Monday, November 12, 2007

Stamford Raffles: Landing Site



Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was the founder of the Republic of Singapore, and is one of the most famous Britons who expanded the British Empire.

The Raffles' Landing Site is denoted by a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, and is located on the north bank of the Singapore River. The site is located within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

2 comments:

Web-OJ said...

I'm sure he'd be proud of his creation now.

Jo said...

Standing tall!