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Shanghai welcomes back its pleasure palace
A Shanghai pleasure palace dating back to the city’s ‘Pearl of the Orient’ heyday has been returned to its former glory by HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates and re-opened as the Waldorf Astoria On The Bund.
The English Renaissance-style landmark, dating back to the Victorian era, was once Shanghai’s most exclusive and prestigious social club with bowling alleys, restaurants, an oyster bar, games rooms, barber’s shop and two wine cellars.
Its fabled Long Bar, extending 35 metres, was once the longest bar in the world.
The building has been extensively restored as Hilton Hotel Corporation’s first Waldorf Astoria in Asia.
The Waldorf Astoria Club also resurrects the Long Bar. At one time, patrons could gauge their relative social status by where they stood along it.
The original Long Bar was lost during the Japanese occupation, but has been recreated from photographic records to original specifications.
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