Hua'an Building

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Also known as

华安大楼

City

Shanghai

Coordinates

31.2360854, 121.468192

About Hua'an Building

Hua'an Building, formerly known as the Overseas Chinese Hotel and the Kinmen Hotel, is now the Kinmen Hotel. It is located at No. 104, Nanjing West Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai. It is a cultural relic protection unit and an outstanding modern architectural protection unit in Shanghai. The building was designed by Huaan Hequn Life Insurance Company in 1924 and commissioned by Harshad Matheson Company. It was constructed by Jiang Yuji Construction Factory and completed in 1926. It was originally used as an office and hotel for the insurance company. The building's appearance combines neoclassical and Italian Renaissance styles, with an I-shaped plane and a three-section design on the facade. The bottom floor is made of granite walls, and the top is equipped with a tower and a gilded dome. The original height is 36.16 meters. It was added to nine floors in 1939.

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