Singapore Botanic Garden
The Singapore Botanic Gardens Malay: Taman Botanik Singapura or Kebun Botani Singapura) is a 74-hectare(183-acre) botanical garden in Singapore. It is half the size of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew or around one-fifth the size of Central Park in New York. It is the only botanic garden in the world that opens from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight every single day of the year, and does not charge an admission fee, except for the National Orchid Garden. The garden is bordered by Holland Road and Napier Road to the south, Cluny Road to the east, Tyersall Avenue and Cluny Park Road to the west and Bukit Timah Road to the North. The linear distance between the northern and southern ends is around 2.5 km (1.5 miles).
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Merlion Statue in Singapura
The Merlion (Malay: Singa-Laut) is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, used as a mascot of Singapore. Its name combines "mer" meaning the sea and "lion". The fish body represents 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 Fraser Brunner, a member of the Souvenir Committee and curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium, for the logo of the Singapore Tourism Board READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE
Singapore Zoo and its Night Safari
The Night Safari is the world's first nocturnal zoo and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Singapore.
The concept of a nocturnal park in Singapore was mooted in the 1980s by the former executive chairman of the Singapore Zoo, Dr Ong Swee Law. Constructed at a cost of S$63 million, the Night Safari was officially opened on 26 May 1994 and occupies 40 hectares (0.4 km²) of secondary rainforest adjacent to the Singapore Zoo and Upper Seletar Reservoir.
The Night Safari currently houses a total of 1,040 animals of 120 species, of which 29% arethreatened species. The zoo is managed by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, and about 1.1 million visitors visit the safari per year. READ MORE
The Tourist Island of Sentosa Singapore
Initially a fishing village named Palau Blakang Mati, today known as Sentosa Island in Singapore is this scenic and picturesque Island destination is the hub of tourist, beach lovers and adventure seekers. Sentosa Island is one of the top notch attractions of Singapore tourism with multi faceted attractions teeming with lively and entertaining activities all the year round., interested ?, PLEASE CLICK HERE
SULTAN MOSQUE IN SINGAPORE
The Sultan Mosque one of the most prominent mosques in Singapore is situated in the district of Kampong Glam in the Rocher Planning area, near the North Bridge road and Muscat Street. The domes and the prayer room are the two distinctive features of the Sultan Mosque's building. The MUIS or the Majlis Ulema Islam Singapore owns the Sultan Mosque. The Sultan Mosque was officially declared a national monument on 14th March, 1975. READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE