Jewel Complex

Jewel complex, a ten storey building whose exterior is made of glass and metal opened on the 17th of April 2019. It is a tourist attraction at Changi airport, as well as a lifestyle destination hub for Singapore residents.

Since it opened, friends who had visited it have been saying that I should go and take a look. They were full of praise for the place. Naturally, I had to go and have a look to see what the hooha was about. That was ten days ago.

On the way to the Jewel Complex - seeing the airport tower and the roof of the Jewel complex.

The Rain Vortex, was the centerpiece, the main attraction of Jewel. It is the world’s largest indoor waterfall at 40 meters (130) in height, and surrounded by a four storey terraced forest. By funneling rain from the roof through a central oculus, the architects sculpted a constantly flowing centerpiece.
“Water falls over 40 meters down, from the oculus, and is then funneled down thick aquarium glass to Basement 2, where it is recycled back to the roof. This recreation of the precipitation cycle is seamlessly integrated into Jewel, framing natural rainwater as the centerpiece. - Wikipedia.”

It absolutely has a ‘wow’ factor. It is awesome to see. Unfortunately, on the day of my visit, the Rain Vortex was under maintenance. So, it was a big disappointment not to see the Rain Vertox in operation in person. Here's a couple of pictures from their website.

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There are light shows in the evening.

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Apart from the Rain Vortex, the other attractions of Jewel are:-

Discovery Slides
Foggy Bowls
Petal Garden
Topiary Walk
Canopy Bridge
Hedge Maze
Mirror Maze
Sky Nets - Bouncing
Sky Nets – Walking

These attractions requires admission tickets. If you have the time, it is cheaper to get the Bundle package ticket. Some of the attractions looked very interesting and looked like they are worth a visit.

Besides these interesting attractions, there are also restaurants, and eateries offering international cuisines... shops carrying branded goods from all over... and other amenities that are common in most international airports.

I must confess I didn’t visit any of the attractions. When friends told me about the Jewel, they mentioned the Rain Vortex, but was vague about the other attractions. They just said there were other attractions. I guess they didn’t visit them either. I only learned of what the attractions were when I was ‘researching’ for this post.

I should have done my homework before visiting. Lesson learned. Always read up on the place I am visiting first before going there. Perhaps that’s a reason to visit the Jewel again, and hopefully, I will get to see the Rain Vortex in operation.

Anyway, here are some pictures from my visit. Water should be falling down from the ceiling, but all was quiet.

The ceiling of Jewel

An image captured later in the evening. Unfortunately, there is insufficient lighting to show the lovely garden in the evening with the strategically placed lighting.

I leave you with a couple of videos from Youtube about the Jewel Complex and the Rain Vertox