Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Merlion from boat view

This is the famous Merlion. I took many photos of the Merlion previously but were taken from land. These two photos of the Merlion were taken from a boat. You could see my other photos of the Merlion in here.



The Merlion was first designed as an emblem for the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 1964 – the lion head with a fish body resting on a crest of waves quickly became Singapore’s icon to the rest of the world.The fish tail of the Merlion symbolises the ancient city of Temasek (meaning “sea” in Javanese) by which Singapore was known before the Prince named it “Singapura” (meaning “lion” (singa) “city” (pura) in Sanskrit), and represents Singapore’s humble beginnings as a fishing village. (Source: Uniquely Singapore).

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13 comments:

  1. LouiseNovember 4, 2008 at 10:18 AM

    Very nice post about your world. The Merlion is quite interesting. My daughter, sitting on my lap, is quite intrigued by it!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    You entertain adults and kids alike! :)
    Great post and a great info on the origins of Singapore!
    Cheers, Klaus

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  3. Lilli & NevadaNovember 4, 2008 at 11:36 AM

    this is beautiful, great information as well.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 3:39 PM

    VERY IMPRESSIVE SCULPTURE !!! THANK FOR SHARED

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  5. Jane Hards PhotographyNovember 4, 2008 at 5:40 PM

    Interesting leasrning about the formations of our different parts of the world.

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  6. Rambling WoodsNovember 4, 2008 at 11:33 PM

    Very interesting and I love the header photo

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  7. Photo CacheNovember 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM

    I had many photos of the Merlion too, both from water and land. Singapore is such a wonderful place to visit.

    My entry is here: http://ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  8. This Is My Blog - fishing guyNovember 5, 2008 at 3:41 AM

    That is very neat and thanks for sharing the great info on your country, Singapore.

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  9. UnknownNovember 5, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    Very interesting post, I had never heard of this, but it is spectacular

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  10. alicesgNovember 5, 2008 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks for all the nice comments.
    Louise, glad that your daughter like the merlion. :)

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  11. escapeNovember 5, 2008 at 10:01 AM

    i remember you posting those merlion shots in your blog. i wonder how many of that statues can be found in singapore.

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  12. OmanNovember 5, 2008 at 4:49 PM

    i have merlion mementos made og glass that i have gotten while i was there. great pics alice.

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  13. ArijaNovember 6, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    I love the boat trip around the harbour but this is the first time I've seen the Merlion spewing water. Great shpt!

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