Park Hotel
Address ： No. 170, West Nanjing Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Address ： No. 170, West Nanjing Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Opening Hours：
Subject to the hotel’s business hours
Details：
The Park Hotel was named by the State Council of the P.R.C. a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level on May 25, 2006. Formerly the International Hotel, the Park Hotel was once the Joint Savings Society Building established, funded, built and operated by four banks, i.e., Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation, China & South Sea Bank and the Continental Bank. Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec designed this building. The main structure was constructed by Taofuji, while the piling works were contracted to Corrit & Co. The project started in 1931 and was completed and put into operation in 1934. Upon its opening, the building’s ground floor became the business premises of Joint Savings Society Western Branch, while the second to 19th floors of the building became the business premises of Park Hotel. Thus, the building was named after the hotel. It was once the tallest building in Shanghai, known as the “tallest building in the Far East” in the 1930s. It was so tall that people’s hats would fall down if they looked up at it. There was a vault equipped with a two-meter-wide stainless steel door about 60cm thick with 24 lock latches, enjoying the reputation of the “No. 1 vault in the Far East.” The Shanghai Municipal People’s Government designated the site as the coordinate origin of Shanghai, or the heart of Shanghai, in 1950. It is an Art Deco-style building in general. Covering a land area of 1,176 m2, this south-facing, steel-frame building has a gross floor area of 15,650 m2, 22 floors on ground, two floors underground and an elevation of 83.8m. The entire building is shaped like a sailboat. The outer walls of the first three floors are cast with reinforced concrete and paved with black granite produced in Qingdao. The outer walls of the rest of floors are inlaid with brown Taishan face bricks. At the protruded filleted corners of the second, third and 14th floors are installed French windows, presenting a strong three-dimensional effect. Tall pilasters and vertical window frames running through the entire facade from the fourth floor upwards highlight vertical lines. The building narrows floor by floor from the 15th floor upward like a ladder, a design which highlights the building’s towering effect. The simple decorations and vertical lines on the facades heighten the modernity of this skyscraper. The interior decorations and floorings of the building are well-made with meranti and teakwood. The building boasts luxurious, modern internal facilities, imported doors, windows, other hardware and sanitary wares, as well as six lifts.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
Opening Hours
Subject to the hotel’s business hours
Details
The Park Hotel was named by the State Council of the P.R.C. a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level on May 25, 2006. Formerly the International Hotel, the Park Hotel was once the Joint Savings Society Building established, funded, built and operated by four banks, i.e., Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation, China & South Sea Bank and the Continental Bank. Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec designed this building. The main structure was constructed by Taofuji, while the piling works were contracted to Corrit & Co. The project started in 1931 and was completed and put into operation in 1934. Upon its opening, the building’s ground floor became the business premises of Joint Savings Society Western Branch, while the second to 19th floors of the building became the business premises of Park Hotel. Thus, the building was named after the hotel. It was once the tallest building in Shanghai, known as the “tallest building in the Far East” in the 1930s. It was so tall that people’s hats would fall down if they looked up at it. There was a vault equipped with a two-meter-wide stainless steel door about 60cm thick with 24 lock latches, enjoying the reputation of the “No. 1 vault in the Far East.” The Shanghai Municipal People’s Government designated the site as the coordinate origin of Shanghai, or the heart of Shanghai, in 1950. It is an Art Deco-style building in general. Covering a land area of 1,176 m2, this south-facing, steel-frame building has a gross floor area of 15,650 m2, 22 floors on ground, two floors underground and an elevation of 83.8m. The entire building is shaped like a sailboat. The outer walls of the first three floors are cast with reinforced concrete and paved with black granite produced in Qingdao. The outer walls of the rest of floors are inlaid with brown Taishan face bricks. At the protruded filleted corners of the second, third and 14th floors are installed French windows, presenting a strong three-dimensional effect. Tall pilasters and vertical window frames running through the entire facade from the fourth floor upwards highlight vertical lines. The building narrows floor by floor from the 15th floor upward like a ladder, a design which highlights the building’s towering effect. The simple decorations and vertical lines on the facades heighten the modernity of this skyscraper. The interior decorations and floorings of the building are well-made with meranti and teakwood. The building boasts luxurious, modern internal facilities, imported doors, windows, other hardware and sanitary wares, as well as six lifts.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
