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Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: exterior. Customs House, Shanghai
1/6 · Exterior · Customs House, ShanghaiPhoto: Suicasmo · CC0 · source
Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: exterior. Colonial era buildings now flying the Chinese flag
2/6 · Exterior · Colonial era buildings now flying the Chinese flagPhoto: Gary Todd · CC0 · source
Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: exterior. The second floor of Customs House, Shanghai
3/6 · Exterior · The second floor of Customs House, ShanghaiPhoto: Nat4Eben · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: exterior. Customs House on the Bund, Shanghai
4/6 · Exterior · Customs House on the Bund, ShanghaiPhoto: Nat4Eben · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: interior. Lobby ceiling of the Custom House in Shanghai China
5/6 · Interior · Lobby ceiling of the Custom House in Shanghai ChinaPhoto: Ctny · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Custom House, Shanghai, Shanghai: detail. The ceiling of Customs House on the Bund, Shanghai, is decorated with Caduceus
6/6 · Detail · The ceiling of Customs House on the Bund, Shanghai, is decorated with CaduceusPhoto: Nat4Eben · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Civic · Historic precedent

Custom House, Shanghai

byPalmer & TurnerSee all 4 buildings →Shanghai, China ↗

1927

Key featuresFour Doric columns mark the main entrance; the eastern section is eight storeys facing the Huangpu River.

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Architect
Palmer & Turner
Place
Shanghai, China
Year
1927
Typology
Civic
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
East Asia

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