The Art Deco Glamour of Shanghai

Contemporary Shanghai is celebrated for its futuristic skyline, but nestled between shiny towers, you’ll find one of the world’s richest collections of Art Deco buildings. The architectural style, which had its heyday in the 1930s, epitomized luxury and employed geometric forms, linear shapes and narrow windows. Not to be missed are the Grand Theatre and the Paramount, once bastions of Shanghai glitz and glam.



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[jamesryan]

I wouldnt have guessed China would have an art deco period also. This is cool AF

[BHuang]

Shanghai's district are very interesting. The Art Deco area is located in Old Town Shanghai. Mind you, some of the places there are a bit run-down since the revolution. But yeah, very interesting city to be in, one of the cities in China that is culturally diverse.

[ggarzagarcia]

Shanghai is one of my favorite cities, because of its mix of West with East.

[mrurquhart]

If you're into art deco, you should check out the town of Napier in my home country of New Zealand. The whole town was devastated by a massive earthquake in the late 20s/early 30s and many of the town's main buildings were rebuilt in the art deco style.

[chestersakamoto]

They used to call Shanghai "The Paris of the Orient" and it's easy to see why. It was highly cosmopolitan in its heyday and an international crossroads that saw people from around the world flocking to its ports and crowded streets. It makes sense that art deco would take the city by storm and such gems are among the finest examples of the style in all of Asia. I'm glad these treasures have survived!

[javierpacheco]

I love art deco, we should definitely make more art deco skyscrapers.

[guthzammysara]

Shanghai is so cool. You find people from virtually every ethnic background there. The Nanshi district has tons of cool buildings, shops, and street food. The Bund has a ton of beautiful western architecture with some beautiful hotels. The Pudong New Area has the ultra cool Pearl Tower. There's so much in Shanghai

[twelveoaks]

greeting from a shanghaiese~love bund and old town area of the city~and u see different styles in city~welcome to Travel, quite nice city for photo~

[Frenzy-pzft]

One of the places on the time traveling list

[Coelacantha]

I love Art Deco, I feel that it suits theatres👍

[xxxxi]

*Honestly, China has a lot of great authentic foods and their culture is very interesting to learn about. If only pollution didn’t exist.*

[marcelvrska]

Ladislav Hudec, architect originaly from Slovakia build some of these buildings.

[GreenAppelPie]

Did y’all really need a sponsor for a two minute video?

[jobob]

where did the money to build come from? who built it? etc

[HenningGu]

Ok where exactly is this and why haven't I known about this earlier?