The French Concession

I pass the Normandie Apartments or Wukang Mansion as it’s called now from my day to work everyday,
they redid the outside recently and now also gave the interior a facelift.
Being one of my favorite old french concession buildings, I just thought this requires a post.
And I took some pictures on my day home yesterday for y’all to  see.

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Shanghai’s old houses are a true secret treasure, the most beautiful and intriguing once are well hidden.
Like the Garden Houses in 120 Tai’an Road’s Lane.
It’s not only the architecture of the buildings, but also the whole Lane environment, it’s peaceful, green, and unless you try really hard, you don’t see any large buildings around.

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László Hudec who was also known as Ladislav Hudec (his hungarian name is spelled Hugyecz) is probably “the” person who shaped Shanghai the way we know it today.
And along with Hardoon was another significant young man that made his fortune in the city.
The young architects life is a story of ambition, will, hardships and success that is truly [...]

The French Concession had 33 theatres making Shanghai one of the most cultured and international cities in the country even long before it’s rise as a modern metropolis.
The Cathay Theatre is one of the City’s most valued and easily recognised buildings from the past.
The Cinema was designed by the hungarian architect C. H. Gonda (who [...]