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Marina Bay Sands (abbreviation: MBS) is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. The resort is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and at ... MarinaBaySands FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch HotelinSingapore Thisarticleisabouttheintegratedresort.FortheMassRapidTransitstation,seeMarinaBayMRTstation. Thisarticlecontainscontentthatiswrittenlikeanadvertisement.Pleasehelpimproveitbyremovingpromotionalcontentandinappropriateexternallinks,andbyaddingencyclopediccontentwrittenfromaneutralpointofview.(August2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Coordinates:1°16′57.54″N103°51′30.30″E/1.2826500°N103.8584167°E/1.2826500;103.8584167 MarinaBaySandsLocationBayfrontSubzone,DowntownCore,SingaporeAddress10BayfrontAvenue,Singapore018956Openingdate27 April2010;12yearsago (2010-04-27)(softopening)23 June2010;11yearsago (2010-06-23)(officialopening)17 February2011;11yearsago (2011-02-17)(grandopening)No.ofrooms2,561Totalgamingspace15,000 m2(160,000 sq ft)[1]SignatureattractionsSandsSkyParkTheShoppesatMarinaBaySandsTheSandsExpoandConventionCentreBayFloralMarinaBayClubMarinaBaySandsArtPathArtScienceMuseumWonderFullNotablerestaurantsBreadStreetKitchenCUTDBBistroModerneWakuGhinPizzeriaSkyon57CasinotypeLand-basedOwnerLasVegasSandsArchitectMosheSafdieWebsiteMarinaBaySands MarinaBaySands(abbreviation:MBS)isanintegratedresortfrontingMarinaBayinSingapore.TheresortisownedbytheLasVegasSandsCorporationandatitsopeningin2010,itwasdeemedtheworld'smostexpensivestandalonecasinopropertyatS$8 billion(US$6.88 billion).[2][3]Theresortincludesa2,561-roomhotel,a120,000-square-metre(1,300,000 sq ft)convention-exhibitioncentre,the74,000-square-metre(800,000 sq ft)TheShoppesatMarinaBaySandsmall,amuseum,alargetheatre,"celebritychef"restaurants,twofloatingcrystalpavilions,art-scienceexhibits,andtheworld'slargestatriumcasinowith500tablesand1,600slotmachines.Thecomplexincludesthreetowerstoppedbyaconnecting340-metre-long(1,120 ft)SkyParkwithacapacityof3,902peopleanda150 m(490 ft)infinityswimmingpool,setontopoftheworld'slargestpubliccantileveredplatform,whichoverhangsthenorthtowerby66.5 m(218 ft).[4][5]The20-hectareresortwasdesignedbyMosheSafdiearchitects.[6][7] MarinaBaySandswasoriginallysettoopenin2009,butitsconstructionfaceddelayscausedbyescalatingcostsofmaterialandlabourshortagesfromtheoutset.Theglobalfinancialcrisisalsopressuredtheowners,LasVegasSands,todelayitsprojectselsewheretocompletetheintegratedresort.Itsownerdecidedtoopentheintegratedresortinstages,anditwasapprovedbytheSingaporeauthorities.[8]TheresortandSkyParkwereofficiallyopenedon23and24June2010aspartofatwo-daycelebration,followingthecasino'sopeningon27Aprilthatyear.[9]TheSkyParkopenedthefollowingday.ThetheatrewascompletedintimeforthefirstperformanceofRiverdanceon30November.Theindoorskatingrink,whichusesartificialice,openedtoaperformancebyMichelleKwanon18December.TheArtScienceMuseumopenedtothepublicandthedebutofa13-minutelight,laserandwatershowcalledWonderFullon19February2011markedthefullcompletionoftheintegratedresort. TheopeningofMarinaBaySandswasheldon17February2011.Italsomarkedtheopeningofthesevencelebritychefrestaurants.[10]ThelastportionoftheMarinaBaySands,thefloatingpavilions,werefinallyopenedtothepublicwhenthetwotenants,LouisVuittonandPangaeaClub,openedon18and22September2011,respectively.[11] MarinaBaySandsissettohaveafourthtowerconstructedby2026.[12][13][14] Contents 1Background 1.1Investment 1.2Designandconstruction 1.3Opening 2Facilities 2.1Attraction 3Transportation 4Controversy 5Inpopularculture 6Gallery 7Seealso 8References 9Externallinks Background[edit] Viewofthethreemaintowers,inspiredbydecksofcards MarinaBaySandsisoneoftwowinningproposalsforSingapore'sfirstintegratedresorts,theotherbeingtheResortsWorldSentosa,whichincorporatesafamily-friendlyUniversalStudiosThemePark(UniversalStudiosSingapore).Thetwolarge-scaleresortswereconceivedtomeetSingapore'seconomicandtourismobjectivesforthenextdecadeandwillhave30-yearcasinolicenses,exclusiveforthefirsttenyears. Bidderswereassessedbasedonfourcriteria:tourismappealandcontribution,architecturalconceptanddesign,developmentinvestment,andstrengthoftheconsortiumandpartners. TheinfinityedgeswimmingpoolintheSkypark On27May2006,LasVegasSands(LVS)wasdeclaredthewinnerwithitsbusiness-orientedresort.[15]LVSsubmitteditswinningbidonitsown.ItsoriginalpartnerCityDevelopmentsLimited(CDL),withaproposed15%equitystake,pulledoutofthepartnershipinthesecondphaseofthetenderprocess.CDL'sCEO,KwekLengBengsaidhiscompany'spulloutwasacombinationoffactors—suchasdifficultiesingettingnumerouscompaniesheownstocomplyintime,aswellasreluctanceofsomepartiestodisclosecertainprivateinformationinprobitychecksrequiredbytheSingaporegovernment.[16]However,KwekwasretainedasanadvisorforSands'bid. Investment[edit] LasVegasSandsinitiallycommittedtoinvestS$3.85 billionintheproject,notincludingthefixedS$1.2 billioncostofthe6,000,000squarefeet(560,000 m2)siteitself.[17]Withtheescalatingcostsofmaterials,suchassandandsteel,andlabourshortagesowingtoothermajorinfrastructureandpropertydevelopmentinthecountry,SheldonAdelsonplacedthetotalcostofthedevelopmentatS$8.0 billionasofJuly2009.[2][18] MarinaBaySandsattwilight LasVegasSandsdeclaredtheundertakingas"oneoftheworld'smostchallengingconstructionprojectsandcertainlythemostexpensivestand-aloneintegratedresortpropertyeverbuilt".[19]Itexpectedthecasinotogenerateatleast$1 billioninannualprofit.[20]Twomonthsaftertheinitialphasedopening,thecasinowasattractingaround25,000visitorsdaily,aboutathirdbeingSingaporeansandpermanentresidentswhopaida$100dailyentrylevyor$2,000forannualunlimitedaccess.[21]HalfamilliongamblerspassedthroughthecasinoinJune2010.[22]Inthethirdquarterof2012,therevenuesoftheMarinaBaySandsfellalmost28percentfromayearearlier.[23] Fortheeconomy,MarinaBaySandswasprojectedtostimulateanadditionof$2.7 billionor0.8%toSingapore'sGrossDomesticProductby2015,employing10,000peopledirectlyand20,000jobsbeingcreatedinotherindustries.[16] On3April2019,Sandsannounceda$3.3 billionexpansionofitsMarinaBaySandspropertyinSingapore.Theexpansionwillincludetheconstructionofafourthhoteltowercontaining1,000luxurysuitesanda15,000-seatarena.[24] AsthedevelopmentofMarinaBaySandswasperceivedascriticalinSingapore'surbanizationefforts,afixedpricewassetwastheland.Thiswasadeparturefromthegovernmentauctioningoffthelandtothehighestbidder.[25]BidderswereinsteadassessedholisticallyonfactorssuchasthedesignoftheMarinaBaySandsandtheamenitiesitwouldoffer.[26] Designandconstruction[edit] Constructionon5August2009 TheresortisdesignedbyMosheSafdie,whosaysitwasinitiallyinspiredbycarddecks.[6]Theprominentfeatureofthedesignisthethreehoteltowers,whichhas2,500roomsandsuites,andacontinuouslobbyatthebaselinksthethreetowers.Thecasinohasafour-storeycentralatriumwithfourlevelsofgamingandentertainmentinonespace.[27]Inadditiontothehotelandthecasino,otherbuildingsincludea19,000 m2(200,000 sq ft)ArtScienceMuseum,[7]andaconventioncentrewith110,000 m2(1,200,000 sq ft)ofspace,capableofaccommodatingupto45,000people.Theresort'sarchitectureandmajordesignchangesalongthewaywerealsoapprovedbyitsfengshuiconsultants,thelateChongSwanLekandLouisaOng-Lee.[28][29]Aedas[30]wereresponsibleforemployingallconsultantsandfordeveloping,co-ordinatingandimplementingthedesign.ThestructuralengineeringfortheprojectwashandledbyArupwithParsonsBrinckerhofftheMEPengineers.ThemaincontractorwasSsangyongEngineeringandConstruction.[31][32] SandsSkyPark Thethreetowersarebroaderatthebaseandnarrowastheyrise.Eachtowerhastwoasymmetriclegs,withacurvedeasternlegleaningagainsttheother,creatingasignificanttechnicalchallengeinitsconstruction.Substantialtemporarystructureswerenecessarytosupportthelegsofthetowerwhiletheywereunderconstruction,andrequiredreal-timemonitoringforcontinualassessmentandanalysesinthecourseoftheirerection.[33] AdistinctivefeatureofthehotelistheSkyPark,athree-acreparkontopofthebuildingwithswimmingpools,gardens,andjoggingpaths.Thestructurebridgesallthreetowerswithasegmentcantileveredoffthenorthtower.ThehulloftheSkyParkwaspre-fabricatedoff-sitein14separatesteelsectionsandthenassembledontopofthetowers.[34]Therearefourmovementjointsbeneaththemainpools,designedtohelpthemwithstandthenaturalmotionofthetowers,andeachjointhasauniquerangeofmotion.Thetotalrangeofmotionis500millimetres(20inches).Inadditiontowind,thehoteltowersarealsosubjecttosettlementintheearthovertime,soengineersbuiltandinstalledcustomjacklegstoallowforfutureadjustmentatmorethan500pointsbeneaththepoolsystem.Thisjackingsystemisimportantprimarilytoensuretheinfinityedgeofthepoolcontinuestofunctionproperly.[35] Opening[edit] TheRainOculusabovetheshoppingmallcanalwasdesignedbyNedKahn MarinaBaySandswasoriginallyplannedtobecompletedinasinglephasein2009,[18]butrisingconstructioncostsandthefinancialcrisisforcedthecompanytoopenitinphases.Thefirstphase'spreviewopeningwasfurtherdelayeduntil27April2010,andtheofficialopeningwaspushedbackto23June2010.Therestofthecomplexremainedunderconstructionandwasopenedafteragrandopeningon17February2011. On27April2010,MarinaBaySandshadthefirstofaplanned3to4phaseopenings.Thecasino,partsoftheconferencehall,asegmentoftheShoppes,963hotelroomsandtheeventplazawereopenedattheauspicioustimeof3:18p.maspartofthe"previewopening".[36] TheInter-PacificBarAssociation(IPBA)heldthefirstconferenceatMarinaBaySandsConventionCentreon2–5May2010,buttheeventwasmarredbyuncompletedfacilitiesandpowerfailureduringaspeech.IPBAwithheldpaymentofS$300,000andwasconsequentlysuedbyMarinaBaySands.[37]InJuneIPBAcounter-sued,describingthevenueasa"completedisaster"andthatitsearlierpaymentshadbeenimposedby"duress,fearandforce".[37]An"amicablesettlement"withundisclosedtermswasannouncedinAugust. On23June2010,theresorthaditsofficialopeningwitha"2-daycelebration";thisincludestheSandsSkyPark,theEventPlazaalongMarinaBay,moreshops,additionaldiningoptionsandnightlifeofferings,andtherestofthehotelrooms.Firstdayeventsincludeda"WorldChampionshipClimb"ontheglassfacadeofthebuildingtotheSkyPark,withseventeamsof21toprockclimbersfromaroundtheworldcompeting,andaneveningconcertfor4,000invitedguestsandcustomers,featuringoneinternationalrappersuchasKellyRowlandandonenationalcontemporaryR&BsuchasSylviaRatonel.TheSkyParkwasopenedontheseconddayat2 p.m.,[19]withabout2,000adultticketscostingS$20eachsold.[38] TheSandstheatrewascompletedintimeforthefirstperformancebyRiverdanceon30November2010.TheArtScienceMuseumopeneditsdoorstothepublicat10 amon19February2011.ThemusicalTheLionKingmadeitsdebuton3March2011.ThefloatingpavilionswereopenedwhenthetenantsLouisVuittonandPangaeaClubfinishedtheirrefurbishmentandopenedon18September2011and22September2011,respectively.TheLionKingranitslastshowon30October2011.[39] Facilities[edit] MarinaBaySandsCasino MarinaBaySandshasthree55-storeyhoteltowerswhichweretoppedoutinJuly2009.Thethreetowersareconnectedbya1hectareroofterrace,SandsSkyPark.[40]Theobservationdeckprovidespanoramicviewsacrossthebay.[41] LouisVuitton'sstoreattheMarinaBaySands InfrontofthethreetowersincludeaTheatreBlock,aConventionandExhibitionFacilitiesBlock,aswellastheCasinoBlock,whichhaveupto1,000gamingtablesand1,400slotmachines.Toenterthecasino,SingaporeansandPermanentResidents(PRs)havetopayaSGD$150feeforaonetimeentryandaS$2000feeforanannualpass.Thefeewaschangedon4April2019toSGD$150foraone-timevisitandS$3000foryearlyvisits.[42] TheArtScienceMuseumisconstructednexttothethreeblocksandhastheshapeofalotus.Itsroofisretractable,providingawaterfallthroughtheroofofcollectedrainwaterwhenclosedinthedayandlasershowswhenopenedatnight.InfrontoftheEventPlazaisWonderFull,alightandwatershowthatisthelargestinSoutheastAsiaandwasproducedbyLaservision.[43]TheArtScienceMuseumandWonderFullshowopenedon17February2011. TheSkyParkhastheworld'slongestelevatedswimmingpool,[44][35]witha146-metre(479 ft)vanishingedge(aconceptcalledaninfinitypool)located191metres(627 ft)aboveground.Thepoolsaremadeupof422,000pounds(191,000 kg)ofstainlesssteelandcanhold376,500USgallons(1,425cubicmetres)ofwater.TheSkyParkalsohasrooftopnightclubssuchasLavo(NewYork,Vegas)andCéLaVi,[45]gardens,hundredsoftreesandplants,andapublicobservatorydeckonthecantileverwith360-degreeviewsoftheSingaporeskyline.TheSkyParkisaccessibleonlytohotelguestsforsecurityreasons. InteriorofTheShoppesatMarinaBaySands TheShoppesisthemainshoppingmallatMarinaBaySands,withcloseto93,000 m2(1,000,000 sq ft)ofretailspacewithover300storesandF&Boutlets,featuringboutiquessuchasRalphLauren,Chanel,Cartier,Prada,Gucci,Hermès,EmporioArmani,Chopard,Valentino(fashiondesigner),Dior,Dunhill,Vertu,MiuMiu,SaintLaurentParis,SalvatoreFerragamo,Montblanc,Blancpain,VeraWangBride,anHermèswatchboutique,andHerveLeger. AcanalrunsthroughthelengthoftheShoppes,inthesamestyleasTheVenetianinLasVegas.Sampanridesonthecanalareavailableforguestsandshoppersattheshoppingmall,similartothegondolaridesavailableintheVenetian.AlsohousedwithintheShoppesaresixofthetenCelebrityChefrestaurants—BreadStreetKitchen(byGordonRamsay),Cut(byWolfgangPuck),WakuGhin(byTetsuyaWakuda),PizzeriaandOsteriaMozza(byMarioBatali),LongChim(byDavidThompson)andDBBistro&OysterBar(byDanielBoulud). ThenorthsideoftheShoppescontainedaniceskatingrink,whichusedartificialice.In2017,itwasreplacedwithadigitalartexhibit.[46] TherearetwoCrystalPavilions.DespiteabrieflegaldisputeinJune2011,itwasdecidedthatoneofthePavilionswillhousetwonightclubs—AvalonandPangaea.Inaddition,thesecondPavilionhousestheworld'slargestLouisVuittonboutique,inadditiontobeingonafloatingisland,at1,900 m2(20,000 sq ft),whichisconnectedtotheportionoftheboutiqueintheShoppesviaanunderwatertunnel.BothPavilionsopenedin2011justbeforethe2011FormulaOneseasoncametotheMarinaBayStreetCircuit.ThePavilionvacantbyAvalonandPangaeawillbetakenoverbySingapore'sthirdAppleStore—AppleMarinaBaySandsn2020.[47] Apple'sthirdstoreinSingaporefeaturethecompany'sfirststorethatsitsonwaterandonethatisofsphericaldeisgn.[48] TheSandsTheatreseats2,155people,andhashostedshowssuchasTheLionKing,CirqueÉloize,A.R.Rahman'sJaiHo,andWicked.Nexttothetheatreisaskatingrink(syntheticice)measuring600 m2(6,500 sq ft). MosheSafdiedesignedanArtPathwithintheresort,incorporatinginstallationsbyfiveartistsincludingZhengChongbin,AntonyGormleyandSolLeWitt.Thepiecesaremeanttoplayonenvironmentalinfluencesincludinglight,waterandwind,integratingartwitharchitecture.[6][7][49] Attraction[edit] WonderFullisanighttimemultimediashowdisplayedbyMarinaBaySands.ItisdesignedbytheAustralianbasedmultimediacompanyLaservisionandincorporatedvariousLaservisiontechnologysuchastheStellaRay.[50]Theshowstartsoffwithasingledropofwater,representingthebirthoflife.Itlaterstagesthroughimportantstagesoftheperson`slifesuchaschildhood,developmentthroughageandadulthood. Transportation[edit] ByMassRapidTransit(MRT): BayfrontandPromenadeonboththeCircleLineandDowntownLine MarinaBayontheCircleLineandNorthSouthLine Bypublicbus: Services97/97e,106,133,502/502A,518/518A,1N,NR6 Bywatertaxi: FromGrandCopthorneWaterFront,RafflesLandingSide,BoatQuay,RiverSidePointandRobertsonQuay Controversy[edit] MarinaBaySandswasreportedlyunderinvestigationbytheUSDepartmentofJusticeoverwhethertherewerebreachesofanti-moneylaunderingregulations.[51] Inlate2011,MarinaBaySandshadadisputewithMadamChooHongEng,onwhethershecouldobtainabigsumofmoney,whichaslotmachinehadshownthatshehadwonon18October2011.ThejackpotinquestionwasSGD$416,721.12.Acasinomanagerclaimedthatitwasamachineerror.Uponnegotiation,thecasinoofferedtogiveheracarwhichwasworthSGD$258,962instead.MsChooappointedalawyertodemandthatMarinaBaySandspayherthewholesum.Severaldayslater,thecasinoagreedtopayherthatamount.TheSingaporeangovernmentdepartment-CasinoRegulatoryAuthority,condemnedthecasinoforfailingtokeepitsmachineoperatingproperly.ThemassmediareportedthatMsChoohaddonatedthewholeofherwinningtocharitiesinsteadofkeepingittoherself.[52][53] In2011,theMarinaBaySandsresortpublicizedluckypuntersonitswebpages.TheSingaporegovernmentnoticedthatandsaiditwouldtakeactionagainstthecompany,accordingtotherulethatcasinooperatorsinthatcountryareprohibitedfrompublicizingthewinningsofpatrons.Theonlineinformationinquestionwassubsequentlyremoved.[54] AboutonemonthbeforeMarinaBaySandsopened,ReutersreportedthatSandshadlinkswithHongKongcriminalorganizationsoperatinginMacau,accordingtocourtdocumentsofacaseofattemptedmurder.SeveralmalegangstersofthecriminalgroupWoHopTou,wereputinjailforthatcase.WitnessestestifiedthatthemastermindwasMrCheungChi-tai,whooperatesaVIProomrelatedtothemurderattemptinthecasinoofSandsMacau.MrCheungisalsoaleaderofthesamecriminalgroup.ThisraisedconcerninpoliticalpartiesliketheNationalSolidarityPartyandthemassmedia,inSingapore.[55][56] Inpopularculture[edit] ThetowersoftheMarinaBaySandshavemademultipletelevisedappearanceonvariousfranchisesofTheAmazingRaceincludingthefourthseasonoftheAsianeditionofTheAmazingRace,[57]thefirstseasonoftheAustralianeditionofTheAmazingRace,[58]thesecondseasonoftheIsraelieditionofTheAmazingRace,[59]andthetwenty-fifthseasonoftheoriginalAmericaneditionofTheAmazingRace,[60]allofwhichfeaturedatightropewalkingtaskbetweentwooftheresort'stowers. Apartiallydestroyedversionofthestructurewasfeaturedinthe2015videogameCallofDuty:BlackOps3,whichtakesplace10yearsafterabiochemicaldisasterrenderedmostofSingapore'seasternhalfinhospitable. Thetrailerofthe2016movieIndependenceDay:Resurgencehasascenedepictingthedestructionofthepropertyafterbeingcaughtinthegravitationalpullofahoveringalienspacecraft.[61]Itwasalsofeaturedinthe2018filmCrazyRichAsians,bothinscenicB-rollofSingapore,aswellasasettingtowardstheendofthefilm.Boththecompletedandpartiallydestroyedversionsofthestructurearefeaturedinthe2019animatedfilmDetectiveConan:TheFistofBlueSapphire,intheopening,variouspartsofthefilm,andtheendcredits. 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