Merlion

• Idilesi: 21 I-Esplanade Dr, Singapore 038980
• Ukuvula: 1972

Abantu babehlala bekhupha ngeempawu, imiqondiso, imibutho kwaye bahlala phakathi kwabo. Namhlanje ezinkulu ezinkulu zineentlanganiso ezinxulumene nazo: ekukhankanyiweyo kweColiseum sicinga ngeRoma, ukuba i-Kremlin yinto ethile ngeMoscow, iSitampu soKhululwa yiNew York kuphela. Isiqithi, isizwe nomzi waseSingapore ngokufuzisela ngokomlando ngeMerlion, ngaphandle koko ibizwa ngokuba nguMerlion.

IThe Legend of Merlion

Kukho umlenze omhle ngokubhekiselele kuloo siqithi unomlindi olwandle - i-monster enkulu enentloko enjengengonyama, kunye nomzimba onjengeentlanzi. Yaye ukuba ulwandle lusemngciphekweni, i-monster iphuma emanzini kwaye iso layo elivuthayo litshabalalisa nayiphi na ingozi. Ngokomlando, ngokwembali, kukholwa ukuba umlawuli wokuqala waseLilaysia kwinqaba engaqhelekanga yesiqithi saseTumasek wahlangana nengonyama enkulu. Sekude silwe, abaphikisanayo bajonge amehlo kwaye bahlukane ngokuthula. Ukususela ngoko, isiqithi sakhiwa isixeko sokuqala, esafumana igama elithi "Isixeko seNgonyama". Oku kukuqala kokukhankanywa kweMerlion neSingapore. Iilwimi, igama elithi "Merlion" lidibanisa amagama "intlanzi" - intlanzi kunye ne "ngonyama" - ingonyama, ehlangene nomqondiso wesandla esikhulu kunye nokuxhamla okukhulu kwesi sixeko kunye nento yolwandle.

Ngowe-1964, iBhodi yezokuTyelela yaseSingapore yalela umqambi owaziwayo uFraser Brunner umqondiso weso sixeko. Emva kweminyaka engama-8, ngokweempawu zakhe, umdwebi uMim Nan Sen waguqa umfanekiso okaMerlion, wawufakela elunxwemeni kumlambo waseSingapore kufuphi ne-complexer e-Fullerton. Ngokwamagunya, isixeko kufuneka sibe nomtsalane wangempela. I-Merlion iboniswa njengesidalwa esinqabileyo sinentloko yengonyama kunye nomzimba wentlanzi, kwaye umlambo omkhulu wamanzi uphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Isitraki sekhonkritti sasingama-mitha ayisithoba ubude kwaye sinesisindo esingamathani angama-70. Ngekwindla yokuqala ka-1972, umkhosi wokuvula weMerlion Park wawugcinwe . Ngendlela, kungekude nomfanekiso ophezulu kamva kufaka i-cub cuber "cub" efanayo.

Ngo-1997, i-Esplanade Bridge kwi-strait yakhiwa eSingapore, kwaye iMerlion yayingasabonakali elwandle. Kwiminyaka embalwa kamva isimboli saseSingapore sathunyelwa ngaphantsi kweemitha ezili-120. Ngonyaka ka-2009 iMerlion yayichithwa ngumbane, kodwa kungekudala yabuyiselwa ngokupheleleyo. Kamva, kwisiqithi sokuzonwabisa saseSentosa sakha ikopi enkulu yesimboli enokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-60. Kulo mfanekiso kunye ne-elevator kukho ivenkile, i-cinema, i-museum kunye neeplani ezimbini zokubukela: kumgangatho we-9 kwimigqomo yengonyama kunye ne-12 entloko yakhe.

Ngokufika kwesimboli saseSingapore, ukuhamba kwezhenketho esiqithi kuqikelelwa kwizigidi. Kunyaka ngamnye, inani leeprojekthi ezizimeleyo ezikhulayo zikhula apha, njenge-diamond yezokhenketho i-Marina Bay Sands enequla elikhulu phezu kophahla .

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