SOLAR-POWERED SUPERTREES @ SINGAPORE'S GARDENS BY THE BAY (OPENED FRIDAY 29-JUNE-2012)

 

The lights came on at about 10:45pm, Friday, 29-June-2012, the day that the venue is officially opened

Taken on Saturday night, 30-June-2012

Taken on Sunday night, 1-July-2012

Above images are carried on 1-July-2012

 

Walkway in the heavens: The aerial bridge suspended high in the 'tree' tops offer panoramic views of the surrounding area

Colossal: The imposing trees have concrete trunks weighing hundreds of tonnes,

while thousands of thick wire rods have been used to create artificial branches and canopies

Domineering: The island's vast skyscrapers can be seen behind the trees

while smaller, real trees struggle to reach the same immense heights

'The botanical capital of the world': The incredible installation was created as a national landmark

as the island looks to create a vast green space in its Marina South district

Looking skywards: Each Supertree will have added to it a canopy weighing around 20 to 85 tonnes,

which takes three to four hours to hoist into place by a hydraulic-jack system

Horticultural heaven: The entire structure will house a cluster of green conservatories

when it is completed where, inside, visitors can find plants from all over the world.

The park will also become home to the Singapore Garden Festival

Upward bound: The towering supertrees will be hard to miss for the thousands of people

expected to descend on the recreation area when it opens