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Relocation of original statue
The completion of the Esplanade Bridge, in 1997, blocked the views of the Merlion from the Marina Bay waterfront.
By then, the original Merlion location was also no longer the entrance of Singapore River.
So, in 2002, the statue and its cub were relocated 120 metres to the current Merlion Park that fronts Marina Bay where it stands on a newly-reclaimed promontory in front of The Fullerton Hotel.
Another solution considered - to raise the Merlion on a pedestal at its original location - was deemed unsuitable as the view would still be blocked by the bridge.
Other possible relocation sites considered included Nicoll Highway Extension Bridge, Esplanade Park, Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, a promontory at Marina Centre (near where Singapore Flyer is located now), a promontory site at Bayfront (near the tip of Marina Bay Sands integrated resort) and Kim Seng Park.
However, all were either unsuitable or not technically feasible.
The unprecedented feat of relocation began on 23 April 2002 and finished on April 25.
A carefully-engineered journey required one barge, two DEMAG AC1600S cranes of 500 tonnes lifting capacity, plus a team of 20 engineers and workers on site.
The entire statue was hoisted onto the barge, which then sailed to the new installation site at the current Merlion Park, near the mouth of Singapore River.
During the voyage, the statue had to be hoisted from the barge, over the Esplanade Bridge and then back onto the barge, as it was too tall to pass underneath.
Exactly 30 years after it was officially launched, then-Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew returned on 15 September 2002 to ceremonially welcome the Merlion again — this time in its new home.
A viewing deck now stretches over the Singapore River, allowing visitors to pose for a photograph with a front or side view of the Merlion, including a new city skyline backdrop in the picture.
The sculpture was aligned to face East, a direction advised to be most auspicious.
Relocated, the statue once more spouted water from its mouth, having stopped in its old location since 1998 due to a water pump malfunction.
The Merlion now has a new two-unit water pump system with units working alternately, so a partner is always on standby.
The relocation and new site (four times larger than the original) cost S$7.5 million.
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