1933 Old Millfun
Originally the Shanghai Municipal Council Slaughterhouse, designed and completed in 1933 by the British designer Balfours, it is a 5-story reinforced-concrete building: umbrella-shaped columns, 26 covered bridges, and a "hui" (return) shaped circulation route — circular outside, square inside — that kept livestock moving one way and people and animals apart, arguably the largest slaughterhouse in the Far East at the time...
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 10:00-22:00
- Ticket
- Free (some exhibitions charged separately)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Originally the Shanghai Municipal Council Slaughterhouse, designed and completed in 1933 by the British designer Balfours, it is a 5-story reinforced-concrete building: umbrella-shaped columns, 26 covered bridges, and a "hui" (return) shaped circulation route — circular outside, square inside — that kept livestock moving one way and people and animals apart, arguably the largest slaughterhouse in the Far East at the time and a spectacle of functionalist architecture. In 2007 it was restored and converted into a creative park, with the aerial stage and rooftop terrace open to visitors; its French-style columns and perforated cement lattice windows create superb plays of light and shadow, and it has become a popular filming location — a model of industrial-heritage reuse.
Getting there: Metro Line 4/10, Hailun Road Station
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