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Apr 11, 2024 · The bronze statue of Stamford Raffles, sculpted by Thomas Woolner, was installed on Jubilee Day on 27 June 1887 at the Padang. It was relocated to Empress Place during Singapore’s centenary celebrations on 6 February 1919.
Arms folded and looking thoughtfully out to sea, the white polymarble statue of Raffles at the Singapore River is often photographed by tourists and locals alike. Take your selfies with this popular figure, located at the historic Raffles Landing Site where Raffles was believed to first set foot on the island in 1819.
The site is denoted by a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles and is located on the north bank of the Singapore River. The present polymarble statue was unveiled in 1972 which was made from plaster casts from the original 1887 figure that currently stands opposite Victoria Concert Halls.
Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore, based on the original by Thomas Woolner. Major-General William Farquhar, the British Resident of Malacca, had been attempting to negotiate commercial treaties with the local chiefs of the Riau Archipelago, especially before Raffles's arrival.
Jun 2, 2024 · SINGAPORE – The commission and installation of a third public statue of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore has reignited debate about how the country should critically engage with its colonial...
May 23, 2024 · Singapore. New statues installed at Fort Canning Park to commemorate Singapore's first botanical garden. The statues are of good friends Sir Stamford Raffles, who founded the settlement of...
Jan 4, 2019 · SINGAPORE - Four more statues have risen along the Singapore River next to the iconic one of Sir Stamford Raffles on Friday (Jan 4). The Straits Times understands that the statues were erected...
The first statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, the man who established a British settlement at Singapore in 1819, was unveiled at the Padang by then Governor Sir Frederick Weld in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
Jun 27, 2017 · According to the National Museum of Singapore, the Empress Place statue was sculpted by famed sculptor-cum-poet, Thomas Woolner, and was unveiled 130 years ago today, on June 27, 1887, during...
Originally located at the Padang, the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles was moved to Empress Place during the Centenary Celebrations - 100 years after Raffles founded modern Singapore - on 6 February 1919.
