The construction of the Embankment Building was a landmark event in 1930s Shanghai. Owned by the real estate mogul Victor Sassoon, it was the first high-rise condominium to be built alongside the ...

Focal point of Shanghai’s distinctive skyline; west embankment of the Huangpu with elevated riverside promenade; European-style neoclassical buildings emit an unmistakable sense of glamour ...

Located along the Huangpu River, the Bund shows off Shanghai’s outstanding foreign buildings ... Indian term that literally means “a muddy embankment.” At the beginning of the 19th century ...

The name "The Bund" was derived from an Anglo-Indian term that literally means "a muddy embankment ... the Bund shows off Shanghai's outstanding foreign-influenced buildings, most of which ...