Theme Week Singapore – Gardens by the Bay

Wednesday, 1 January 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
Category/Kategorie: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Supertree Grove © flickr.com - Shiny Things/cc-by-2.0

Supertree Grove © flickr.com – Shiny Things/cc-by-2.0

Gardens by the Bay is a park spanning 101 hectares (1,010,000 m2) of reclaimed land in central Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden, Bay East Garden and Bay Central Garden. Gardens by the Bay is an integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore from a “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden”. The stated aim is to raise the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city.

First announced to the public by Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong during the National Day Rally in August 2005, Gardens by the Bay is intended to become Singapore’s premier urban outdoor recreation space, and a national icon.

Supertree Grove © flickr.com - tee_eric/cc-by-2.0 Marina Bay Sands (left) and Gardens by the Bay (right) © chensiyuan Flower Dome - Main Avenue © flickr.com - Shiny Things/cc-by-2.0 Flower Dome © flickr.com - Walter Lim/cc-by-2.0 Gardens by the Bay © flickr.com - DChai21/cc-by-2.0 Cloud Forest © flickr.com - Walter Lim/cc-by-2.0 Supertrees and Biomes © John Tillemans/cc-by-sa-3.0 Supertree Grove © flickr.com - Shiny Things/cc-by-2.0
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Marina Bay Sands (left) and Gardens by the Bay (right) © chensiyuan
An international competition for the design of the master plan, held in January 2006, attracted more than 70 entries submitted by 170 firms from 24 countries. Two firms – Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter – were eventually awarded the master plan design for the Bay South and Bay East Gardens respectively. The park has proven extremely popular for event planners, with demand so high that the park has to limit the number of events to three per week.

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