The Merlion
Spouting water.
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Singapore's best-known landmark, a small waterfront park at the mouth of the Singapore River, centred on the Merlion, a mythical creature with a lion's head and a fish's tail that has become the country's symbol and mascot. The original statue stands 8.6 m tall and spouts water into the bay, with a 2-metre Merlion cub beside it. The emblem joins the lion that gave Singapore its name, «Lion City», with the fish recalling its past as a fishing village. The park looks straight across Marina Bay to Marina Bay Sands, the towers of the financial district and the historic Fullerton Hotel, one of the most photographed spots in Asia. It is free and open all day. Come early in the morning before the crowds, or in the evening when the waterfront lights up, with a direct view across the bay of the evening «Spectra» show.
Spouting water.
Over Marina Bay.
Beside it.
One Fullerton, mouth of the Singapore River
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