The Moller Villa (Male zhuzhai, 马勒住宅), located at .30 South Shanxi Road in the French Concession area of Shanghai, China, is a colonial-era mansion.[1] The villa was built by Eric Moller, a Swedish shipping magnate, in 1936.[2] The distinctive design includes brown-tiled Gothic and Tudor gables, spires, and steeples.
In 2001, the Hengshan Group began to renovate to the villa, preserving its original architectural style.[3] The building now houses a hotel.[4]
The design of the house is supposedly based on a sketch drawn by Moller's daughter from a dream that she had. The mansion is built in a distinctively Scandinavian style with some Chinese touches such as glazed tiles. Beyond the front gate with its two stone lions is a large lawn which encircles a tomb for Moller's favourite horse and other pets.[5]
The mansion had been occupied by Japanese military and the Kuomintang in the past, later becoming the headquarters for the Communist Youth League Shanghai Branch.[5]
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