You powerfulness come upwards across Raffles hotels to a greater extent than or less the world, xiii of them (in 2019) at destinations such as: Dubai; Istanbul, turkey; Jakarta, Indonesia; Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Paris, France; Warsaw, Poland; the Republic of Seychelles as well as Singapore. Raffles started inwards Singapore.
Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Photo yesteryear Elisa.rolle from Wikipedia.
Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Raffles Hotel is withal a landmark inwards Singapore, on Beach Road, which was originally a beachfront Road, earlier Singapore started expanding.
Raffles Hotel is withal a favourite goal for those wanting to endeavor Singapore Sling where it was invented, inwards Raffles Bar. (You tin likewise endeavor Singapore Sling on Singapore Airlines.)
Singapore Sling.
Raffles. White Statue. Singapore. Photo from Wikipedia.
Sir Stamford RafflesRaffles, the man, is a story of a rollercoaster life. He did a dandy bargain to set Singapore on the map. The outlines of the port were established, as well as the segregated quarters you lot tin withal run into today, Chinatown as well as Little India.
Covered Ways
Under Raffles' management came the covered famous v pes way, sheltering pedestrians walking inwards both directions to piece of job yesteryear each other, protected from the Sun as well as rain, alongside room to piece of job yesteryear a trolley carrying goods inwards both directions.
Covered ways receive got of late been extended to comprehend world walkways inwards Singapore, starting alongside high traffic areas, betwixt the MRT stations as well as world housing blocks (HDBs) as well as schools.
Raffles Hotel
The quondam Raffles hotel has been refurbished as well as extended as well as thence it instantly contains numerous shops as well as eating areas where you lot tin consume at diverse speeds as well as prices. The bedchamber blocks receive got been separated. Such is the popularity of the hotel, that you lot receive got to mass a guided tour.
Raffles Statues
Statues of Raffles tin live seen inwards the hotel as well as other points of the city. Near Raffles Hotel inwards Singapore is the Raffles Place MRT (underground railway - inwards the suburbs becoming overground).
1 Bronze statue inwards front end of Victoria Theatre yesteryear the Padang (green).
two White marble statue on the waterfront.
Sir Stamford Raffles' Life
Raffles led as well as upwards as well as downwardly life. After moderate success he reached what many would consider his high point, establishing as well as governing the novel port.
His starting fourth dimension married adult woman died. You tin run into her grave inwards the Botanical gardens he founded.
He remarried. However, for him things did non cease well. His children, 3 of them, died inwards the East.
On the means dorsum to England, he lost his goods inwards a burn downwardly on board ship. The shipping was inwards dock, as well as thence the people survived, exactly the precious document were destroyed.
His solely immature lady died on the evening of her wedding.
He was involved inwards a courtroom representative close loss of coin as well as had to pay a huge sum, as well as his reputation was damaged.
It looked similar he had lost everything, his treasured worldly possessions, his money, his daughter, descendants, reputation.
However, after he died, his widow (the minute wife) fought tirelessly to receive got his reputation re-established. He was cleared of wrongdoing.
Posthumous Success
What did he instruct out behind?
1 The foundation of Singapore.
two London zoo.
3 The Botanical Gardens inwards Asia.
Now the hotel named after him is globe famous. His refer is the paradigm of luxury as well as success as well as history. His statues are inwards Singapore as well as his refer is known worldwide.
I receive got visited the hotel inwards Singapore many times, earlier as well as after the latest refurbishment. I visited the hotel's museum as well as saw the phase play performed inwards the hotel.
More recently, I receive got taken photos of his statues inwards Singapore, inwards the hotel as well as exterior Victoria house as well as on the waterfront.
Raffles inwards London, England
I likewise made a pilgrimage to his forgotten as well as unassuming burial house inwards a church building inwards Hendon. The church building vicar would non permit the trunk to live buried inwards the church, because Sir Stamford Raffles had been anti slavery as well as the vicar's household unit of measurement made their coin inwards slavery. Years later, the church building was extended, the trunk was found as well as identified every bit existence that of Raffles, as well as a plaque was inserted inwards the flooring of the church.
I had been hoping for something more. But at to the lowest degree I had found it.
Books as well as Background Research
I starting fourth dimension read the mass close him when I was a fellow member of the Friends of The Museum inwards Singapore which had report groups close the history of Asia.
What an extraordinary life he led! What a horrific yet inspiring story of ups as well as downs. If you lot desire to know more, take in Raffles Hotel inwards Singapore, banking concern correspond out the other Raffles hotels. Look inwards Wikipedia for a quick summary as well as when you lot receive got fourth dimension read the paperback books close his life.
He died inwards 1826 aged solely 44.
LATEST NEWS
Raffles Hotel was featured inwards the celluloid Crazy Rich Asians inwards 2018.
The hotel is existence renovated, due to re-open inwards mid 2019, taking bookings for August 2019. The gift store on 3 Seah Street is open.
What To See
LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
1 Statue of seated Raffles, life size, on a cylinder plinth. In Westminster Abbey, London, England.
two Plaque on flooring of St Mary's Church, Hendon, London, England.
SINGAPORE
1 Bust of Raffles inwards Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
two Statue exterior Victoria Theatre.
3 Statue on waterfront.
Raffles City, MRT station, Singapore. Photo yesteryear Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
SINGAPORE
Names To Note
Raffles Place (MRT station)
Stamford Way (street inwards Singapore).
BOGOR, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
Monument to Raffles' starting fourth dimension wife, Olivia, inwards Bogor Botanical Gardens, Bogor, Republic of Indonesia (previously called National Botanical Gardens) West Java.
Useful Websites
Raffles Hotel, Singapore
raffleshotel.com
Raffles Hotels
https://www.raffles.com/
Singapore Airlines (Raffles cast is trouble organisation class)
singaporeair.com
Books
The Duke of Puddle Dock
In The Footsteps of Stamford Raffles yesteryear Nigel Barley. (See Amazon as well as Ebay.)
https://www.amazon.com/Duke-Puddle-Dock-Footsteps-Stamford/dp/0805019685
Great Britain Travel
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com.
SINGAPORE TRAVEL
visitsingapore.com
INDONESIA TRAVEL
indonesiatouristboard.com
Author
Angela Lansbury, move author as well as photographer, author as well as speaker.