Merlion Park

Merlion Park is a waterfront park located at One Fullerton near the mouth of the Singapore River in Downtown Core. It is home to the iconic 8.6-metre Merlion statue with water spouting from its mouth, along with a smaller 2-metre cub. Overlooking Marina Bay, the park offers views of Marina Bay Sands and the city skyline and serves as a popular photography spot and national landmark.

Visitors can expect a small, open waterfront promenade with paved walkways overlooking Marina Bay. The main focal points are the 8.6-metre Merlion statue spouting water and the 2-metre Merlion cub behind it. The park offers unobstructed views of Marina Bay Sands, the ArtScience Museum and the Singapore skyline, with seating areas and viewing platforms for photography and sightseeing. It is an open-air, walk-through site without enclosed buildings.

The original Merlion statue was designed by Fraser Brunner and sculpted by Lim Nang Seng, unveiled on 15 September 1972 by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the mouth of the Singapore River to welcome visitors. The 8.6-metre, 70-tonne statue was relocated from its original site to the current Merlion Park at One Fullerton in 2002 to make way for the Esplanade Bridge, with the park officially reopened on 25 April 2002.

The Merlion is a national symbol of Singapore, combining a lion head representing the city's original name Singapura meaning lion city and a fish body symbolising its origins as a fishing village. The statue is an iconic cultural landmark and a widely recognised personification of Singapore for visitors.