The 7-star hotel Morpheus, built at a cost of 65 billion

Most people can only remember that it is a 7-star hotel built by the Casino King for 65 billion, but what we remember is our favorite architect besides Gaudí and I. M. Pei — Zaha Hadid. Hegel said, 'Architecture is frozen music.' The ultimate architectural aesthetics require the heart to experience. Morpheus, in Greek, means 'God of Dreams.' Morpheus is a dream about the future. This is the posthumous work of the legendary female architect Zaha Hadid, the world's first skyscraper built with an exoskeleton structure (simply put, the usual concrete and steel rebar that are hidden inside a building are directly exposed on the exterior), costing 1.1 billion dollars, using 28,000 tons of steel (equivalent to the total steel used in four Eiffel Towers), and after six years, it finally opened in 2018. Zaha was the first female architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, known as the 'Queen of Curves.' Her works are filled with unfettered imagination, unrestrained lines, and a tension that transcends time and space. The hollowed-out sections form the shape of the number '8,' incorporating this auspicious number into the architecture. Perhaps, only Macau can make such a difficult and costly building a reality. The hotel is located in City of Dreams, adjacent to Grand Hyatt, Crown Towers, and Nuwa. Later, The St. Regis Macao arrived, and many windows face Morpheus, offering even better photographic results. When I arrived at the hotel, it was quite late, and I couldn't see a concierge. Walking into the lobby, the interior structure was even more sci-fi. The 35-meter-high atrium had not a single column; on both sides, there were 12 panoramic elevators, dominating the space; the 3D modeled facade, complemented by various hollowed-out designs, was beyond imagination. The 12 panoramic elevators ascend one floor per second, allowing guests to travel through the building's hollowed-out structure. The exterior design of the elevators also uses geometric shapes, and just sitting in the elevator can give you a sense of traveling to the future. Morpheus has a total of 772 rooms, distributed across the north and south wings, with interior design by Peter M. Remedios. The streamlined and geometric design, consistent with the architecture, is also applied in the rooms. Everywhere you look, there are irregular shapes, highlighting Morpheus's uniqueness. These unconventional structural combinations come together to create a sense of luxury. The beds are from the Italian brand Rivolta Carmignani, hypoallergenic, and not cheap; buying a four-piece set for yourself would cost five thousand. The toiletries are from Hermès, and the hairdryer is by Dyson.