Family Travelogue: Esplanade and Merlion Park

Saturday 9 July 2016

Esplanade and Merlion Park

View from Fullerton Rd, Esplanade- Theatres on the Bay along Esplanade Dr

Cavenagh bridge is one of the oldest bridges in Singapore opened in 1870. It is the only suspension bridge in Singapore. Rickshaws and ox carts had been carried by the bridge in the earlier years. When the bridge was unable to cope up with the traffic flow, Anderson Bridge was built in 1910.
The government had decided not to demolish the Cavenagh bridge. It is now a pedestrian bridge.

Fullerton Hotel, Singapore along the Singapore River. A boat passed the Anderson bridge

Asian Civilisations Museum is one of the four museums in Singapore.

Esplanade -Theatre on the Bay, often refer as "A Big Durian", is a performing art center located in Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River

Anderson Bridge connects the Finance District (South) to City Hall (North). It is a vehicular bridge spans across the Singapore River.

During the Japanese Occupation (1942~1945), the heads of the criminals were hung on the bridge to remind the citizens not to break the law.

In 1990, due to increasing traffic flow, the Esplanade bridge was constructed to provide faster access between the Marina Centre and the Finance District in Shenton Way.

On the left is the Esplanade Bridge

Walking through the Esplanade Bridge. View to Finance District and heading to Merlion Park.
Esplanade Bridge is a road bridge spans across the Singapore River. Esplanade Theatre on the Northern part. Merlion Part on the Southern part.

Esplanade- Theatres on the bay, Marina Bay, Singapore.
Nearest MRT stations:
Esplanade (Circle Line/Yellow Line)
City Hall (East West/Green Line)
City (North South/Red Line)

Esplanade Theatre by the Bay, Marina Bay, Singapore

Merlion Park is a major tourist attraction in Singapore. It is also the landmark and symbol of the country. There are two structures in the park. The original and the cub.

Merlion Park is located at One Fulleton, Singapore.

The merlion cub measures 2 meters tall.

View of the Esplanade -Theatres on the bay and the Finance district from the Merlion Park

Merlion, the iconic statue, half fish and half lion, resides at the Waterfrount Merlion Park.

The original Merlion, 8.6 meters tall as seen on the photo, spouts water from its mouth. It is facing East overlooking the Marina Bay, direction that could bring prosperity as per Feng Shui.

Nearest MRT stations to Merlion Park:

Raffles Place (North South/Red Line)
Raffles Place (East West/Green Line)
Exit H

The photos were taken in 2008 though, we were still tourists in Singapore, the information given are updated.

More so, there is a new bridge, Jubilee bridge, directly connect the Promenade on Esplanade and the Merlion Park. Esplanade bridge is too narrow for pedestrians, With the Jubilee bridge, pedestrians could cross the Singapore river with ease of comfort.

The new bridge was opened on 29 March 2015, one month earlier, on the day of the state funeral of the late Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew

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