Jewel Changi Airport
Jewel Changi Airport (also known as Jewel or Jewel Changi) is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex surrounded by and linked to one of the passenger terminals of Changi Airport, Singapore. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, that is surrounded by a terraced forest setting.
| Jewel Changi Airport | |
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Jewel Changi Airport interior | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type |
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| Architectural style | Neofuturistic |
| Location | Changi, Singapore |
| Address | 78 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819666 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1.3644°N 103.9915°E |
| Construction started | 5 December 2014 |
| Opened | 17 April 2019 (soft opening) 18 October 2019 (official opening) |
| Cost | S$1.7 Billion |
| Owner | Changi Airport Group CapitaLand Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte. Ltd. |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel and Glass |
| Size | 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) |
| Floor count | 12 – 5 above-ground storeys and 7 basement levels (Levels B5 — B2, B2M, B1, B1M, L1-L5) |
| Floor area | 135,700 square metres (1,461,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Moshe Safdie RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited |
| Structural engineer | RSP Architects Planners & Engineers |
| Other designers | PWP Landscape Architecture ICN Design International Pte Ltd Ove Arup Benoy Lighting Planners Associates |
| Main contractor | Obayashi Corporation Woh Hup Pte. Ltd. |
| Website | |
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Jewel includes gardens, attractions, a hotel, about 300 retail and dining outlets, as well as early baggage check-in aviation facilities. It covers a total gross floor area of 135,700 m2 (1,461,000 sq ft), spanning 10 storeys – five above-ground and five basement levels. Its attractions include the Shiseido Forest Valley, an indoor garden spanning five storeys, and the Canopy Park at the topmost level, featuring gardens and leisure facilities.
Jewel receives about 300,000 visitors per day. In October 2019, six months after its soft opening, it had welcomed 50 million visitors, exceeding its initial target for the whole year. The complex and airport is located in Changi, at the eastern end of Singapore, approximately 20 km (12 mi) northeast from Singapore's Downtown Core.