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| 2364 Marina Bay seen from The Promontory, with Marina Bay Sands on the right |
Marina Bay is located in the Central Area of Singapore surrounded by the perimeter of four other planning areas, the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South and Straits View. The area surrounding the bay itself, also called Marina Bay, is an extension to the adjacent Central Business District. It is also the new downtown of Singapore built on reclaimed land. Famous landmark iconic buildings include the Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Asia Square, The Sail@Marina Bay and Marina One integrated mixed-use developments.
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| 0759 The north shore of Marina Bay, with Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay, Marina Centre and Singapore Flyer |
On the north shore of Marina Bay, in which flows Singapore River, is Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, built to be the centre for performing arts for Singapore and completed in 2002. The unique architectural design has been said to have an appearance similar to either a durian or the eyes of a fly. Hence, the building is colloquially known to locals as "the durians". Between the Esplanade and the Singapore Flyer is spanning Marina Centre, a zone of reclaimed land which contains Suntec City, Marina Square, Millenia Walk, and Millenia Tower (218m - completed in 1996), with the roof in the form of a truncated cone.
About the stamps
On the postcard 0759
The stamp, depicting black marsh terrapin, belongs to a low value definitive stamp series, about which I wrote here.
On the postcard 2364
The first stamp, depicting a trolley bus, is part of the series Transport, issued on March 19, 1997. The second stamp, depicting a Yellow Flame tree, is part of the series 10 Trees, issued on May 26, 2010.
References
Marina Bay, Singapore - Wikipedia
Sender 0759: Norman / nomanchua (postcrossing) SG-116567
Sent from Singapore, on 19.09.2013
Sender 2364: Naoko
Sent from Singapore, on 28.10.2014
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