Merlion Park
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In 1964, the first Merlion, half-fish and half-lion, was designed by the Singapore Tourism Board and placed near Singapore River, serving as a Singapore’s national tourism symbol and renowned landmark. The mythical Merlion, an imagining of a mermaid and a lion, is a Singapore icon impossible to miss, with a fishy tale that will no doubt draw out the story of how Singapore came to be.
The body of a fish symbolises Singapore's humble beginnings as a “sleepy fishing village” when it was called Temasek, meaning 'sea town' in Old Javanese. Its lion head represents Singapore's original name, Singapura, or 'lion city' in Malay. You will find the 70 tonnes and 8.6 metres high statue of this peculiar creature, the Merlion, built by the late Singapore craftsman, Mr Lim Nang Seng at the Merlion Park today.
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Did you know?
There are five official Merlions in Singapore. Two of these statues are located along the Singapore River, at the Merlion Park while the other three are at Sentosa, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Mount Faber respectively.
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