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Essential Architecture- The Bund, Shanghai Russell & Co. Building the ‘Red Brick House’ |
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| presently | Built for Russell & Co. Later housed the Imperial Bank of China, then the China Shipping Merchant Company. Now Dolce & Gabbana’s flagship store. |
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No. 6, The Bund, Shanghai, China |
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1881 |
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style |
NeoGothic |
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originally red brick, rendered in the 1930s. |
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Bank |
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| Handwritten caption: 'This is one of the new buildings, Messrs Russell & Co business premises. It has been ironically named the Jew's Synagogue, in consequence of its uncommon style of architecture.', 'Shanghai 1886' | |
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| Above image reproduced with the generous permission of Simon Fieldhouse. Copyright Simon Fieldhouse. www.simonfieldhouse.com | |
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| www.essential-architecture.com | |