Singapore's Marina Bay Sands opens at 3.18pm today.

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore's second integrated resort-cum-casino, located at downtown Marina Bay, opens its doors to the public for the first time this afternoon.

Marina Bay Sands is built by one of the world's largest gaming company Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Today, it would open the first phase of the resort with 963 out of the planned 2,560 hotel rooms, a portion of its shopping mall, some restaurants and fine dining outlets, the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, the event plaza, nightlife offerings and the Sands Casino.

The rest of the hotel rooms and suites, the 1 hectare sky terrace-on-the-roof known as Sands SkyPark and additional shops would be available as part of the grand opening on June 23.

The Art-Science Museum in the shape of a floating lotus with laser shows at night, Disney's The Lion King @ Marina Bay Sands Theatre, and the remainder of the shops would open towards the end of 2010.

Luxury brands and designer chefs that have committed to open flagship outlets in the integrated resort include:

- Anne Fontaine,
- Bally,
- Blancpain,
- BOSS Hugo Boss,
- Bottega Veneta,
- Breguet,
- Bvlgari,
- Burberry,
- Cartier,
- Chanel,
- Daniel Boulud,
- Davidoff,
- Dior,
- Fendi,
- Ferragamo,
- Franck Muller,
- Gucci,
- Guy Savoy,
- Hermes,
- Hublot,
- Jaeger-LeCoultre,
- Louis Vuitton,
- Manolo Blahnik,
- Mario Batali,
- Max Mara,
- Miu Miu,
- Nieman Marcus (?),
- Patek Philippe,
- Prada,
- Ralph Lauren,
- Santi Santamaria,
- Stefano Ricci,
- Tetsuya Wakuda,
- Tiffany & Co.,
- Vacheron Constantin,
- Van Cleef & Arpels,
- Wolfgang Puck,
- Yves Saint Laurent,
- Zadig & Voltaire and many more.

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Acknowledgement: Photo credits to 13oh5, Benyahzee and nsohan.