Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Esplanade Theatres is indeed one of Singapore's more well-known infrastructures that many had heard from.
The Esplanade officially opened on October 12, 2002 at the Marina Bay, costing a whooping S$ 600 million.
The exterior designs is made by many glass windows on the exterior, which will cost a sum to maintain and to clean the whole Esplanade's exterior up.
The design of the Esplanade also represent one of the tropical fruit which most Singaporean like, the Durian. The exterior windows act as the thorns of the fruit, the shape of the Esplanade is also oval in shape, which makes the Esplanade look like an over-sized durian.
The main highlights of the Esplanade is the Concert Hall and the theatre. The concert hall can sit up to 1,600 viewers and the concert hall also have 4 private boxes that can provide a close experience with the performers.
The theatre is able to sit up to 2,000 people and is shaped in a horseshoe shape, spreading across four levels. It is the largest performing stage in Singapore. The theatre consists of 1 main stage and 2 ancillary stages of similar size to help facilitate technical set-ups and quick scene changes.
On the third floor of the Esplanade, there is also a library, library@esplanade. The library is the first public library in Singapore that is devoted to Arts.
Below are some pictures of the Esplanade:
Esplanade
Don't they look alike?
Esplanade's Concert Hall
Esplanade's Theatre
And lastly, the main web page for Esplanade, events will be updated on the web.
More info: www.esplanade.com/index.jsp
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