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Architecture: Shanghai Custom House

No.13,E.Zhongshan no.1 Road

Situated at 13 Bund (13 No.1 East Zhongshan Road), Shanghai Custom House was constructed in 1927 and originally named as Jiang Hai Custom House. It is a composite of classic and renaissance styles that bring it a splendid and imposing manner. The gateway is propped up with four huge Roman granite columns and the top is lofty with the upright bell-tower that serves as the vertical axis of the building. The bell, imitated the one of American Capital, is considered as the biggest one in Asia.
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Date:
05-02-2008
Destination:
China, Shanghai
Subjects:
Sightseeing
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