The Marina Bay Sands is a Resort at the Marina Bay in Singapore. It was opened in 2010, and its construction cost approximately eight billion Singapore dollars (5,5 billion US Dollars; 4,6 billion Euros). Besides a five star hotel, it contains an Expo and Convention Centre, an ArtScience Museum, two theater halls, various restaurants, bars, nightclubs and an ice rink, which is made of synthetics and doesn’t contain ice because of the high outdoor temperatures in Singapore. Additionally, one can find a shopping mall where also little Venice is located. There are canals through which one can go by boat across the shopping mall. Furthermore, the biggest independent casino worldwide is situated in Marina Bay Sands, which is in total as big as two football fields.
However, the absolute highlight is located at a height of 191 meters on top of the 55-story hotel towers: a 340 meters long roof garden with a 146 meters long negative edge pool. The ‘SkyPark’ is deemed to be the largest observation platform in the world and is longer than the Eiffel Tower’s elevation. Moreover, the negative edge pool is the highest outdoor pool worldwide. When one sees photos of the pool, one will maybe ask if there is a direct precipice. To enlighten, behind the pool one can find a wide water collector and a gangway for employees. So there is no chance to fall in the depth, and it is not dangerous. However, to be able to swim in the pool, one needs to pay a lot of money because it is only available for hotel guests and thereby a sumptuous experience. Even so, I think the stunning view is worth it. The observation deck is also visitable without hotel booking for 23 Singapore Dollars.
I want to go to Singapore not only because of the Marina Bay Sands, but also because it is an interesting city full of countless other sights like the Ferris wheel ‘Singapore Flyer’ directly next to the hotel and the ‘Gardens by the Bay’. The park consists of a huge greenhouse with special glass and a current-saving cooling system in the bottom through which a climate is created that brings the rarest plants to flourish. It is the largest glass greenhouse in the world. Furthermore, one can find ‘Supertrees’ in the park. These trees are redwoods made of steel which are planted with a living wall of orchids and ferns.
Marina Bay Sands with the Supertrees on the left and the glass greenhouse
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