Merlion Park tourist destination in Singapore. Enchantment on the river bank
It certainly wasn't complete to Singapore without visiting the Merlion Park, located on the banks of the Singapore River. The Merlion Park can be found in the Singapore icon in the form of the Merlion statue, which stands tall with approximately nine meters high.
The shape of the Merlion statue is a mixture of fish and lion-headed bodies. The half-body of the fish in this statue symbolizes the beginning of Singapore in the form of a fishing village and was formerly called Temasek (an ancient Javanese sea city).
Then the head of the lion on this statue symbolizes Singapore meaning ' Lion City ' in the Malay language. The Merlion statue is also found in a small size of about two meters tall.
According to the history of Singapore as quoted from various sources that the location of the Merlion statue which is now the result of relocation in the year 2002, after the construction of the Esplanade Bridge (year 1997). The location of this statue is moved approximately 120 meters from its original location.
Like other country landmarks in the world, this place is a must for entry in Singapore's tourist destination. To get to the Merlion Park is quite easy.
Tourists can use the MRT and get off at Raflles station and continue on foot along the Singapore riverbank around 500 meters to Hotel Renotel.
The Merlion Park is located right across from the Renotel hotel. From this park the view of our eyes will be to the ship building on the roof of Marina Bay Sands which is a unified entertainment center in Singapore and overlooks the Marina Bay.
According to various sources about the history of Singapore, Marina Bay is located on the land of reclamation which has begun to work since the 1970-year.
According to Singapore's free travel guide available in modern shopping centres in the city-state, Marina Bay's integrated entertainment complex can be found an area of 101 hectares called Gardens by the Bay.
Views of the spectacular can be enjoyed from the Botanic Gardens containing Supertree Grove in lush greenery. Discovery of Borobudur Temple.
The limitations of land in Singapore do not restrict them from innovating so that they can create an area full of trees.
Also, at Marina Bay, travellers can take their children, break from the heat to the refrigerated conservatory with the children's Garden.
What is worth the thumbs of the Merlion park is about cleanliness. In addition, the order and discipline of citizens of the city can be seen from the moment of crossing the road.
From Hotel Fullerton to Merlion Park through Singapore's main highway that recognizes the ERP system (Electronic Road Pricing) or paid roads.
There is no visible police of the highway as is commonly found in every crowded crossroad. Although there are no policemen but CCTv is scattered at every corner of the highway.
So although there is no apparatus in the field, but the electronic monitoring instead so no wonder the city state is so orderly and orderly.
