The campaign turned Singapore into a giant park

The masters of architecture are gradually building Singapore into a park, where trees grow from high-rise buildings and surrounding land .

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Take the forest into the city

Pickering hotel with gardens on the floors.(Photo: Getty)

When the British arrived in Singapore in 1819 , the island was only a vast and untouched swamp. After gaining independence in 1965, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's government turned the island nation into a desirable living city with rising skyscrapers following the city's idea in Letchworth Park, born from In the 19th century in England, Guardian reported.

Currently, the percentage of millionaires in the total population of Singapore is the highest in the world. This is a remarkable achievement of economic development policies. Gambling to build the city in the park also won and started giving sweet fruits. One may encounter the green of plants throughout the country .

Singapore in the 21st century not only has trees in the city, people have brought the whole city into a giant park.Land for trees becomes a mandatory requirement for construction works .

National Museum of Singapore.(Photo: Thecoolist.com)

Based on the British idea in the 19th century, Singaporeans are leading the world in forest models in the city . They cleverly reconcile nature and people to create a clean and green environment. Singapore also has world-famous garden houses, attracting tourists to visit every island country.

Great works

Marina Bay Sands Hotel is a famous building with a huge swimming pool and garden located on the roof connecting 3 skyscrapers. It has a typical architectural style in modern urban Singapore. Another example is the Pickering Hotel. People create tropical forests that surround the building.Tree canopy becomes a natural shade curtain.

Marina Bay Sands hotel garden and swimming pool.(Photos: Wikipedia)

However, the important work is ' Bay side gardens' . This is a 101 ha park located in the heart of Singapore, consisting of 3 main complexes.

The project is a space to play close to nature for visitors. The solar tree system up to 54 m high is the highlight of the garden. It helps generate energy from sunlight, ventilates nearby buildings and catches rainwater. People grow plants around giant tree trunks and connect them so that visitors can walk sightseeing from a height of tens of meters.

Complex area of ​​the project "Gardens on the Bay".(Photos: Wikipedia)

With what is achieved, Singapore is one of the few countries in the world to keep the green for the bustling urban areas.