The Impressive Fairmont Peace Hotel
For anyone walking down the Bund, one building which will surely catch their eye is the iconic Peace Hotel. The Peace Hotel is located at a busy junction of Zhongshan Road and Nanjing Road. It is actually composed of two buildings, one at the north and one at the south straddling both sides of Nanjing Road. The large building is the north building now known as the Fairmont Peace Hotel. This building will not look out of place in New York City. This hotel used to be the place to stay when in Shanghai. The building was just renovated and once again open for business.
Swatch Art Peace Hotel
The most prominent feature of the north building is undoubtedly the triangular roof. The copper plated roof is now a bright shade of green and at night can be seen as one of the stars of the Bund. The south building on the other hand doesn’t look anything like the north building, which was why I was surprised to know that both come together. It is now the Swatch Art Peace Hotel. On the way to Nanjing Road, one would surely pass by these two buildings.
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