Designed by notable Hungarian architect Ladislaus Hudec, the Moore Memorial Church (c 1931) is a standout red-brick Christian edifice east of People¡¯s Square. During WWII it was used as a headquarters of the Japanese military police. During the Cultural Revolution it became a high school, before reverting to a church in 1979. It's only open to the public for Sunday worship.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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One of Shanghai¡¯s few active Buddhist monasteries, this temple was built between 1918 and 1928. The highlight is a transcendent Buddha crafted from pure¡
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China¡¯s tallest building dramatically twists skywards from its footing in Lujiazui. The 121-storey, 632m-tall, Gensler-designed Shanghai Tower topped out¡
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Tianzifang and Xintiandi are based on a similar idea ¨C an entertainment complex housed within a warren of l¨°ngt¨¢ng (ŪÌÃ, alleyways). Unlike Xintiandi,¡
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With its shaded alcoves, glittering pools churning with fish, plus pavilions, pines sprouting wistfully from rockeries, and roving packs of Japanese¡
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With its own namesake metro station, Xintiandi has been a Shanghai icon for over a decade. An upmarket entertainment and shopping complex modelled on¡
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Symbolic of concession-era Shanghai, the Bund was the city¡¯s Wall Street, a place of feverish trading and fortunes made and lost. Originally a towpath for¡
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If you tire of Shanghai's incessant quest for modernity, this tiny town is only a hop, skip and metro ride away. An ancient settlement that prospered¡
Shanghai World Financial Center
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Although trumped by the adjacent Shanghai Tower as the city¡¯s most stratospheric building, the awe-inspiring 492m-high Shanghai World Financial Center is¡
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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¡
2. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
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Set over five levels, this modern museum covers Shanghai's urban planning history, tracing its development from swampy fishing village to modern-day¡
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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¡
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The waxworks at Madame Tussauds are largely aimed at locals ¨C so might be irrelevant to your celebrity spotting ¨C and cost a lot, but may make do for¡
5. 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¡
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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¡
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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¡
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This must-see museum escorts you through the craft of millennia and the pages of Chinese history. It's home to one of the most impressive collections in¡