Description:
The Merlion is Singapore's half-lion, half-fish national symbol, the lion representing Singapore's roots as the "Lion City" and the fish representing the nation's close ties to the sea. Bet you think a magical and awe-inspiring beast like this has been around in tales for hundreds of years, right? No such luck. Rather, he was the creation of some scheming marketers at the Singapore Tourism Board in the early 1970s. Despite the Merlion's commercial beginnings, he's been adopted as the national symbol and spouts continuously every day at the mouth of the Singapore River.
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +65 6736 6622
- fax: +65 6736 9423(Tourist Information)
Address:
- Fullerton Road
- South bank, at the mouth of the Singapore River, adjacent to One Fullerton
- Singapore
Neighborhood:
Marina BayHours:
- Daily 7am-10pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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