Grand Hotel de Pekin…Then and Now

Had cause to go into the old Grand Hotel de Pekin recently, which now sits in a row with the newer Beijing Hotel on the corner of Chang’an and Wangfujing (formerly Morrison Street). Very posh and a nice restoration done a while back by the Raffles people on the exterior and lobby. Anyway, inspired me to dig out a picture of the original structure.

then…

and now…