The document discusses the creation of the Marina Reservoir in Singapore through the damming of the Marina Channel. It describes how the Marina Barrage project increased Singapore's water catchment area and boosted its water reserves. It also mentions the Esplanade performing arts center and Suntec City mall located near the Marina Reservoir.

2. Life Along The Bay 22 / may / 2009 Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore’s 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. With a catchments area of 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchments is the island’s largest and most urbanized catchments. Together with two other new reservoirs, the Marina Reservoir will boost Singapore’s water catchments from half to two-third’s of the country’s land area. The Marina Barrage is the result of Minister Mentor Lee Kwan Yew’s vision nearly two decades ago when he envisaged damming the mouth of the Marina Channel to create a freshwater reservoir .

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4. Esplanade Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is one of the world's busiest arts centres, officially opened on 12 October 2002. This architectural icon with its distinctive twin shells, is sited within Singapore's civic district, just by Marina Bay at the mouth of the Singapore River. Esplanade aims to be a performing arts centre for everyone, and its programmes cater to its diverse audiences. Its programme line-up spans all genres to encompass music, dance, theatre and visual arts, with a special emphasis on Asian culture. Esplanade houses world-class performance spaces, supported by a comprehensive range of professional support facilities and services. Its two main venues are the 1,600-seat Concert Hall, with acoustics by Russell Johnson of ARTEC Consultants, and the 2,000-seat theatre, an adaptation of traditional European opera houses in horseshoe form. In the past year, Esplanade has welcomed over seven million visitors and presented more than 1,800 performances.

5. Suntec City Divided into four thematic zones, visitors can indulge in a one-stop shopping and dining experience with more than 400 retail outlets, 50 over pushcarts and over 100 food and beverage establishments, including Singapore’s largest hypermarket, Carrefour. Anchored by a world class convention centre and stretching a kilometer across five prestigious office towers, Suntec City Mall is a major shopping hub nestled in the heart of the bustling Marina Bay precinct.