The movie saga Avatarcreation of James Cameronleft us images of Pandora, a non-existent but beautiful planet. Of course, some of those imagined postcards have their inspiration in landscapes on Earth. In the bay of Singapore There are 18 metal trees that surprise with their architecture that resemble the landscape of the film.
Located in Southeast Asia, Singapore It is a nation of barely six million inhabitants that is positioned as a power of enormous economic influence.
Thanks to its strategic location in the Strait of Malaccathrough which much of the world’s maritime trade transits, the former British colony has established itself as a benchmark in defense technology to guarantee the security of its sovereignty and commercial interests.
Singapore is among the top ten of the richest countries according to its GDP per capitaand experienced rapid development based on international trade and economic globalization, with a strong emphasis on free trade and industrialization.
Singapore It is a “city state”: a very small country that in forty-eight years as an independent republic managed to become one of the four Asian Tigers. For this reason, it is common to see unique postcards in its lands, such as its bay and its particular style of architecture.
What the futuristic Garden by the Bay of Singapore looks like
This futuristic garden is called «Gardens by the Bay«, in which shine the Flower Dome and the «Supertrees» (or super trees). It is located on an area of 11 hectares in the Marina Bayan area full of skyscrapers, restaurants, hotels and other entertainment. It opened in 2011 and is one of the most visited attractions in the country.
He Domo It is made as a series of giant glass greenhouses supported by iron and concrete structures. Super trees, as their name indicates, are made of cement and metal, between 25 and 50 meters high and they are all covered with plant species.
It is a rare mix of botanical museum, living sculpture and quirky urban umbrella, the Supertrees Not only do they develop and conserve exotic species inside; also They replicate real treessince they have robotic functions that reproduce, to scale, the plant physiological processes.
The artificial forest is much more than a decorative element and the super trees are intelligent and self-sustaining. They have photovoltaic panels that transform sunlight into electrical energy and light up at night. One of the best times of the day to visit these super trees is at sunset, where the light, sound and views of the bay are unique.
They say that climbing the highest tree observatory and walking among the tops changes «the scale» of the citysince one’s gaze from that height inevitably goes to the details that cannot be seen from the ground.
