Boat
Quay
At Boat Quay, you'll find everything
from shops, office buildings, restaurants
and go downs. There will never be
a shortage of places to eat in Boat
Quay, where most restaurants comply
with the tastes of both the local
business community and international
tourists.
Carlsberg Sky Tower
Carlsberg Sky Tower is adjacent to
the cable car station on Sentosa.
Asia’s highest tower offers
a magnificent panoramic view of Singapore,
Sentosa and the southern islands.
The tower stands at a height of 110
meters and can give views to 131 meters
above sea level
CHIJMES
A former convent of the church, this
building will bring us back the period
of 1890. The Gothic chapel was fascinating
with glass murals and plasterwork.
CHIJMES is also one of Singapore’s
premier shopping and dining destination.
All types of gift items, antiques
and souvenirs are available at specialty
retail stores. Restaurants specializing
in cuisine as diverse as Chinese,
Turkish, Italian, Continental American,
South Vietnamese and Japanese are
here. The chain of wine bars, pubs
and discos are excellent in the wee
hours.
Clarke Quay
To the north of Boat Quay is the Clarke
Quay, which was named after Sir Andrew
Clarke once governor of the Straits
Settlement. It has many godowns built
by the Chinese and European traders
and its main attractions are the floating
restaurants, which offer a pleasant
atmosphere of gastronomy.
Suntec City
It is a place for shopping for most
visitors and residents. A range of
retail outlets, restaurants and offices
are located in the Suntech City. Although
all types such as clothes, CD, VCD,
DVD, electrical appliances, cosmetics,
can be found here. It is a great fortune
fountain of located in the basement
of the Suntec City, which is supposed
to bring luck.
Merlion
The Merlion is one of the most famous
icons of Singapore. It is a white
statue with the head of a lion body
and a siren with a spray of water
coming out of his mouth. The Merlion
was designed by Fraser Brunner for
the Tourist Office of Singapore in
1964 and was used as its logo until
1997.
The lion's head and body of fish,
recalls the story of the legendary
mythological King Sang Nila Utama,
who is believed to have met a lion
to hunt on an island en route to Malacca.
But much uncertainty surrounds this
account, because the lion is not native
to Singapore.
There are five Merlions officially
approved by the Singapore Tourism
Board. The original is Merlion at
the opening of the Singapore River,
a larger replica is on the island
of Sentosa. Three other replicas are
located at Merlion Park, Mount Faber
and Tourism Court Orchard Spring Lane.
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