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Arts, Culture & Heritage

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J.A.G.E
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Arts, Culture & Heritage Places

Buildings
Esplanade

Museums
National Museum of Singapore

Outdoor Attractions
Merlion Park
Civilian War Memorial

Ethnic Quarters
Chinatown
Kampong Glam
Little India


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Merlion Park
Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Merlion, also known as Singa-Laut in Malay, is an imaginary creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. It is used as a mascot of Singapore. Its name combines "Mer" meaning the sea and "Lion". The fish body comes from Singapore's ancient name back when it was a fishing village – Temasek — meaning "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name —Singapura— meaning "lion city".

The completion of the Esplanade Bridge, in 1997, blocked the views of the Merlion from the Marina Bay waterfront. By then, the original Merlion location was also no longer the entrance of Singapore River. So, in 2002, the statue and its cub were relocated 120 metres to the current Merlion Park that fronts Marina Bay where it stands on a newly-reclaimed promontory in front of The Fullerton Hotel.

Breathtaking Night View of the Merlion

It would definitely be a waste if you never visit the Merlion when you're in Singapore, it is Singapore's icon. Known for its unique features, the Merlion has became tourists number 1 attraction. The Merlion is huge and there will be many tourists there taking pictures with it.

Note : Many people like to take a boat along the river and take pictures acting like the Merlion is spitting water into their mouth.

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