The New Home at Singapore Marina Bay

Both the Merlion and the cub was moved from The Merlion Park between 23 and 25 April 2002.

The Merlion's new home is adjacent to One Fullerton, on a newly constructed 2,500 square metre park. The area comprises a promontory with terraced seating, and a viewing deck to hold up to 300 people. The viewing deck provides photographers with unrivalled vistas of the Merlion against the city skyline and the scenic Marina Bay, including landmarks such as The Fullerton Singapore and Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay. The viewing deck doubles up as a venue for outdoor performances. The new Merlion Park is Singapore's latest free-access recreation area.

The Merlion rests on a pedestal of glass sculptured waves, that is illuminated at night. The Merlion Cub is located 28 metres behind the Merlion. Pump systems for the Merlion and the Merlion cub have been installed to enable both to spout water throughout the day and night.
Boat Landing Point
The Merlion Park has a landing point for boats. This enables visitors to travel up the Singapore River by river taxis to the Merlion Park.

F&B and other amenities
One Fullerton has a choice of restaurants and nightclubs. Ample car parking facilities and other public amenities are also available.

Cost to build
The cost of the relocation and the new home for the Merlion was SGD 7.5 million.

Restoration of Merlion and Merlion Cub
The Merlion and Merlion cub have been carefully restored and cleaned up. The process, completed in August 2002, was undertaken by contractors who worked closely with the family of the late sculptor Lim Nang Seng and artist Chern Lian Shan. The Merlion was washed and stripped of its old coat of paint and stains. The Merlion cub had its old damaged porcelain tiles replaced by new pieces of porcelain plates, bowls, spoons and ash trays donated by The Fullerton Singapore.

The process involved:
- hoisting the Merlion onto the barge
- sailing the barge to the foot of the Esplanade Bridge
- hoisting the Merlion over the bridge back onto the barge
- installing the Merlion at its new home

Glass sculptured waves in hues of blue were built at the base of the Merlion and the cub. These waves are illuminated by spotlights.

A new improved water pump system was also installed to enable the Merlion to spout water. The system consists of two pump units especially designed for pumping sea water. The pump units work alternately, with one on standby at any one time. There are two operating programmes for the Merlion's water spout: a 15 metre jet and an eight metre jet.

The Merlion cub has a similar water spout that spouts treated water instead of sea water. The Merlion's spout is contained within the pool feature it sits in.

In addition to the water spout, both the Merlion and the Merlion cub have cascading water overflowing from their wave-like pedestals.