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Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997.
Its current flagship cineplex is located at Suntec City with 11 screens, including 3 Gold Class screens, taking over the space previously occupied by WE Cinemas and The Rock Auditorium. [6] In June 2017, Village Roadshow's 50% stake in Golden Village was set to be acquired by Singapore-based media company mm2 Entertainment. [7]
The CapitaGreen building was designed to be "like a plant growing towards the sun", with a façade that incorporates living plants. [3] [4] The rooftop garden, known as the "Sky Forest", has 40 different kinds of tree and shrub. [4]
The Gardens by the Bay (GBTB) is an urban park spanning 105 hectares (260 acres) in the Central Region of Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir.The park consists of three waterfront gardens: Bay South Garden in Marina South, Bay East Garden with the Founders' Memorial in Marina East and Bay Central Garden in the Downtown Core and Kallang. [2]
Singapore went through a major building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialisation. During this time OUB Centre (present-day One Raffles Place) became the tallest building in the city-state; the 280 m (919 ft) structure was also the tallest building in the world outside of North America from its 1986 ...
The 26th floor sky garden is only accessible to residents, whilst the 50th floor sky garden is accessible to the public, from 9am to 9pm. [25] However, the 50th floor sky garden has a general admission fee of SGD 6, whilst there is a strict daily general access quota of 150 people per day and also a maximum occupancy of 50 people at any given time.
The development's observation deck, ION Sky, is located on the 55th and 56th floor of the building. With a height of 218 m above ground, it offers a panoramic view of the city. [ 12 ] It will also have a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m 2 ) garden on its 9th floor, together with two club facilities on its 9th and 30th floors.
The Fountain of Wealth was constructed in 1995, together with the main Suntec City development. The name was derived according to Chinese geomancers, where the inward flow of water symbolize the symbol of wealth and life are pouring in, and the design of the bronze ring was based on Hindu Mandala, which represents unification and equality.