今天我要介绍的这个上海老房子,非常有味道。
上海的诺曼底公寓(I.S.S. Normandie Apartments),现为武康大楼,造型仿照第一次世界大战时期的法国诺曼底号。圆弧长型造型特殊,彷若巨轮,路过即被其气势震撼住,是上海最早的外廊式公寓建筑。它是一座典型的法国文艺复兴风格的建筑,一个门廊、一个转角都洋溢着法兰西的风情。由于武康路和淮海路的夹角小,使得武康大楼有着一艘启航巨轮般的独特造型。在外人看来,它曾是老上海文化名流的聚集地,神秘而美丽。然而对于居住在大楼里的人来说,大楼是他们的精神寄托。 数十年来,这里曾是多位文化名人的居所,如著名电影表演艺术家秦怡、赵丹、吴茵、王人美、孙道临和王文娟夫妇等都曾在此居住,令大楼具有浓厚的历史价值和强烈的艺术气息。现在这座公寓里除了老住户,还有住上了一些年轻的白领,他们大多是些怀念《花样年华》时代的文艺青年,住在这里追求的就是《上海的风花雪月》中描绘的那种沧桑的风情。 Historical isn’t a word you’d usually associate with Shanghai’s architecture. It’s a thoroughly modern city on the surface – multi-storied apartment blocks, sky-high office towers, glass-fronted malls. But if you look a bit closer and you’ll find a whole host of interesting buildings. Shanghai’s colonial past has bequeathed the city with lots of architectural styles, from Neoclassical to Art Deco. Here’s a look at one of the most eye-catching buildings found during my Shanghai trip. The I.S.S. (International Savings Society Apartments) Normandie Apartments, is a triangular 8-storey landmarked building that sits on Middle Huaihai Road in Shanghai. It was built in 1924, and is now an excellent modern building in Shanghai (Historical Buildings under Municipal Protection). The Normandie Apartment was and still is a favorite with foreigners because of its rustic beauty and unique architecture. This mansion is a French Renaissance style apartment building. If you look at it from its west side, it just seems a ship, as described as “This oblique inserted long stripe just like a ship just anchored.” Such building appearance was built in memory of a famous French warship during World War I, “Normandie” – this was how this old house was named.
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