12/50: Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands is not only a giant of a building that stands out in the Singapore skyline, it's also standing proof that even the legendary Mr. LKY gets to eat his own words. He initially said casinos would only be allowed "over [his] dead body” because of the social ills he thought they would bring to society. In 2007, however, with many casinos opening elsewhere in Asia, he allowed the potential economic benefits casinos bring to win his mind over, leading to the construction of MBS.

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