The General Post Office Building is a landmark four storey building located at the north end of the Sichuan Road Bridge, Shanghai, on the banks of the Suzhou Creek. In the early years of the Republic of China, Shanghai was the centre of China's postal network. In 1914, China joined the Universal Postal Union, and Shanghai was designated as the exchange for international mail.

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  • The General Post Office Building is a landmark four storey building located at the north end of the Sichuan Road Bridge, Shanghai, on the banks of the Suzhou Creek. In the early years of the Republic of China, Shanghai was the centre of China's postal network. In 1914, China joined the Universal Postal Union, and Shanghai was designated as the exchange for international mail. By the early 1920s, the previous premises of the postal administration was no longer adequate, and land was acquired on the north bank of Suzhou Creek for the construction of a new headquarters building. The building was situated within the Shanghai International Settlement, mid-way between the central business district and the Shanghai North Railway Station. Built from 1922 to 1924 and designed by Stewardson & Spence, the building is in Classical style. Its two main facades use three-storey high grand order Corinthian columns. The main door is on the corner, and is topped by a Baroque style clock tower. The sides of the clocktower are decorated with three statuory groups. The central group features Hermes, flanked by Eros and Aphrodite, the god and goddess of love. On the second level is the 1200 square metre main trading hall, which was known as the "First Hall of the Far East". The building continued to house the headquarters of Shanghai's postal administration until 2003, when the building began a conversion into the Shanghai Postal Museum. It is protected as a National Artefact Preservation Unit.
  • 上海邮政总局大楼位于中国上海市虹口区四川路桥北堍，东面是四川北路的南端，南临北苏州路，北临天潼路，正门开在四川北路与北苏州路转角处。该楼建造于1922年12月－1924年11月。门牌号码是北苏州路276号。 民国初年，上海作为全中国的邮政总枢纽，业务量迅速增加，原来位于北京路的邮政管理处楼房不敷使用。到1920年代初，决定选址上海公共租界中区与北火车站之间，属于公共租界北区的四川路桥北堍，购进一块面积为10亩的土地，拆除原有的集美里石库门里弄住宅，由英资思九生洋行设计，花费360万银元，建造成现在的这座古典主义风格的4层大厦，通高51米，建筑面积25294平方米。沿北四川路与北苏州路的立面都采用通高3层的科林斯柱式，两条马路转角处的正门上方建有巴洛克风格的大钟楼，钟楼两侧各有一组3人石雕，一组中间是水星（Mercury，希腊神话中的商业之神），两边是男女爱神，象征邮政为人们沟通情感；另一组3人手持火车头、轮船铁锚和通信电缆。二楼的1200平方米营业大厅当时号称远东第一大厅。
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