Joanna James
Suntec City is famous for its iconic attraction, the Fountain of Wealth, and everyone tosses coins into this whenever they visit it during their tours. This massive piece of sculpture is indeed a smart concept, but what's more about it? Let's find out! Read-on.
Not every smart creation is smart enough to get listed in the Guinness Book, but this fountain did. In 1998, the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City entered the Guinness Book of World Records being the biggest fountain in the whole world. Ever since then, it has attracted tourists in massive bulks.
Are you a fan of Feng shui? Do you believe in Feng shui secrets? Well, even if you don't, the creators of the Fountain of Wealth did. If you'd notice, water flows inwards and that symbolizes incoming wealth and prosperity. Thus, Feng shui has played a big role in the concept of this amazing creation.
The concept is backed by Feng shui. Yes, but is that it? No- behind the workings of the Fountain of Wealth, you find some Hindu influences too. The Bronze ring comes as a result to depict unity and racial harmony in Singapore.
Suntec City is located closer to many best-value hotels in Singapore the likes of Destination Singapore Beach Road. So, during your stay, make sure you visit this massive creation which spans across an area of 1683 square meters. If you can't imagine how massive it is, just recall of a football field- this fountain sprawls across a quarter of that. According to the beliefs, if you circle the fountain thrice while touching the water, you are sure to receive good luck. It's not an easy task considering the size, but you may always try that out!
Yes, as soon as you see this fountain, you'll realise that it's indeed tall. But, will you even guess that it's 13.8 m in height? That almost accounts for the height of a regular 4 storied building.
Did you know that the entire project to build the Fountain of Wealth did actually cost millions of dollars? To be exact in values, they've spent $6 million to create this 14m tall fountain. But, what's wrong with spending that much if it brings wealth and prosperity in return?
Amazing Race was once one of the most popular reality shows on TV and their season III featured the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City. The participants had to find one of the clues from the center point of the fountain. Then, the renowned magician, Cyril Takayama did one of his magic tricks with the fountain, and this was also aired on some TV channels.
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