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Peace Hotel North and South Buildings

North Building: No.20 ,E.Zhongshan no.1 Road

Situated at 20 Bund (20 No.1 East Zhongshan Road), the predecessor of Peace Hotel, Cathay Hotel, was founded by Victor Sassoon, a British Jewish, in 1929. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the hotel reopened as Peace Hotel in 1956. The 12-storey building follows the Gothic style of the Chicago School with its copper-sheathed roof rises 77 meters above ground level. It boasts guestrooms of English, French, Japanese, German, Indian, Spanish, American and Chinese styles. The performance of the senior musicians has won the fame for the jazz band of the hotel at home and abroad. It is well known in Shanghai for its luxury and magnificence and it has accommodated mostly distinguished guests from countries all over the world. It enjoys the fame as "the First Hotel in Far East".

South Building: No.19,E.Zhongshan no.1 Road

Located at 19 Bund (19 No.1 East Zhongshan Road), the South Building of Peace Hotel was constructed in 1906 and formerly known as the Palace Hotel，which was the highest and the first building elevators were used in Shanghai at that time. It is a brick-facing building under British style. The outer walls are faced with white bricks and marked by red bricks while the Baroque windows are of various designs. It was in this hotel that in 1909 "the International Opium Commission" was held and in 1911, personalities of various circles in Shanghai congratulated Dr. Sun Yat-sen on his taking office of provisional president.