The Merlion is one of the most well-known tourist icons of Singapore.
The merlion is a statue with the head of a lion and body of a fish. Its name comes from combination of mermaid and lion.
The merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner in 1964 and normally people makes it as a souvenir that represent Singapore.
Based on the Singapore Tourism Board's publicity campaign, the lion head and fish body of the creature recalls the story of the legendary Sang Nila Utama, who saw a lion while hunting on an island, en route to Malacca. The island eventually became the sea port of Temasek, a precursor to Singapore.
The original or the first ever was built from cement fondue by the late Singapore craftsman, Lim Nang Seng. And from then on it has been replicated 5 across Singapore.These include the two at Merlion Park, one a smaller Merlion and the other the main Merlion (both by Lim Nang Seng in 1972).
- Merlion Park (2)
- Sentosa which is a taller replica
- Mount Faber
- Tourism Court in Tanglin
All taken from different place in Sentosa Island. Enjoy!!!
2 comments:
Wahhh, the wishing tree is so nice. I wish I could write something there too. Hehe. And the Merlion photographed behind the wishing tree just makes everything looks so much hopeful. Hehe.
Thanks.... :) I was trying to get all kind of angle shots that feature Merlion as the background.
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