Merlion Singapore Wallpapers

4K, HD, HQ Merlion Singapore wallpapers, vertical backgrounds

The Merlion is the official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city-state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism, and as a national personification.

The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board. Its name combines "mer," meaning the sea, and "lion." The fish body represented Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name—Singapura—meaning "lion city" or "Kota Singa."

The symbol was designed by Alec Fraser-Brunner, a member of the Souvenir Committee and curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium, for the logo of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in use from 26 March 1964 to 1997 and has been its trademarked symbol since 20 July 1966. Although the STB changed its logo in 1997, the STB Act continues to protect the Merlion symbol. Approval must be received from STB before it can be used. The Merlion frequently appears on STB-approved souvenirs.

The completion of the Esplanade Bridge in 1997 blocked the views of the Merlion from the Marina Bay waterfront. By then, the original Merlion location was also no longer the entrance of the Singapore River. So, in 2002, the statue and its cub were relocated 120 meters to the current Merlion Park that fronts Marina Bay, where it stands on a newly reclaimed promontory in front of The Fullerton Hotel.

The Merlion on Sentosa was designed and sculpted by an Australian Artist named James Martin. It is made of Glass Reinforced Cement (GRC) over a steel armature that is attached to the center.

The Merlion Park was temporarily turned into a single-unit hotel suite as part of an artwork by Tatzu Nishi for the duration of the 2011 Singapore Biennale.

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