This stupendous tower seizes the Shanghai zeitgeist with dramatic aplomb. Resembling a sci-fi corporation headquarters, the stratospheric building is given further lift by the stylistic awkwardness of nearby rivals. The foyer of the JW Marriott Tomorrow Square hotel debuts on the 38th floor – pop up to put People’s Square in proper perspective.


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1. Shanghai History Museum

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Originally opened as the Shanghai Race Club in 1934, and having undergone several incarnations since, this iconic building now houses the Shanghai History…

2. Park Hotel

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Designed by Hungarian architect Ladislaus Hudec and erected as a bank in 1934, the Park Hotel was Shanghai’s tallest building until the 1980s, when…

3. Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art

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Nonprofit MOCA Shanghai has an all-glass home to maximise natural sunlight (when it cuts through the clouds), a tip-top location in People’s Park and a…

4. People’s Park

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Occupying the site of the colonial racetrack (which became a holding camp during WWII), People’s Park is the city centre's green refuge. It's home to the…

6. Madame Tussauds

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The waxworks at Madame Tussauds are largely aimed at locals – so might be irrelevant to your celebrity spotting – and cost a lot, but may make do for…

7. Good Eighth Company Mural

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A fine example of socialist realism sculpture, the Good Eighth Company Mural is in the plaza at People's Square metro exit near the underpass of the West…

8. Moore Memorial Church

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Designed by notable Hungarian architect Ladislaus Hudec, the Moore Memorial Church (c 1931) is a standout red-brick Christian edifice east of People’s…