Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands
濱海灣金沙酒店 (Chinese)
மரீனா பே சாண்ட்ஸ் (Tamil)
Location Bayfront Avenue, Downtown Core, Singapore
Address 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
Opening date27 April 2010 (2010-04-27) (soft opening)
23 June 2010 (2010-06-23) (official opening)
17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) (grand opening)
No. of rooms1,850
Total gaming space15,000 m2 (160,000 sq ft)[1]
Signature attractionsSkyPark Observation Deck
ArtScience Museum
MARQUEE Nightclub
Spectra Light & Water Show
Digital Light Canvas
Sampan Rides
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
Notable restaurantsWaku Ghin
WAKUDA
LAVO Italian Restaurant & Rooftop Bar
KOMA Singapore
Maison Boulud
CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Mott 32
estiatorio Milos
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beers
Bread Street Kitchen
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
Spago
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerLas Vegas Sands
ArchitectMoshe Safdie
Coordinates1°16′57″N 103°51′36″E / 1.28250°N 103.86000°E / 1.28250; 103.86000
Public transit access CE1  DT16  Bayfront
Websitemarinabaysands.com

Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore and a landmark of the city. At its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$6.88 billion).[2][3] The resort includes a 1,850-room hotel,[4] a 120,000-square-metre (1,300,000 sq ft) meetings and conventions facility at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, a 74,000-square-metre (800,000 sq ft) luxury shopping mall, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, an ArtScience museum, a 2,183-capacity theatre, the world's first floating Apple store,[5] the world's first Louis Vuitton Island Maison, celebrity chef and signature restaurants, and a casino with 500 tables and 3,000 electronic gaming machines.[6] The complex includes three towers topped by the Sands Skypark, a 340-metre-long (1,120 ft) skyway connecting the towers with a capacity of 3,902 people and a 150 m (490 ft) infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 66.5 m (218 ft).[7][8] The 20-hectare resort was designed by Moshe Safdie.[9][10]

The resort is owned by Las Vegas Sands in agreement with the Singaporean authorities. Marina Bay Sands was originally set to open in 2009, but its construction faced delays caused by escalating costs of material and labour shortages from the outset exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. This pressured Las Vegas Sands to delay its projects elsewhere to complete the integrated resort. Its owner decided to open the integrated resort in stages, and it was approved by the Singapore authorities.[11] The resort and SkyPark were officially opened on 23 and 24 June 2010 as part of a two-day celebration, following the casino's opening on 27 April that year.[12] The SkyPark opened the following day. The theatre was completed in time for the first performance of Riverdance on 30 November. The indoor skating rink, which uses artificial ice, opened to a performance by Michelle Kwan on 18 December. The ArtScience Museum opened to the public and the debut of a 13-minute light, laser and water show called Wonder Full on 19 February 2011, marked the full completion of the integrated resort.

The opening of Marina Bay Sands was held on 17 February 2011. It also marked the opening of the seven celebrity chef restaurants.[13] The last portion of the Marina Bay Sands, the floating pavilions, were finally opened to the public when the two tenants, Louis Vuitton and Pangaea Club, opened on 18 and 22 September 2011, respectively.[14] The property is currently being expanded to include a fourth hotel tower, an arena and additional convention space.

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