Entertainment in Singapore

Singapore is one of the most unique city in Asia. colonial districts and ultra modern skyscrapers, temples and parks, bustling shopping streets and one of the largest ports in the world - all of this is concentrated in a small area.

Singapore is the city-state in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia. This is one of the richest, best organized, most efficient countries in the world with a high quality of life. Singapore is oftenan island called "shopping malls of 1000." Despite its warm climate, is a tropical paradise for many tourists.

The name "Singapore" is derived from two Sanskrit words (Singa Pura e) means "Lion City". The city was founded in 1819 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who founded worked for a British company. The company decided that it is the ideal place for a trading post and a solution should be built here. They say that the city was filled with the spirit of the past.

There areobserved a number of attractions in Singapore, as the Victorian Empress Place Building, a museum, art galleries and a luxury restaurant, Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall, City Hall and the Raffles Hotel because of its well-known class of decoration (including, About as is mentioned in some local proverbs). Things you may also want to visit are: St. Joseph's Institute, Singapore Art Museum, Statue of Thomas Stamford Raffles by Thomas Woolner, National Museum, manySkyscrapers such as Singapore Land Tower Art Deco or Caltex House, scenic "boat" neighborhoods such as Clarke Quay and Boat Quay transformed into entertainment centers and trendy shops, and a famous Orchard Road - a "street skyscraper" with its castle and Istana Chettiar Hindu Temple. There is also Singapore Botanic Gardens located in the west of Orchard Road. The gardens are a place to meet in a tropical forest and gardens to enjoy the "benchmark - orchid, with moreOver 60 thousand orchids grow on its territory. The Singapore as China Town and Little India are also interesting places to visit.

There are also many parks in the city. In addition to green orchards, parks host several entertainment and sports facilities, the most important of which are Telok Blangah Hill Park Tiong Bahru Park Pearl's Hill Park.

South of Singapore are some beautiful islands, which are also worth a visit.The most visited is Sentosa island. This is a playground for all ages, with a wide range of parks, tourist attractions, sports facilities and other places of attraction such as Fort Siloso, amusement park Volcanoland famous musical fountain, the rare Stone Museum, the Maritime Museum, Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom, Underwater World oceanarium with a transparent underwater tunnel 100 meters long and a dolphin lagoon, Cinemania, Tang Dynasty Village, Carlsberg Sky Tower - the largest observation tower in Singapore,numerous gardens with fountains and more than 3 km long white sand beaches.

Every year, some 12.6 million tourists come to Singapore. Today, the town about 95 hotels, and by 2008 will be about 114 of them to be here. As can be seen from the figures, tourism is an important source of revenue for Singapore.

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