The merlion is represented and depicted as a mythical creature that has the head of a lion and the body of a fish. At 37 metres tall, sentosa merlion towers over all the other 6 merlion statues in singapore Ever since its ‘birth’ in 1995, this giant being has courageously braved the singapore heat for over 24 years. Designed by australian sculptor james martin and built in 1995, the $8 million statue in sentosa is the tallest merlion in singapore This is to make way for a new themed thoroughfare that will connect the north and south sides of sentosa island. On 20 september 2019, sentosa development corporation announced the plan to demolish the merlion statue in sentosa and the adjacent merlion walk.
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