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For historical significance (World War II, self-independence of Singapore, transformation and the oldest memories of the structure), these buildings are not allowed to be demolished. The Preservation of Monuments Act gives the board authority to order the preservation of such sites and promote research and public interest in the monuments.
Merlion Park [a] is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District (CBD). The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. Two Merlion statues are located at ...
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Singapore's history of skyscrapers began with the 1939 completion of the 17-storey Cathay Building. [4] The 70-metre (230 ft) structure was, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Southeast Asia; it was superseded by the 87-metre (285 ft) Asia Insurance Building in 1954, which remained the tallest in Singapore for more than a ...
In 1967, Lim held the first sculpture show in Singapore with five other sculptors, and designed the 1967 Singapore coin collection. [2] Prior to 1971, he had spent two weeks in a carpark along Orchard Road sculpting Dancing Girl , a sculpture, which was then installed at the Seng Poh Garden in Tiong Bahru .
He is considered one of Singapore’s pioneer sculptors [1] and was awarded the Cultural Medallion, Singapore's pinnacle arts award in 2014. Though he worked in a variety of styles from abstract to figurative , his name is identified with a series of figurative sculptures depicting the life of people living and working along the Singapore River .
Changi Airport MRT station – easternmost MRT station in Singapore (1.3574790, 103.9878836) Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal – easternmost bus terminal in Singapore; Changi Creek Reservoir – easternmost reservoir in Singapore (1.3858650, 103.9949888) Sungei Changi – easternmost river/stream in Singapore (1.3906376, 103.9893790)
The office towers at Raffles Place on the south bank of the Singapore River serve as a backdrop against Sir Stamford Raffles's statue located at Raffles' Landing Site on the river's opposite bank. Raffles's Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in on 28 January 1819.