| Chartered Bank Building | |
|---|---|
 The building's exterior in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
The Chartered Bank Building, also known as Bund 18, is a building along The Bund in Shanghai, China. The building houses Mr & Mrs Bund. [1]
Treaty ports were the port cities in China and Japan that were opened to foreign trade mainly by the unequal treaties forced upon them by Western powers, as well as cities in Korea opened up similarly by the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan.
The Bund is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu. The area along the river faces the modern skyscrapers of Lujiazui in Pudong. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. This region has a significant European influence, with the style of many structures most comparable to that of European cities, particularly Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romanesque, Art Deco, and Renaissance architecture. Additionally, some of the city's top eateries are located there. From the 1860s to the 1930s, it was the rich and powerful center of the foreign establishment in Shanghai, operating as a legally protected treaty port.
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
The Peace Hotel is a hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China, which overlooks the surrounding areas. The hotel has two different buildings. The Sassoon House, originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel run by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada. The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today a residence and studio for artists, known as The Swatch Art Peace Hotel. The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by Nanjing Road.
The Bank of China Building is a tower located at No. 23 on the Bund, in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Previously the headquarters of the Bank of China, it now houses the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China.
The Custom House is an eight story building on the Bund, Shanghai. Built in 1927, the building remains a customs house today. Together with the neighboring HSBC Building, the Custom House is seen as one of the symbols of the Bund and Shanghai.
The HSBC Building is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. It served as the headquarters of the Shanghai branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1923 to 1955, and currently houses the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The building is situated at number 12, the Bund. Designed by the British architecture firm Palmer & Turner Architects and Surveyors, construction of the building lasted from 5 May 1921 to 23 June 1923.
The Yokohama Specie Bank Building is a seven-story building in The Bund, Shanghai, China; previously it was a branch of Yokohama Specie Bank. It is now a reginoal branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
The Asia Building, also known as the McBain Building, the Asiatic Petroleum Building, and more recently as Bund One, is a historic eight-storey building on the Bund in Shanghai, China.
The Russo-Chinese Bank Building, later known as the Central Bank Building is a historical building on the Bund in Shanghai, China.
The Union Building is a building on the Bund in Shanghai, China. It is located at No. 3, the Bund.
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited was one of the first foreign banks to incorporate locally in mainland China in 2007. It is part of the worldwide HSBC Group and is wholly owned by Hong Kong-based HSBC.
Suzhou Creek, also called the Wusong (Woosung) River, is a river that passes through the Shanghai city center. It is named after the neighboring city of Suzhou (Soochow), Jiangsu, the predominant settlement in this area prior to the rise of Shanghai as a metropolis.
P&T Group, formerly known as Palmer and Turner Hong Kong, is an architectural firm in Hong Kong. It is one of the oldest architecture and engineering firms in the world, and it has designed many landmark buildings in Hong Kong, Shanghai and in southeast Asia.
M on the Bund Chinese: 米氏西餐厅; pinyin: Mǐshì Xī Cāntīng is a restaurant located on the 7th floor of the Nissin Shipping Building at No. 5 The Bund, Shanghai, China and is known as the first restaurant to open on The Bund overlooking the Huangpu River and Pudong. Established in 1999 by Australian restaurateur Michelle Garnaut, the restaurant specializes in dishes with a mixture of Middle Eastern and European flavor.
The Bank of Taiwan Building is located at No. 16, The Bund, Shanghai, China. Taiwan was ceded by the Qing Empire to the Japanese Empire as a result of the First Sino-Japanese War, and in 1899 founded the Bank of Taiwan to promote trade between Taiwan, the Japanese Empire, and the rest of Asia. The bank then began opening offices outside of Taiwan in order to facilitate inter-regional trade.
The Bank of Communications Building is located at No. 14 on the Bund, Shanghai. The building was designed in a modern Art-Deco style, combined with Chinese elements, by Hungarian architect C. H. Gonda. It is an eight-story concrete-frame structure, framed by black marble around the doors. The building is now occupied by the offices of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions.
The Power Station of Art is a municipal contemporary art museum in Huangpu, Shanghai, China. The museum is a public institution funded by the Shanghai City Culture and Tourism Bureau.
Standard Chartered Singapore is the Singapore based subsidiary of British banking and financial services company, Standard Chartered. Opening its first branch in 1859, the bank is one of the oldest in continuous operation in Singapore. The bank received its Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) licence in October, 1999, being one of the first foreign bank to qualify for the licence.
Mr & Mrs Bund is a French restaurant by chef Paul Pairet in Shanghai's Chartered Bank Building, in China. Frommer's has rated the restaurant 2 out of 3 stars.
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