Monday, November 10, 2008

ESPLANADE -THEATRES ON THE BAY


The Esplanade-Theatres on the bay is located on six hectares of waterfont land along side Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River ,purpose -built to be the center for perfoming arts for the island nation of Singapore.It contains a 1,600 seat concert hall and a 2,000 seat theatre for the performing arts. History The Esplanade occupies the site of the former "Satay Club" a popular food haunt for Singapore which had been discontinued prior to the Esplanade 's construction .Currently the "Satay Club " was re-allocated next to Sembawang Shopping Center which is now demolished .Officially opened on 12 ,2002, Esplanade was developed at a cost of SGD 600 million. On 5 July 2005 ,the opening ceremony of the 117th IOC session was staged in the Esplanade featuring a 30 -minute long performance aimed at showcasing Singapore 's multi-cultural heritage to her international audience.

Reference: http://en.wikidia.org/wiki/Esplanade

Esplanade 's Facilities

Esplanade 's venues comprise cafes,bars & resturants ,Esplanade shop,Kenko Reflexology & Spa, and many other .If you get more detail ,check website.

2 comments:

kitmun said...

Student:
Your URL reference is not live. Your reader cannot click at it and get to the site.
ykm

kitmun said...

Please tell HtooHtarNi to do the same. Thanks. ykm