Art Deco architecture
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Art Deco architecture is a very characteristic form of early 20th-century architecture that shaped the skylines of many cities around the world. Some of the most famous skyscrapers still standing and in daily use today, as well as many smaller buildings and structures, are in Art Deco style.
UnderstandArt Deco is short for Arts Décoratifs—French for "Decorative Arts"—and originally referred to an exposition that took place in Paris in 1925.
SeeAs Shanghai was a rollicking and largely European and American-dominated city in the 20s and 30s before World War II, it has notable Art Deco buildings, and although their size is dwarfed by the skyscrapers built since…
DoMany Art Deco buildings were built as theaters, concert halls, cinemas or libraries, and quite a few still function as such. Some of them have been converted into nightclubs, restaurants or shops.
SleepQuite a few Art Deco buildings are hotels. In Shanghai alone, these include the Hotel Metropole, Peace Hotel, Park Hotel, and the original Jinjiang Hotel on Maoming Road.
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