Peace Hotel

The Peace Hotel, is a world famous hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China at the center of the former British Concession and overlooking the Huangpu River.

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Hotel - The Bund - Shanghai - China - British Concession - Huangpu River

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The North Building is the former Cathay Hotel, built in 1929 by the Hong Kong based Victor Sassoon, an Iraqi Sephardic Jew of British origin.

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1929 - Hong Kong - Victor Sassoon - Iraqi - Sephardic Jew

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Following the Communist takeover, it was nationalized and reopened as a hotel in 1956. It is particularly renowned for its Jazz Band and its roof terrace restaurant, overlooking the now booming district of Pudong across the Huangpu.

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The South Building, across the street, is the former Palace Hotel, built in 1906. After the founding of the People's Republic it was closed, and reopened in 1965 as a wing of the Peace Hotel.

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1906 - 1965

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