Several prominent landmarks are situated at the mouth of the Singapore River. The Merlion sculpture (left centre) at the Merlion Park was officially opened to the public by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in September 1972. An imaginary creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, the Merlion was designed for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board in 1964 as a promotional logo for the island. The 8.6-metre-tall, 70-tonne Merlion sculpture was created by local sculptor Lim Nang Seng using concrete wrapped around a steel frame and was designed to spout water from its mouth.Sitting on the site where Fort Fullerton once guarded the mouth of the Singapore River, the Fullerton Building (centre) housed the General Post Office and other government offices during the early half of the 20th century. The building job had been awarded to Perry & Co. Overseas Ltd, London, in 1924. The building, which featured neo-classical architectural style, was officially opened by then Governor Sir Hugh Clifford in 1928.Straddling the mouth of the Singapore River, Anderson Bridge (right centre) was completed in 1910 as a replacement for Cavenagh Bridge situated further upriver. The bridge was named after Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States (1904-1911). Made of steel, the bridge was designed to withstand the loads of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
