Raffles's Landing Site
1°17′16″N 103°51′2″E / 1.28778°N 103.85056°E
Raffles's Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that
History
On 28 January 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles landed at this site for his first visit, which lasted ten days. During this period, with the help of Major William Farquhar, he concluded the first treaty with the local rulers Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah.[1]
The site is denoted by a
In 2019, as part of events commemorating the bicentennial of the
Plaque inscription
The Plaque at the landing site reads "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."
Dispute
There is a dispute as to where was the exact location that Raffles first landed in Singapore. While the north bank of the
See also
Notes
- ISBN 981-4155-63-2.
- ^ "'Disappearing' Raffles statue a teaser for Singapore Bicentennial". Channel NewsAsia. January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Sang Nila Utama, pioneers join Stamford Raffles along Singapore River". Channel NewsAsia. January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Stamford Raffles's landing in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia.
- ^ "Kallang Riverside Park". Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
References
- Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), Singapore – A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Times Books International, ISBN 9971-65-231-5
- National Heritage Board (2006), Discover Singapore – Heritage Trails, ISBN 981-05-6433-3