LEGO Architecture Shanghai User manual

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Shanghai
China
Shanghai
Chine
Shanghái
(China)
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ThePearloftheOrient
Sitting on the Yangtze River and bordered by the East
ChinaSeathecityofShanghaihasre-emergedoverthe
pastdecadestobecomeoneofthebiggestcitiesandthe
busiestportintheworld
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Nowhereisthisdramaticdevelopmentmoreevidentthan
inthecity’sarchitectureShanghai’srichcollectionofArt
Decobuildingsfromthesandsnowstandside-
by-sidewithanever-increasingnumberofawe-inspiring
contemporarystructures
Thisisacitywheretheskylineisconstantlyevolvingand
everynewstructureappearstobeanattempttoout-do
previous ones in size choice of materials or ambitious
designInanever-changingworldShanghai’sarchitecture
issteppingconfidentlyintothefuture
“NewYorkmaybethecity
thatneversleepsbutShanghai
doesn’tevensitdown” PatriciaMarx

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ChenghuangMiaoTemple
LonghuaPagoda
There’s a popularsaying in Shanghai that states “if you
wanttoknowthecitywellyoumustvisittheChenghuang
MiaoTemple”Thetemplesitsinoneofthemostpopular
traditionalareasofthe cityandisthesiteofShanghai’s
largest and oldest monastery dating back to the th
century The present version of the temple dates from
the th century and although much restored is still
consideredthemostauthenticoneinthecity
TheLonghauPagodastandsinLonghuaParkatthesouth
endofthecityandiswherethemodernShanghaimeets
itstraditionalpastTheclassicalpagodaisthebestknown
ofthehistoricpagodasthatstillstandwithinthecity
The seven-story structure consists of a hollow tube-like
brickcoresurroundedbyawoodenstaircaseTheexterior
is decorated with balconies banisters and upturned
eaves Theoriginal structuredates back to ADand
duetothefragilenatureofitswoodencomponentsisno
longeropentothepublic

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Originallyawaterfrontareaoutsidetheoldwalledcityof
ShanghaiTheBundwashometonumerousinternational
banksandtradinghousesManyofthemagnificentBeaux
Arts buildings were constructed in the early part of the
thcenturyastheareadevelopedintoamajorfinancial
center
TheBund

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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

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RadissonBluHotel
ShanghaiNewWorld
Thisftmtallhotelstandsinthecity’sHuangpu
district The original structure was completed in 
whilethedomewasaddedinThebuildingisknown
foritsrevolvingrestaurantonthethfloorandthebarat
thetopofthedomethatsitsunderthehotel’siconicglass
ceiling
“Tomychild’seyeswhichhadseennothingelse
ShanghaiwasawakingdreamwhereeverythingIcould
imaginehadalreadybeentakentoitsextreme”
JGBallard

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Situated on The Bundthis ft m tallTVand
radio tower hasbecome an iconic landmarkforthecity
especially as its futuristic style stands out against the
area’s other diverse architectural styles Completed
inthetowerismadeupofbigger and smaller
spheresthelargestonewithadiameterofftm
that is supportedbylegsthatreach far intothe ground
The tower sits on the edge of the riverbank and has 
observatorylevelsthehighestofwhichisatft
m
OrientalPearlTower
“AndShanghaiisamazingI’m
afanofsciencefictionsowhen
you’rethereinthenightwithall
thelightsandallthismodernity
it’slikeasetinamovie”
BereniceMarlohe