... places to eat all along the river, especially Boat Quay that stretches along the southwestern side where restored shops, godowns, and office buildings lie altogether. The most outstanding type of shop in Boat Quay area is but alfresco restaurants that serve Western visitors and local business people. And if you walk up north of Boat Quay, you will find Quarke Quay, which its name was taken from Sir Andrew Clarke, the governor of Straits Settlements from 1873-1875. Up to today, many godowns constructed during 1860 to 1920 by Chinese and European 0entrepreneurs still jostle for space with the many concrete-and-glass skyscrapers that have shot up in more modern times. At the mouth of the Singapore River stands a statue of the Merlion, a half-lion, half-fish mythical beast that has come to symbolize Singapore. Just recently in 2002, The Esplanade theaters by the bay was completed. It lies opposite the Merlion and ...

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