“A CITY CREATED WITH IMAGINATION AND MONEY”
MARINA BAY IN SINGAPORE
The Flower Dome is one of the largest glass greenhouses in the world. I was amazed by the changing display of flowers and plants from the Mediterranean and semi-arid regions.
Thanks to air-conditioning and a refreshing waterfall, temperatures inside the Cloud Forest Dome replicate the moist and damp conditions found on tropical mountains ranging from 3.000 to 9,000 feet above sea level. Flowers and tropical vegetation can be seen at different altitudes on a full-scale mountain.
The plants play an important role in maintaining the right amount of nutrients in the lake by absorbing excess nitrogen and phosphorus. These plants ensure better water quality by acting as a natural eco-filter and aquatic reeds also act as filter beds
PLANTS COVERING THE SUPERTREES
Over 162,900 plants comprising more than 200 species and varieties of bromeliads, orchids, ferns and tropical flowering climbers are planted on the Supertrees.
GREEN FUNCTIONS
11 of the Supertrees are embedded with environmentally sustainable functions like photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy
EXHIBITIONS AT THE ARTSCIENCEMUSEUM
Journey to Infinity: Escher’s World of Wonder
An exhibit showing the works of M. C. Escher who is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists
Featuring over 150 original works, the exhibition is a retrospective of his sketches and paradoxical designs. The exhibition explores M.C. Escher’s work on transformation of shapes, illustrating how metamorphosis became a unique feature of his art, blending fantasy and geometry.
M. C. Escher has created boundless images with incredible detail and precision in an attempt to represent infinity
WONDER FULL
LIGHT AND LASER SHOW AT MARINA BAY SANDS
This was the most technologically advanced light and sound show I have ever seen. Bubble machines created a shimmering cloud above the water with impressive images of children projected onto the wall of water. The music was in sync with the images and included “It’s a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong
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