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28-692: Architecture firm Aedas was the lead architect for all Las Vegas Sands projects on the Cotai Strip. The firm employed local companies for developing, coordinating and implementing the design. The main contractor was Hsin Chong Construction Group Limited . In November 2005, Las Vegas Sands announced a deal with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for them to manage one hotel tower in the complex, with 500 rooms under their luxury Shangri-La brand and 1,000 rooms under their business-class Traders Hotels brand. In February 2006, Las Vegas Sands announced

56-472: A London theme and rebrand it as The Londoner Macao , due to disappointing results at the property. The Holiday Inn Macao at Cotal Central closed in 2019 and was overhauled and rebranded as The Londoner Hotel with half the number of rooms, and the "Cotai Central" branding was dropped from the St. Regis, Conrad and Sheraton hotels. The entire complex was officially rebranded The Londoner Macao on February 8th 2021, when

84-402: A deal with Starwood Hotels to operate two hotel towers in the complex under their Sheraton Hotels brand and a third hotel tower under their luxury St. Regis Hotels brand. Construction of the project was slowed and complicated in part by government restrictions on how many foreign workers could be hired in the labor-starved territory. According to the main contractor: "Work started in 2006 but

112-520: A desire to symbolise the work of Lord Shaftesbury the blindfolded Love sending forth indiscriminately yet with purpose his missile of kindness always with the swiftness the bird has from its wings never ceasing to breathe or reflect critically but ever soaring onwards regardless of its own peril and dangers. The model for the sculpture was Gilbert's studio assistant, a 16-year-old Anglo-Italian, Angelo Colarossi (born 1875 in Shepherd's Bush). Fernando Meacci

140-643: Is a fountain surmounted by a winged statue of Anteros , located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, England. Moved after the Second World War from its original position in the centre of the circus, it was erected in 1892–93 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury , the Victorian politician and philanthropist , and his achievement in replacing child labour with school education. The fountain overlooks

168-750: The COVID-19 pandemic , some services may be temporarily out of operation. The Londoner Macao is within walking distance from both Cotai West Station and Cotai East Station on the Taipa section of the Macau Light Rapid Transit that serves the Cotai Strip and the larger area of Cotai. Aedas Aedas is an architectural firm founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths . Aedas has eleven international offices and provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It

196-561: The Suites by David Beckham situated at the top two floors of The Londoner Hotel, a 370-room Londoner Court, a re-themed and expanded Shoppes at Londoner, and the 6000-seat Londoner Arena. Later phases of the rebranding also saw the completion of the Houses of Parliament facade, a life-sized Big Ben , and a Changing of The Guard show held at the Crystal Palace atrium. The resort's overall redesign

224-465: The company also announced that the resort complex would officially be named Sands Cotai Central. The resort would include over 6,000 rooms and suites, two casinos, more than 300,000 square feet (28,000 m) of meeting space, and 11 food and beverage establishments. It would total 106,000-square-foot (9,800 m) of gaming area and 13,700,000-square-foot (1,270,000 m) of non-gaming facilities. The resort complex opened on April 11th, 2012, featuring

252-460: The elevation of public taste in the direction of decorative sculpture, and serve freedom for the metropolis from any further additions of the old order of monumental monstrosities." The statue has been called "London's most famous work of sculpture"; a graphical illustration of it is used as the symbol of the Evening Standard newspaper and appears on its masthead. It was the first sculpture in

280-570: The first phase of the renovated property celebrated its grand opening. The first phase includes the opening of The Londoner Hotel, an all-new Crystal Palace atrium featuring a replica of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain , new dining options, and a number of interactive attractions that are themed to London. A British-style exclusive club for guests of The Londoner Hotel, The Residence, also opened its doors as part of Phase 1. Later phases, progressively completed throughout 2021, includes

308-416: The four-star Holiday Inn Macao, Cotai Central , the world's largest Holiday Inn, with more than 1,200 rooms, and the five-star Conrad Macao, Cotai Central , with more than 600 rooms. The opening ceremony was announced as "Asia's Biggest Launch Party in 2012." It was marked by the feat of high wire walker Jade Kindar-Martin and his wife Karine Mauffrey, traversing the 525 meter (1,700 feet) distance between

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336-576: The largest Sheraton in the world. The third phase, The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central and branded residences, opened on December 17th, 2015, as the fourth tower of the Sands Cotai Central. On January 18th, 2016, the Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central was upgraded to the brand's premium Sheraton Grand tier and renamed Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central . In 2017, Las Vegas Sands announced plans to renovate Sands Cotai Central with

364-531: The more carnal side of the neighbourhood, into which Soho had developed. The whole memorial has been removed from the circus twice: In 1925, construction began on the new tube station directly beneath the memorial. The memorial was taken away and put in Embankment Gardens , until it was returned in 1931. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, the statue only was removed for safety and kept in Egham . It

392-735: The new property will have 1500 suites. It will be launched under Marriott's Luxury Collection brand as the Londoner Grand, A Luxury Collection Hotel in fall 2024, with one tower, while the second tower will reopen in 2025. The Londoner Grand Casino is being renovated at the same time. Hotels that are part of The Londoner Macao are as follow: Many companies opened their first Macau stores in The Londoner Macao: There are several shuttle bus services connecting The Londoner Macao to Macau's major ports of entry and nearby resorts. These shuttle services are provided free of charge. However, due to

420-602: The objections were tempered by renaming the statue as The Angel of Christian Charity , which was the nearest approximation that could be invented in Christian terms for the role Anteros played in the Greek pantheon. However, the name never became widely known and the statue was thence referred to as Eros , the god of sensual love; inappropriate some said in relation to the Earl's commemoration, but hailed by others as an ironic representation of

448-404: The project went through a period of suspension due to the global economic crisis . During this period, work on the project came to a complete stop and it was quite a challenge to restart the project. Staff had to be recruited and contractors engaged. Over 130 contractors were involved in the project. The imported labour quota restrictions have also been challenging." The number of gaming tables at

476-702: The resort was a thorny issue as well, since the local government imposed a cap on tables until 2013. The company stated in early August 2011 that Sands Cotai Central would have up to 530 tables versus the 670 it was planning previously. On March 24th, 2011, Las Vegas Sands announced it had terminated its management agreement with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts . Then, on August 5th, 2011, Sands China announced that they had signed franchise deals with Hilton Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels to replace Shangri-La and brand over 1,800 rooms at Cotai site 5 and 6 under Hilton's luxury Conrad Hotels brand and InterContinental's Holiday Inn brand. In addition, on August 5th, 2011

504-508: The south-west end of Shaftesbury Avenue , also named after the Earl . Alfred Gilbert 's use of a nude figure on a public monument was controversial at the time of its construction, but it was generally well received by the public. The Magazine of Art described it as "a striking contrast to the dull ugliness of the generality of our street sculpture, ... a work which, while beautifying one of our hitherto desolate open spaces, should do much towards

532-406: The statue had a new bow string fitted after the original had been broken by a tourist. In the winter of 2013/14, the statue was covered with a PVC snow globe featuring internal fans blowing the "snowflakes". This also had the function of protecting the statue from vandalism and it was planned to return in subsequent years. However, strong winds caused the globe to become damaged and deflate and it

560-597: The top of the Venetian and the new Conrad Hotel, whilst balancing 150 meters (500 feet) above the ground on a wire less than 1 inch (25 mm) thick. The spectacle was accompanied by the China National Symphony Orchestra . The second phase, consisting of the twin-towered five-star Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central , opened on September 20th, 2012. The 4,001-room Sheraton was both the largest hotel in Macau and

588-518: The world to be cast in aluminium and is set on a bronze fountain, which itself inspired the marine motifs that Gilbert carved on the statue. Although the statue is generally known as Eros , it was created as an image of that Greek god's brother, Anteros. Gilbert had already sculpted a statue of Anteros and, when commissioned for the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, chose to reproduce the same subject, who, as "The God of Selfless Love"

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616-1062: Was commissioned as lead architect for The Venetian Macao (2007). The company was commissioned to design Dubai Metro (2004). The Dubai office was established in 2005 and the Abu Dhabi office was set up in 2007. In 2010 and 2011, Ocean Heights , Boulevard Plaza and Ubora Towers , in Dubai, were completed. Aedas' designed completed mixed-commercial projects include The Star in Singapore (2012), Lè Architecture in Taipei (2017), Starlight Place in Chongqing (2011), Center 66 in Wuxi (2014), Evergrande Plaza in Chengdu (2015), Sincere Financial Center in Chongqing (2015), and Olympia 66 in Dalian (2015). In 2006, Aedas

644-500: Was completed in May 2023 and was marked with a celebration attended by David Beckham, with performances by pianist Lang Lang , Hong Kong pop singer G.E.M. , Chinese musical theater performer Ayanga and English singer Jamie Cullum . In 2024, the two hotel towers under Sheraton branding closed and were renovated, with their 4000 rooms reduced to 2405 rooms, due to the conversion of many rooms into suites. The Sheraton had just 360 suites, while

672-412: Was deemed to represent the philanthropic 7th Earl of Shaftesbury suitably. Gilbert described Anteros as portraying "reflective and mature love, as opposed to Eros or Cupid, the frivolous tyrant." Gilbert commented on his reason for the statue, saying: As to the figure surmounting the whole if I must confess to a meaning or a raison d être for its being there I confess to have been actuated in its design by

700-758: Was established in 2002. Aedas was established in 2002 and opened its first China office in the same year. Aedas was appointed to design Fortune Plaza 1 (2003). Other mixed-commercial projects in Beijing include, R&F City, R&F Plaza and R&F Centre in Beijing. The company set up offices in Macau (2004), Shanghai (2005) and Chengdu (2005). Aedas Singapore was appointed to design various rail works of Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub and MRT stations . Also, Aedas completed mixed-use and residential projects including The Star, Shaw Tower and Woodlands North Coast. In Macau , Aedas delivered its first integrated casino resort project, Sands Macau in 2004. Aedas

728-665: Was in partnership with Davis Brody Bond and completed Building Cure, and established a Seattle office to expand its footprints since then. Aedas was included in Building Design magazine ’s list of the world’s ten largest architectural practices since 2006. It remains in Top 10 to date. Aedas has completed more than one-hundred projects. Projects include: Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain , officially and popularly known as Eros ,

756-424: Was involved in the moulding of the fountain and it was probably cast by George Broad & Son . The memorial was unveiled by Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster on 29 June 1893. Following the unveiling there were numerous complaints. Some felt it was sited in a vulgar part of town (the theatre district), and others felt that it was too sensual as a memorial for a famously sober and respectable Earl. Some of

784-526: Was returned to Piccadilly Circus on 29 June 1947. The statue was again removed in the 1980s – this time for restoration – and resited upon its return in February 1985. During the restoration a set of plaster casts was unearthed in the basements of the Victoria and Albert Museum which revealed damage to the statue. The statue was vandalised in 1990 and after radiography and restoration returned in 1994. In May 2012

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