The Tianjin Quanye Building

The Tianjin Quanye Building

The Tianjin Quanye Building is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Introduction The Tianjin Quanye Building is located at No. 290 Heping Road, Heping District, Tianjin. It was planned in 1926, completed and opened in 1928, and had its sixth and seventh floors added in 1931 to house a theater and other entertainment facilities. It is a well-known historic department store in Tianjin.

The Tianjin Quanye Building was designed by French architect Paul Muller of the French engineering firm Bouygues. Its architectural style is classical eclecticism, with a construction area of 21,000 square meters. The plaque inscribed with “Tianjin Quanye Building” was written by the renowned Tianjin calligrapher Hua Shikui and has been recognized as one of China’s Famous Historical Signboards by the state. In 1956, it underwent a public-private partnership, merged with the neighboring Tianxiang Department Store in 1958, and established the Tianjin Quanye Building Co., Ltd. in 1992, becoming the first joint-stock enterprise in Tianjin's commercial sector.

Tianjin Heping District

Further reading:

· Fifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units