2430 SINGAPORE (Central Region) - Marina Bay Sands

2430 Marina Bay Sands by night

Opened in 2010, Marina Bay Sands is billed as the world's most expensive standalone casino property. Fronting Marina Bay in Singapore, the resort was designed by Moshe Safdie, who says it was initially inspired by card decks. In addition to the casino, other key components of the plan are three hotel towers with 2,500 rooms and suites, an ArtScience Museum and a convention centre. The complex is topped by a 340m-long SkyPark and a 150m infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67m.

The resort's architecture and major design changes along the way were also approved by the feng shui consultants, the late Chong Swan Lek and Louisa Ong-Lee. The three towers are broader at the base and narrow as they rise. Each tower has two asymmetric legs, with a curved eastern leg leaning against the other, creating a significant technical challenge in its construction. Substantial temporary structures were necessary to support the legs of the tower while they were under construction, and required real-time monitoring for continual assessment and analyses in the course of their erection.

About the stamps
The stamp is part of the series National Gallery Singapore, issued on November 24, 2015, and consisting of four stamps (all withe same face value, 1.30 SGD). Each stamp features a painting from one of the most renowned artists from Singapore and Southeast Asia:
• Drying Salted Fish by Cheong Soo Pieng - It's on the postcard 2430
• Pagodas II, Pago-Pago Series by Latiff Mohidin
• National Language Class by Chua Mia Tee
• Wounded Lion by Raden Saleh

References
Marina Bay Sands - Wikipedia

Sender: Marius Vasilescu
Sent from Singapore, on 21.03.2016