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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
And so, we walked to the Merlion Park and enjoyed the scenery too! What's a walk without some small talk? Hence, we were walking and talking and being educated people, our talk eventually turned into a small discussion about the Merlion and Esplanade.
As the saying goes, “After lunch rest a while, after dinner walk a mile!” With our filled stomachs, we figured that it would be good to take a walk lest we all get fat! Haha... We are indeed typical girls!
And so, we walked to the Merlion Park and enjoyed the scenery too! What's a walk without some small talk? Hence, we were walking and talking and being educated people, our talk eventually turned into a small discussion about the Merlion and Esplanade.
Contrary to popular beliefs, the Merlion was designed to be used as a crest for the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) back in 1964 and was inaugurated on 15 September, 1972. The designer was Mr Fraser Brunner and it was built by the late Singapore craftsman, Mr Lim Nang Seng, who had won several prizes in the Singapore Handicraft and Design Competition.
The Merlion is now located at the Merlion Park, beside One Fullerton. This mythical icon has been used over the years to attract tourists and has come to identify Singapore. It was used to market Singapore by integrating history and legend to introduce the founding of the island.
Now, Merlion Park is often one of the ‘must-go’ places of attraction in the country. This probably explains the crowd we spotted when we were there even though it was a weekday afternoon!
Right across Merlion Park is the Esplanade. The Esplanade was officially opened in 2002 and is commonly referred to as "The durian" by Singaporeans. By having the Esplanade, Singapore provides a world class location to host world class acts in the arts scene. With the Esplanade in place, many local artist are more encouraged to pursue arts and will one day, make Singapore's arts culture richer.
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