The Roof Terrace provides a lovely panoramic view and is a popular location for photographers and tourists to grab nice shots of the city skyline.

The Esplanade is located alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River. It was built to be the centre for performing arts for Singapore. It contains a 1,600 seat concert hall and a 2,000 seat theatre for the performing arts.

There is a library located on the third floor of the building. There are also outdoor performing centres, retail and food spaces at the Esplanade Mall.

Officially opened on October 12, 2002, Esplanade was developed at a cost of SGD 600 million.

The building was designed by two architectural firms working in conjunction, the London-based Michael Wilford & Partners (MWP) and DP Architects (DPA) of Singapore. The unique architectural design has been said to have an appearance similar to either a durian (a tropical fruit) or the eyes of a fly. Many Singaporeans refer to the Esplanade as "The Durian".

A special thanks to the following Esplanade staffs for their support and assisitance:

Angeline Tan (Manager, Marketing Services)
Veronica Goh (Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs)

For more information:
The Esplanade Co Ltd,
1 Esplanade Drive,
Singapore 038981
Telephone: 6828 8377
www.esplanade.com