Singapore hopes to become the garden of the world with its iconic Gardens by Sprinkler System Installation the Bay, the latest project to transform Singapore into a city within a garden.
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The project cost $810 million to build, really does have the wow factor, taking up the space the size of 177 football fields and housing 80 percent of the world's plant species. This is not your mother's garden.
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The skyline of the city has been altered with 18 giant structures dubbed "supertrees." These vertical gardens are as tall as 55 meters, and are equipped with solar panels and a rainwater catchment system.
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The two conservatories recreate a temperate climate in the heart of the tropics.
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These conservatories are the world's biggest glass houses, housing more than 10,000 plants, and helping to define Singapore as a garden city.
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Visitors can walk in the canopy of the supertrees atop a skywalk nearly 150 feet off the ground.
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T he supertrees, designed by Grant Associates, are embedded with sustainable energy technologies that are in integral part of cooling the conservatories.
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During the day, the supertrees' large canopies provide shade and shelter. At night, the supertrees come alive with lighting and projected media created.
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More than 162,900 plants comprising more than 200 species and varieties of bromeliads, orchids, ferns and tropical flowering climbers http://ambler.temple.edu/events/ambler-campus-shofuso-japanese-house-and-garden-tour will be planted on the 18 supertrees.
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Visitors can walk among plants from across the globe without stepping off the island.
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The internal gardens and landscapes are designed by Grant Associa tes in collaboration with Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
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An illustration of the Gardens by the Bay.
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