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Italian Style Town (Marco Polo Square) 天津意式风情区Tiānjīn Yìshì Fēngqíngqū
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Tianjin, Tianjin
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tianjin
- Region
- Tianjin
- Type
- City
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Italian Style Town (Marco Polo Square)
The former Italian concession, laid out from 1902: a district of about 28 hectares with 137 historic buildings designed by Italian architects, restored from 2002 and now given over to restaurants, shops and hotels. Its centre is Marco Polo Square, where a column topped by a peace figure stands among six Italian-style villas built between 1908 and 1916; the square and its buildings are a national heritage unit. Liang Qichao's former home is also in the district.
How to get to Italian Style Town (Marco Polo Square)
In Hebei District, about 1 km west-south-west of Tianjin Railway Station.
Nearby
- Five Great Avenues 五大道 under 10 km
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Also within 20 km: Liang Qichao's Former Residence (Yinbingshi) 梁启超旧居 (under 10 km), Jinjie Pedestrian Street 金街 (under 10 km), Quanyechang Department Store 劝业场 (under 10 km), Ancient Culture Street (Guwenhua Jie) 古文化街 (under 10 km), Tianhou Palace (Tianjin Mazu Temple) 天后宫 (under 10 km), Former Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Tianjin 盐业银行旧址 (under 10 km).
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