A YOUNG BOY LOOKS ON AT A MINI VERSION OF THE MERLION STATUE. The Merlion is one of the most well-known tourist icons of Singapore. Its landmark statue once at the Merlion Park was relocated to the front of the Fullerton Hotel in April 2002.In 2002 the statue was relocated to its current site that fronts Marina Bay with the completion of the Esplanade Bridge in 1997. The statue measures 8.6 metres high and weighs 70 tonnes.The merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner for the Singapore Tourism Board in 1964 and was used as its logo up to 1997. The Merlion continues to be its trademark symbol.Antipodean Oceania Asian Eight Immature Kids One individual Solo Lone Solitary Singaporean Singapura Single unitary Six Southeast Asia Xinjiapo