Marina Bay Sands skypark belongs to the Common Era — dated here to c. 2010 CE at Singapore. Dates mark a scholarly centre of gravity (dedication, completion, or iconic phase), not a single foundation day.
Three towers capped by a 340-metre ship-like skypark — infinity pool above a city-state.
How it amazes the brain
Moshe Safdie’s hotel-casino complex with complex load paths into the towers.
Why it counts as a wonder
It never needed a contest ballot to scramble the brain: scale, craft, or sheer improbability is enough.
A wonder of “wait, that pool is how high?”
On dating
CE means years after the traditional birth of Christ. A monument listed as c. 2010 CE may have been founded earlier, rebuilt later, or become famous only in one phase. Engineering wonders (dams, tunnels, orbiting labs) are dated to opening or assembly.
This is story 66 of 100 in The Trend Ledger’s illustrated desk on world wonders raised after the birth of Christ — the companions to our BCE series.