LEGO Architecture Shanghai - HSBC Building; Customs House

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BUILDING HISTORY English
Built in  on the site of a traditional Chinese-style
customshousethebuildingcostmilliontaelsofsilver
toconstructandstillfunctionsasacustomshousetoday
TheeasternsectioniseightstoriestallfacestheHuangpu
RiverandistoppedbyaftmclocktowerThe
clocktoweroffersviewsovertheentireBundandShanghai
citycenterTheclockandbellitselfwerebuiltinEngland
andareanimitationofBigBen
Thissix-floorneo-classicalstylebuildingwasdesignedby
aBritisharchitecturefirmandcompletedinAtthe
timeitwascalled“themostluxuriousbuildingbetween
the Suez Canal and the Bering Strait” Its central dome
wasfamouslydecoratedwithfrescosdepictingthetwelve
signsofthezodiacItservedastheHSBCheadquarters
untilwhenitthenbecameknownastheMunicipal
Government Building Today the building houses the
ShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBank
HSBCBuildingNoTheBund CustomsHouseNoTheBund