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22-720: Park Hotel may refer to: Hotels [ edit ] China [ edit ] Park Hotel Shanghai , the tallest building in Asia until 1952 India [ edit ] The Park Hotels , chain of Hotels Norway [ edit ] Scandic Park Hotel , chain hotel in Sandefjord, Norway Singapore [ edit ] Park Hotel Group , chain of hotels United Kingdom [ edit ] Park Hotel, Preston United States [ edit ] Park Hotel (Columbus, Ohio) Park Hotel (Hot Springs, Arkansas) , listed on

44-427: A marquee was added that masks the unique silhouette of the top floors. In 1935, the outdoor garden on the 13th floor was converted into the 14th floor banquet space and surrounded by windows and covered with a retractable roof. That roof is now a back-lit glass panel set into a ceiling. Most of the interior was changed by the government in the 1950s because they disliked the existing bourgeois style. The building

66-473: A 1986 album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice Park Hotels & Resorts , a real estate investment trust See also [ edit ] The Park (disambiguation) Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts , a hotel chain once owned by Park Hotels International, LLC Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Park Hotel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

88-665: A height of about 10 meters (33 feet). The pyramid is faced with copper, which has corroded to light green. Banks and shops leased the ground floor space until 1949. This space became the Shanghai branch of Citibank in 2002. The fourth through ninth floors once housed the Cathay Hotel . After the Communist takeover in 1949, some of the offices were used by the Municipal Finance Committee. In 1952,

110-513: Is 77 meters (253 feet) high to the roofline, and 83 meters (272 feet) to the spire. The builders followed a consistent art deco scheme, from exterior design to interior decor. Most of the building features granite facing, while the ninth floor and the roof are surfaced with terracotta. The eastern facade (facing the Huangpu River and the Bund) features a pyramidal roof with steep sides, and

132-628: 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

154-687: The Bund , but are divided by Nanjing Road . The larger North Building is called Sassoon House . The building was built by Sir Victor Sassoon , of the Sassoon family , which built a Shanghai business and real estate empire in the early 20th century. He was a British Sephardic Jew of Iraqi origin, educated at Harrow School and Cambridge University . His family owned the trading company " E.D. Sassoon & Co. ", which managed extensive business interests in Bombay , Hong Kong , and Shanghai . Sassoon House

176-593: The Japan Suite featured tatami mats, Indian rugs and cushions were found in the India Suite, and Chinese furniture and ceramics in the China Suite. The building occupies 4,617 square meters (49,697 square feet), and offers 36,317 square meters (390,913 square feet) of floor space. The building is ten stories in height, and the tenth floor is a penthouse, where Victor Sassoon once lived. The North Building

198-907: The NRHP in Arkansas Park Hotel (Sac City, Iowa) , listed on the NRHP in Iowa Park Hotel (Seguin, Texas) , listed on the NRHP in Texas Park Hotel (Salt Lake City, Utah) , listed on the NRHP in Utah Park Hotel and Cabins , listed on the NRHP in Michigan Astor House , New York, New York, a hotel previously known as the Park Hotel that was demolished in early 20th century Other [ edit ] Park Hotel (album) ,

220-668: The Peace Hall, plus several meeting rooms, and an outdoor terrace. A low-rise extension has been added to the rear of the hotel, housing guestrooms, a swimming pool, and spa. Separated from the North Building by Nanjing Road , the South Building dates back to the 1850s, when it was known as the Central Hotel. In 1903, the hotel was restructured and renamed the Palace Hotel . The building that stands today

242-558: The Shanghai Government. Originally the Park Hotel accommodated the Joint Savings Society Bank in its lower two floors, and the hotel on the upper floors. The first three floors are finished with polished black granite from Shandong Province . The upper floors are clad with dark brown brick and ceramic face tiles. The exterior has had two major changes: there is a banking entrance on one corner, and

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264-662: The bath and the service are just like in any first-class hotel in New York . A single room such as mine costs $ 8 a day without food." It was built overlooking the horse racing course owned by the Shanghai Race Club , one of the most prestigious locations in Shanghai at the time. The Shanghai Race Course and the Shanghai Recreation Ground that it enclosed was later turned into the People's Park by

286-765: The building was taken over by the Municipal Government. In 1956, it once again became a hotel under the name "Peace Hotel". During the Cultural Revolution , the hotel was used by the Gang of Four , most famously by Zhang Chunqiao as he headed the Shanghai Commune from headquarters in the Peace Hotel. Its Old Jazz Band was recently the basis for a movie, "As Time Goes By" a film by Uli Gaulke . Its roof terrace restaurant overlooks

308-699: The district of Pudong across the Huangpu. This hotel was also used as an inspiration for Vicki Baum 's 1937 novel "Shanghai '37", also known as "Hotel Shanghai" and "Nanjing Road". In 2007, the hotel closed for a three-year renovation of both the exterior and interior, including the guest rooms, the lobby, and the dining and entertainment venues. The North Building reopened in 2010, as the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai . The hotel now offers 270 guestrooms and 39 suites, including Victor's Café, named for Sir Victor Sassoon. The eighth floor hosts

330-453: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park_Hotel&oldid=1130550429 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Park Hotel Shanghai The Shanghai Joint Savings Society Building, located at No.170 Nanjing Road West,

352-552: The piling project was finished by a Danish Company established by Corrit. Strongly inspired by the American Radiator Building , it is among the well known building from Hudec in Shanghai. It remained the tallest building in China until 1966, and in Shanghai until 1983. On February 23, 1938, G.H. Thomas wrote: "I stayed at the Park Hotel on Bubbling Well Road, where I had a great room and bath. The appointments,

374-631: The success of the Xinhai Revolution , Sun Yat-sen stayed at the hotel and advocated commitment to the revolutionary cause. During World War II , the building was occupied by the Japanese army . In 1947 it was purchased by a Chinese company. After the revolution in 1949, it continued operations until 1952, when it was confiscated and used by the Municipal Construction Department. In 1965 it resumed operations as

396-490: Was completed in 1908, and offered two elevators, the first building in Shanghai to do so. It was also once home to a Kuhn & Komor shop. The hotel occupies 2,125 square metres (22,870 sq ft), with a floor space of 11,607 square metres (124,940 sq ft). It has a brick veneer, with its six stories reaching 30 metres (98 ft) in height. The exterior is in a Renaissance style. The hotel has eighteen artist residences and seven guest rooms. In 1911, after

418-491: Was completed in 1929. The Cathay Hotel incorporated a high standard of luxury and modern amenities such as indoor plumbing, which made it a more esteemed establishment than other nearby hotels such as the Kadoorie family owned Majestic and Astor House Hotels. The Cathay featured a floor of rooms referred to as the “national suites,” with each room decorated in a different foreign style. According to author Jonathan Kaufman,

440-848: Was named after the Joint Savings Society, founded in 1923 by the merger of Yienyieh Commercial Bank, Kincheng Banking corporation, the China and South Sea Bank, and the Continental Bank. It was built as a competitor for the Cathay Hotel . The building was designed by the Hungarian-Slovakian architect Ladislav Hudec in March 1931 and construction was completed in December 1934. The building is 83.8 metres tall and contains 22 stories above ground and another 2 stories underground. Built by Voh Kee Construction Company,

462-647: Was renovated again in the 1980s to partially refurbish into the original style. In 1997, American designer George Grigorian remodeled some the interior using an Art Deco style. American architect Christopher Choa restored the Art Deco lobby in 2001. 31°14′01.2″N 121°28′17.7″E  /  31.233667°N 121.471583°E  / 31.233667; 121.471583  ( Park Hotel Shanghai ) Cathay Hotel The Peace Hotel ( Chinese : 和平饭店, pinyin : Hépíng Fàndiàn , Shanghainese : Wubin Vaedi )

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484-565: Was the first high-rise building built by Victor Sassoon, and one of the first skyscrapers in the Eastern Hemisphere. Sassoon bought a full city block on a prominent spot on the Bund prior to construction. When built the Sassoon House topped out at fifty feet taller than the next tallest building on the Bund. It was designed by architects Palmer and Turner , with a reinforced concrete structure. Construction began in 1926, and

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