SINGAPORE ~Merlion Park~

...This one shows the most famous icon of the city...Great view of the mouth of the Singapore river where the Merlion spews water into Marina Bay...Thanks a lot Ravindra!!

With lovely turtle stamp from a set of 10-Pond Life.
(Issued 13-04-2011)

Standing at 8.6 metres high and weighing 70 tonnes, the Merlion statue has a lion’s head and a fish’s body, and is housed in a 2,500 square metre park.

SINGAPORE ~The Merlion~

The Merlion ( 8.6m high and weighing 70 tonnes) was first designed as an emblem for the Singapore tourists in 1964. The lion head with a fish body resting on a crest of waves qiuckly became Singapore's icon to the rest of the world.