Singapore Merlion

What is the history of Singapore Merlion?

One man whose name is Fraser Brunner came up with the design in 1964 for the Singapore Tourism Board. So he decided to build a cross between a Lion's head and a Mermaid's body, fish body.
Why Merlion became a symbol of Singapore?

By the time the Merlion appears on souvenirs that have been approved by the Tourism Board. Because of this the Merlion became Singapore national symbol.
How many of Mealions are in Singapore and where does they located?
There are only 5 'official' Merlion statues in Singapore. Two of them the biggest ones are located on Sentosa and Fullerton Road.
Who create the Merlion and when?
The Merlion was created by Fraser Brunner in 1964. By one of the legends the Merlion that located at Fullerton road was build to protect Singapore bay.
What can you find near Merlion?
There are two main Merlions in Singapore; one of them is located at Sentosa. It’s island where tourist can relax, have fun and visit some wonderful places. Merlion that located in Fullerton Road is actually located in shopping area. There some of them – Suntec City, Raffles place and many others.



Why Merlion is so famous in Singapore?

As you can see on the picture Merlion is really big and it just because it is the main symbol of Singapore it’s also the main and the most popular statue. All tourists should see it and there is also a good chance to take a picture of you and The Merlion. The best time to come and see this statue is at night time because all the lights on and you can see it in wonderful colors.







The Big 6 Skills
1) I decided to take a Singapore Merlion statue, which is very famous. That is difficult topic to do the main thing for my questions that I what to search is the history of it and how it was developed. So to be aware what was the history of Merlion I looked in Wikipedia, just to get the idea what Merlion is and why it was built. For information I used trustworthy websites. Some of them are SQUIDOO – which is travel guide brochure. The other website is NEWASIA Singapore where located Travel Information about Merlion.
2) The best sours of information were NEWASIA Singapore. I decided so because it is travel information which was made by special people to make people to be interest in it. And on my opinion it was the best sours because it is government website.
3) I found this source in Google by key words “Singapore Merlion History”.
4) I expected to find who designed Merlion, when it happened and why it became a Singapore symbol. All information that the source has was useful for me.
5) I had organized my information in tourist brochure way. I decided to do so because Merlion is a statue and it’s the most popular one in Singapore, so it’s going to be interesting only for tourists. I think the best way to present information is to put many beautiful pictures and the most important information, the information that is going to make people from other countries interested, about this statue.
6) I think I done a good job with this research, however it was very difficult, I done it.