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The Dàjìng Gé Pavillon (上海古城墙和大境阁) is a museum and ancient temple of Shanghai, incorporating the last remaining portions of the walls of the Old City of Shanghai. Most of the walls were dismantled in 1912, and today only this portion remains.''Frommer's Shanghai'' by Sharon Owyang p.155
/ref> In 1959 the Dajing Ge Pavillon was listed as a cultural relic and put under municipal protection. It was renovated in 1995, and then opened to the public. The building houses a temple and a small museum with photographs of ancient Shanghai (上海老城厢史迹展).
File:Dajing Ge wall.jpg, Dajing Ge wall.
File:Dajing Ge ramparts.jpg, Dajing Ge ramparts.
File:Dajing Ge internal tower.jpg, Dajing Ge internal tower.
File:Picture of the old city of Shanghai.jpg, Picture of the old city.
File:Shanghai Old City Laoxi gate in 1880.jpg, Laoxi gate (老西门) of the Old City.
File:Guards of Shanghai Old City.jpg, Guards of Shanghai Old City.
Address: Dajing Lu 239, Huangpu (黄浦区大境路239号)
The Dàjìng Gé Pavillon (上海古城墙和大境阁) is a museum and ancient temple of Shanghai, incorporating the last remaining portions of the walls of the Old City of Shanghai. Most of the walls were dismantled in 1912, and today only this portion remains./ref> In 1959 the Dajing Ge Pavillon was listed as a cultural relic and put under municipal protection. It was renovated in 1995, and then opened to the public. The building houses a temple and a small museum with photographs of ancient Shanghai (上海老城厢史迹展).
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