Gutzlaff Signal Tower
The Gutzlaff Signal Tower, also known as the Bund Weather Tower or the Bund Signal Tower, is a major landmark in Shanghai's Bund. It is a 36.8m tall signal station designed and built by Spanish innovator and industrialist Modesto Marti de Sola, through his company Shanghai Reinforced Concrete Company Co. in the year 1907.Photo: Legolas1024, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Shanghai, China
- Also known as: “Bund Weather Tower”
- Address: 中山东二路
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yu Yuan Garden and Shanghai Tower.
Yu Yuan Garden
Garden
Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai at Huangpu District, Shanghai. Yu Yuan Garden is situated 690 metres south of Gutzlaff Signal Tower.
Shanghai Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is currently the tallest building in China, and the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top. Shanghai Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Gutzlaff Signal Tower.
Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Shanghai World Financial Center is situated 1½ km east of Gutzlaff Signal Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City and Huangpu.
Old City
Photo: Haros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old City is the area inside the ancient walled city of Shanghai; it is one of the most picturesque areas of the city, with many buildings in traditional Chinese style.
Huangpu
Photo: Jhong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huangpu is an administrative district of Shanghai, the traditional center of the city, with People's Square, the Bund, the East Nanjing Road pedestrian mall and many other attractions.
Gutzlaff Signal Tower
- Categories: staff halt and tower
- Location: Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.23516° or 31° 14′ 7″ northLongitude
121.48778° or 121° 29′ 16″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8Q336FPQ+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 440730276OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q10932356
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Gutzlaff Signal Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “外滩信号台”
- Chinese: “外滩天文台”
- French: “tour de signalisation du Bund”
- French: “Tour de signalisation du Bund”
- Japanese: “気象信号台”
- Malay: “Menara Isyarat Bund”
- Wu Chinese: “外滩信号台”
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Highlights include Asia Building and 法国邮船公司大楼.
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