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The concave part of Baroque balcony and the curved wall in the southeast corner are more exquisite than before
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Just like its “back” shaped structure, the elegant and majestic Asiatic building is as always in the eternal circulation of years
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Opening hours, tickets, booking method Monet and Impressionist masters Exhibition (currently on display) exhibition time: March 18, 2021-august 1, 2021 visit time: 10:00-18:00 (stop admission at 17:30) exhibition address: 2 / F, No.1 Zhongshan East 1st Road, Shanghai (exhibition entrance: No.2 Yan’an East Road), free of charge, exhibition fee, peripheral punch in scenic spot 01 Shanghai Telecom Museum Shanghai Telecom Museum Department, 1921 The telegraph building built by Danish cable company Dabei on the Bund displays precious historical materials, rich objects and various display methods to restore the historical appearance and interpret the 140 year long development process of China’s telecommunications industry
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Address: No.34, Yan’an East Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai public: Saturday and Sunday (the opening hours of national holidays will be announced separately) morning: 9:30-12:00 (stop entering at 11:00) afternoon: 13:00-16:30 (stop entering at 16:00) group: Tuesday to Friday (the opening hours of national holidays will be announced separately) (appointment must be made five working days in advance, Shanghai Bund historical museum is located in Huangpu Park
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It is a circular exhibition hall
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It uses modern multimedia means to display the vicissitudes of the Bund in the past century through digital photo frame, projection, touch screen, e-book, picture and image data
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Address: No
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475, Zhongshan East 1st Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
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At present, the opening hours during the epidemic period are: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 to 12:00 (11:00 stop entry), 13:30 to 16:30 (16:00 stop entry)
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Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the opening days, and you need to bring the original ID card and registration code
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Thursday to Saturday are the appointment days, and you need to make an appointment in advance
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According to the appointment list Admission to the museum will be announced two weeks before the official holiday
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After the end of the epidemic, the opening hours (tentative) are: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 to 16:30 (stop entering at 16:00), and Tuesday to Friday are open days
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At the same time, the number of visitors is not more than 30, and more than 30 people will be restricted to enter the Museum
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Saturday is the appointment day, and you need to make an appointment in advance
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According to the appointment list, you will be informed whether the museum is open for legal holidays within two weeks before the holiday
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Reservation method: first, the official account of Huangpu’s most public Shanghai – reading Huangpu – entering the Bund Architecture – the Bund history museum two, telephone reservation: the 5308912403 Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai Jiu Shi art gallery, has elegant interior style and high artistic value
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While enjoying the exhibition, the public can enjoy the architecture at a close distance, have a glimpse of the scenery of Lujiazui on the other side of the Pujiang River, intuitively feel the contrast between the old and new buildings, and recall the historical changes of Shanghai.
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