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 Raffles Landing Site - Singapore Posted by:  geobwong2k
N 01° 17.266 E 103° 51.035
48N E 372122 N 142366
This monument is a tribute to the location where Sir Stamford Thomas Raffles was said to have first landed and thus changed the city of Singapore forever.
Waymark Code: WM56Y8
Location: Singapore
Date Posted: 11/20/2008
Views: 25
A the spot where the monument is located is where Sir Stamford Thomas Raffles was said to have landed and began to change the face of Singapore. The statue itself shows a very determined pose of Sir Raffles. On the base of the statue is the inscription:
On this historic site, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles first landed in Singapore on 28th January 1819 and with genius and perception changed the destiny of Singapore from an obscure fishing village to a great seaport and modern metropolis.
Near the staues is the official National Heritage Board that provides more information on the founding of Singapore.
This statue of Sir Stamford Thomas Raffles (1781-1826) marks that part of the river bank where he was said to have first landed on 29 January 1819.
Raffles, an agent of the British East India Company, ventured to Singapore hoping to establish a free port and a halfway point fro traders along the China-India trade routes. After signing the preliminary treaty with Temenggong Abdul Rahman, the official treaty with Sultan Hussein of Johore-Riau was signed on 6 February 1819, giving the British the right to establish a trading port on the island.
The Dutch protested as Singapore was then part of the Duty Johore -Riau Empire. The dispute was resolved with the signing of the 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty where the British acquired Malacca, Penang and Singapore, while the Dutch gained Bencoolen (present day Bengkulu) and the rest of Indonesia. In August 1824, another Treaty of Friendship and Alliance was signed, giving the British the governance of Singapore.
From the 19th Century, Singapore’s success as the “Great Commercial Emporium of the East” owed much to its free port status and strategic location. The Singapore River became the main artery of trade, where port, trading and warehouse facilities developed along the riverbanks.
In 1867, Singapore became a British Crown Colony after the transfer of the Straits Settlements from the British Administration in India to the Colonial Office in London. It remained so until 1959 when Singapore achieved self-government. |
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Outside and available.
Entrance fees (if any):
No entrance fees.
Date dedicated: 06/27/1887
Sponsor(s): Singapore Governemnt
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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