Broadway Mansions, Art Deco hotel in Hongkou, Shanghai, China

Broadway Mansions is a 21-storey, 77-metre Art Deco hotel at 20 Bei Suzhou Road in Hongkou, Shanghai. Its plan is a shallow chevron, not an octagon, with wings angled to improve light and views. The lower floors are clad in dark red granite, the upper floors in brown Taishan brick, and the building sets back from the 11th floor upward.

Built in 1934 by P & T Architects, the structure originally served as residential apartments for foreign residents in Shanghai. Following the Chinese Revolution, it transformed into a hotel and took on a new function in the city's development.

The building reflects Western Art Deco design from the 1930s that shaped Shanghai's international character during that era. Its architectural style shows how foreign architects influenced the city while responding to local building traditions and needs.

The hotel stands at 20 Bei Suzhou Road, at the northern end of the Waibaidu Bridge and the corner of Daming Road, about 30 metres from Suzhou Creek. The 18th-floor observation deck and the 17th- to 19th-floor banquet halls look out over the Huangpu River and the Bund. Rooms on the river side face the water.

The floor plan is shaped like a stretched H with forked ends, not an octagon, a form chosen so rooms in all four wings get light and air. The steel frame was imported from Britain and clad in aluminium steel, cutting the building's weight. Its telephone number, 46260, has stayed the same since the house opened.