Infinity pool, 55 Stories above - Singapore

55 storeys up,  infinity pool could glide you straight over the edge of Singapore, if not the world. It's part of the $6 billion Marina Bay Sands Skypark hotel, which just opened last week. The pool itself is three times the length of an Olympic-sized pool, and is the largest pool in the world at that height reportedly.


What is infinity pool???An infinity pool has an effect that the water of the pool can extend to the horizon. In reality, this water spills over the edge into a catchment, and then is pumped back to the pool again. The concept is said to have been inspired by the terraced rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia.

They are often seen in luxury resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands.

I don’t know about you, but I would be a little nooo so much scared to swim in this pool. I mean, it looks like the water just ends at the roof! I mean, you would be swimming, and then “Ahhhhhhhhhh”!There has got to be some sort of shield to protect the swimmers from that, right????








He'll definitely want to make sure he doesn't swim too close to the edge.This man is the first lap swimmer in the world to enjoy such a view - 55 stories over the city of Singapore.150-metre long  - three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool - was a highlight.
 
 

View of the 55 storey resort and CASINO beside the resort. The resort from across the bay. The three towers were based on a deck of cards, according to designer Moshe Safdie







The view over the side: An artist's impression shows the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, including the infinity pool

a newly-wed couple enjoy a canal ride inside the resort's shopping centre:)

The enormous hotel, which dominates the Singapore skyline, has 2,560 rooms and suites, a fleet of celebrity chef restaurants, shopping areas, theatres, a museum, a casino and a crystal pavilion.

The resort is set to employ 10,000 people directly and generate up to £48million each year. Entrance to the casino alone is nearly £50 a day - but an average of 25,000 people have visited the casino daily since its initial phased opening two months ago.

The opening celebrations also featured a death-defying relay. Seven teams of three participants each scaled the three towers in succession before sprinting across the 340-metre long Sands SkyPark, where the infinity pool is located, to the finish line.
Finally .... My Grannies infront of the Resort. It was not yet opened at that time (April - 2010) .