1. Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands (LVS), it is the world's second most expensive building, at US$ 5.5 billion, including the cost of the prime land.
2. Las Vegas Sands declared the undertaking as "one of the world's most challenging construction projects and certainly the most expensive stand-alone integrated resort property ever built".
3. Moshe Safdie was approached to lead the design on this massive project, ultimately taking inspiration from the form of card decks for the unique appearance of the three hotel towers. Other key structures of the property include the 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) ArtScience Museum, The Shoppes, Expo and Convention center and the casino. During the resort's planning and construction phases, feng shui consultants, the late Master Chong Swan Lek and Master Louisa Ong-Lee were consulted in regards to divination.
4. On 27 April 2010, Marina Bay Sands had the first of a planned 3 to 4 phase openings. The casino, parts of the conference hall, a segment of the Shoppes, 963 hotel rooms, and the event plaza were opened at the auspicious time of 3:18 p.m as part of the "preview opening".
5. The hotel towers are also subject to settlement in the earth over time, hence custom jack legs were built and installed to allow for future adjustment at more than 500 points beneath the pool system. This jacking system is important primarily to ensure the infinity edge of the pool continues to function properly.
6. To help the Skypark withstand the natural motion of the towers caused by wind, engineers designed and constructed four movement joints beneath the main pools, each possessing a unique range of motion. The total range of motion is 500 millimetres (19.68 inches).
7. With close to 800,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands is Singapore's first large-scale luxury shopping mall in the Central Business District with boutiques such as Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Cartier and Prada. Other luxury stores include Salon by Surrender, Gucci, Herm̬s, Emporio Armani, Chopard, REDValentino, Dior, Dunhill, Vertu, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent Paris, Salvatore Ferragamo, Montblanc, Blancpain, and an Herm̬s Watch Boutique. Also housed within the Shoppes are the five of the six Celebrity Chef Restaurants РCut (by Wolfgang Puck), Waku Ghin (by Tetsuya Wakuda), Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza (by Mario Batali), Guy Savoy (by Guy Savoy), and DB Bistro Moderne (by Daniel Boulud).
No, I don't really understand some of the technical terms but basically it can withstand strong wind and the building moves or adapt according to the earth movement? Cool? Wait till you see the building yourself. You'll go aaahhh, oohhhh, wowwww.
No, I don't really understand some of the technical terms but basically it can withstand strong wind and the building moves or adapt according to the earth movement? Cool? Wait till you see the building yourself. You'll go aaahhh, oohhhh, wowwww.
These are the options to go to Marina:
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT): Marina Bay MRT Station, Promenade MRT Station, and Bayfront MRT Station.
Public bus: Services 97/97e, 106, 133, 502/502A, 518/518A, NR1 (Available on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of Public Holidays), and NR6 (Available on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of Public Holidays).
Water taxi: They can be taken from Grand Copthorne Water Front, Raffles Landing Side, Boat Quay, River Side Point and Robertson Quay to Marina Bay Sands. Ticket ranges from S$4 to S$16.
Marina Bay Sands is actually a walking distance from Merlion Park. It's situated just across the park. So you can actually stop at Raffles Place (you will see Merlion park before Marina Bay) or choose to stop right at Marina Bay underground MRT station. The place is free to enter by anyone. Those who has soft heart for luxury brands, please be careful.
The ArtScience Museum is also situated at Marina Bay. I do not know how to appreciate art, so me and Juan skipped the visit. But the architecture of the museum is super cool.
This is the view opposite of Merlion Park. Just walk across this bridge and you'll see Esplanade and Marina Bay Sands.
Marina Bay Sands is actually a walking distance from Merlion Park. It's situated just across the park. So you can actually stop at Raffles Place (you will see Merlion park before Marina Bay) or choose to stop right at Marina Bay underground MRT station. The place is free to enter by anyone. Those who has soft heart for luxury brands, please be careful.
The ArtScience Museum is also situated at Marina Bay. I do not know how to appreciate art, so me and Juan skipped the visit. But the architecture of the museum is super cool.
When you walk across the Merlion Park to Marina, you'll pass by the Singapore Youth Olympic Park.
The Youth Olympic Park was built to cultivate a stronger sense of community ownership and connection with Marina Bay. The park is named after the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In July 2010, Olympic-themed artwork was installed in the park to further enhance the environment.
The park provides shady and cool corners for rest, and offers a good vintage point for photography. A boardwalk connects the park to Marina Promenade, and The Helix Bridge connects the park to Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort.
One of the attractions in the Singapore Youth Olympic park is the grand steps leading to the entrance of the Helix bridge, where visitors can read a poem titled 'Lion Heart', written by Amanda Chong.
The Helix Bridge, previously known as the Double Helix Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre with Marina South in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. It was officially opened on 24 April 2010 at 9 pm, however only half was opened due to ongoing construction at the Marina Bay Sands.[1] It is located beside the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and is accompanied by a vehicular bridge, known as the Bayfront Bridge. The entire bridge was opened on 18 July 2010 to complete the entire walkway around Marina Bay.
I wore slippers during my entire 1 week stay in Singapore. Wear comfortable shoes or opt for sports shoe because you'll be walking a lot.
This is the view opposite of Merlion Park. Just walk across this bridge and you'll see Esplanade and Marina Bay Sands.
