Marina Bay Sands Hotel Singapore

Marina bay sands complex consists of three hotel towers connected by the magnificent sands skypark.  Designboom's editors had the great Opportunity to stay and test out the newly opened hotel. With over 2,500 rooms and suites, it is the biggest hotel in singapore.  The sands skypark with pool is built at the height of 200 meters. Its lush, landscaped gardens are home to 250 trees and 650 plants and offer a total of 12,400 square meters of space - big enough to fit three football fields. hotel guests have the exclusive use of a 150-meter infinity swimming pool,  the world’s largest outdoor pool at that height.

The hotel has sloping towers and straight legs connected at level 23 to form a single building. In hotel tower 1, the slope is as steep as 26 degrees, making it one of the most complex hotels ever built. This 1.2 hectare skypark, designed as a tropical oasis, is longer than the eiffel tower is tall and large enough to park  Four and a half A380 jumbo jets. it extends to form one of the world’s largest public cantilevers. The rooms offer views of the south china sea or singapore skyline.

Even if you are not a hotel guest, you can enter the sands skypark.  You can visit the observation deck to experience the unsurpassed views of singapore.  Entrance to the hotel facilities and the use of the pool is not permitted.  Public entrance to this area is outside hotel tower 3. You can purchase tickets from the box office located in the new and permanent location at basement 1.

2,561 rooms and suites, 55 floors, 18 different room types includes 230 luxury suites that come with butler service  and privileged access to VIP areas.

The club at marina bay sands, the executive club lounge at tower 2, allows club/suite guests to enjoy their breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails while enjoying the spectacular views at the skypark.

The captivating marina bay sands art path comprises a collection of spectacular art installations that were commissioned to integrate with moshe safdie's architecture.

'Rising forest' by shanghai artist chongbin zheng is a ceramic sculpture composed of 83 massive glazed stone-ware ceramic vessels occupying approximately 4,000 square meters in the hotel atrium. each vessel weighs in at 1,200 kilogram and measures 3 meters tall.  The vessels were so large that the artist had to build a customized kiln the size of a small building. ceramics of this size are rarely made and fired in one piece. In the atrium there are several dining bars. 'rise' which is an all-day restaurant featuring world cuisine, emphasizes south east asian  specialties. rise offers buffet and a-la-carte breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.

jin shan (金山) is a high-end restaurant serving exquisite chinese fare. it is decorated with lantern pavilions and private dining rooms. The cuisine presents the best of cantonese, hunan and szechuan flavors.

The 'drift' sculpture by artist UK antony gormley is a massive three dimensional stainless steel polyhedral matrix of over 16,100  steel rods and more than 8,320 steel nodes. measuring approximately 40 meters long, 23 meters high and 15 meters wide. The structure weighs 14.8 tons. drift is suspended cloud-like in the air between levels 5 and 12 of the atrium of hotel tower 1.

Source : Design Boom

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Most Powerful Yoga Poses

Yoga Poses help you become more aware of your body and your mind. This post features Most Powerful Yoga Poses! 

Sanskrit Name:  Adho Mukha Vrksasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Handstand Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses :  Strengthens the shoulders, arms, and wrists Stretches the belly Improves sense of balance Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression

Sanskrit Name:  Astavakrasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Eight Angle Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Atrengthens the wrists and arms Tones the abdominal muscles

Sanskrit Name:  Bakasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Crane Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Strengthens arms and wrists Stretches the upper back Strengthens the abdominal muscles Opens the groins Tones the abdominal organs

Sanskrit Name:  Bhujapidasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Shoulder Pressing Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Strengthens the arms and wrists Tones the belly Improves balance

Sanskrit Name:  Dhanurasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Bow Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Stretches the entire front of the body, ankles, thighs and groins, abdomen and chest, and throat, and deep hip flexors (psoas) Strengthens the back muscles Improves posture Stimulates the organs of the abdomen and neck

Sanskrit Name:  Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Stretches the entire front body and opens the chest

Sanskrit Name:  Eka Pada Koundiyanasana  Yoga Pose English Name  :  Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Strengthens the arms and wrists Tones the belly and spine

Sanskrit Name:  Kapotasana  Yoga Pose English Name  :  King Pigeon  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Stretches the entire front of the body, the ankles, thighs and groins, bdomen and chest, and throat Stretches the deep hip flexors (psoas) Strengthens back muscles Improves posture Stimulates the organs of the abdomen and neck

Sanskrit Name:  Mayurasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Peacock  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Strengthens the wrists and forearms Tones the abdomen Strengthens the back torso and legs

Sanskrit Name:  Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana Yoga Pose English Name  :  Standing Split  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Calms the brain Stimulates the liver and kidneys Stretches the hamstrings, calves, and thighs Strengthens the thighs, knees, and ankles Stretches the back of the leg, the front thigh and groin

Sanskrit Name:  Tittibhasana  Yoga Pose English Name  :  Firefly  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Stretches the inner groins and back torso Strengthens the arms and wrists Tones the belly Improves sense of balance

Sanskrit Name:  Tittibhasana  Yoga Pose English Name  :  Firefly  Yoga Pose Benefit Handstand Yoga poses : Strengthens the arms and wrists Tones the belly and spine Improves sense of balance

Source: www.yogajournal.com

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Unbelievable Creative Art Of Hand Paintings Animal

Hand Painting animal figures is an amazing example of artwork created two of the most ancient means of creating art, human body and paint. Although, after looking at the image below, you will have to admit that we have come a long way from painting cave walls with primitive drawings of prehistoric beasts and painting our bodies with symbols to drive away the evil spirits. On the other hand, you kind of get a feeling that the artist found his inspiration exactly in those forms of art.

Impossible vividness of colors and shapes can be achieved through the technique of creating these hand paints of animals or should I say sculptures. These images illustrate this claim in the best and most fascinating way possible. Enjoy the photo gallery that lays ahead, these are some really cool and creative works. All animals, eagle, dog , fish, elephant and other African beasts look so lively as if they are going jump or fly out of these images at you.

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