Merlion Park: The Sea Lion Of Singapore
March 20, 2008 – 1:15 am | Written by KiwiPulse
One of the most well-known tourist icons of Singapore is obviously the Merlion statue. We can see this one of a kind statue with the head of a lion and the body of a fish at the Marina bay in the southern part of Singapore, since 2002. The statue measures 8.6 metres high and weighs 70 tonnes. The original Merlion statue was built by the late Singapore carfstman, Mr. Lim Nang Seng. It’s first home was by the Singapore River back in September 17, 1972.
The idea of the merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner for the Singapore Tourism Board in 1964, then it was used as a logo in 1997 and eventually became a trademark symbol of Singapore. The lion head represents the lion spotted by Prince Sang Nila Uta in 11AD, when Singapura was re-discovered. The fish tail symbolizes the ancient city of Temasek (meaning “sea”) by which Singapore was known before the Prince named it ” Singapura” (singa for “lion” and pura for “city”) in memory of the humble beginnings of a fishing village.
There are five official Merlion statues in Singapore and you can find a tallest replica (32 metres high) of the Merlion in Sentosa Island. If we had this big-size statue in my city, I guess you will find me sitting by it on a sunny day blogging away! 
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wow!I`m acually doing a report on the moai and these pictures are really helpful. Great...
I thought there is only a merion statue in Singapore…I like the 4th picture. The statue looked awesome there.
The Merlion statue has been the symbol of Singapore since its inception as a nation. Singapore is a bustling city known for its trade and commerce and super efficient work force. Thanks for the post. God bless.
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The 5th one looks like a mummified merlion. Anyway, you are right, the a few merlion statue in SIngapore and the biggest one is in Sentosa island. A nice island for you to just relax and enjoy the sun.
By the way, I’m from singapore and great to see a post of merlion in some bloggers community.
I can get you a small replica of the merlion if you like.
Cheers!
Zacky
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I will be more than happy to have this small replica!
I love to visit historical monuments. More than visiting I love to hear the history behind these monuments. It’s fun to listen about their creativity which was there in that era.
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wat? 5 merlions? i tot only ONE!
did it breed over the years? hehe!
guess wat, last nite over dinner i was just asking my friends if they think the ‘merlion’ is male or female?
which do you think? and which is it?
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