You mightiness come upward across Raffles hotels around 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 in addition to 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 give the axe 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 peachy bargain to lay Singapore on the map. The outlines of the port were established, in addition to the segregated quarters yous tin give the axe withal run across today, Chinatown in addition to Little India.
Covered Ways
Under Raffles' management came the covered famous 5 human foot way, sheltering pedestrians walking inwards both directions to overstep each other, protected from the Sun in addition to rain, amongst room to overstep a trolley carrying goods inwards both directions.
Covered ways receive got lately been extended to encompass world walkways inwards Singapore, starting amongst high traffic areas, betwixt the MRT stations in addition to world housing blocks (HDBs) in addition to schools.
Raffles Hotel
The quondam Raffles hotel has been refurbished in addition to extended then it directly contains numerous shops in addition to eating areas where yous tin give the axe consume at diverse speeds in addition to prices. The sleeping accommodation blocks receive got been separated. Such is the popularity of the hotel, that yous receive got to mass a guided tour.
Raffles Statues
Statues of Raffles tin give the axe live seen inwards the hotel in addition to 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).
ii White marble statue on the waterfront.
Sir Stamford Raffles' Life
Raffles led in addition to upward in addition to downward life. After moderate success he reached what many would consider his high point, establishing in addition to governing the novel port.
His showtime married adult woman died. You tin give the axe run across her grave inwards the Botanical gardens he founded.
He remarried. However, for him things did non halt well. His children, 3 of them, died inwards the East.
On the agency dorsum to England, he lost his goods inwards a burn downward on board ship. The transportation was inwards dock, then the people survived, simply the precious document were destroyed.
His entirely missy died on the level of her wedding.
He was involved inwards a courtroom representative nearly loss of coin in addition to had to pay a huge sum, in addition to 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 larn out behind?
1 The foundation of Singapore.
ii London zoo.
3 The Botanical Gardens inwards Asia.
Now the hotel named after him is basis famous. His bring upward is the image of luxury in addition to success in addition to history. His statues are inwards Singapore in addition to his bring upward is known worldwide.
I receive got visited the hotel inwards Singapore many times, earlier in addition to after the latest refurbishment. I visited the hotel's museum in addition to saw the phase play performed inwards the hotel.
More recently, I receive got taken photos of his statues inwards Singapore, inwards the hotel in addition to exterior Victoria house in addition to on the waterfront.
Raffles inwards London, England
I likewise made a pilgrimage to his forgotten in addition to unassuming burial house inwards a church building inwards Hendon. The church building vicar would non let the torso to live buried inwards the church, because Sir Stamford Raffles had been anti slavery in addition to the vicar's solid unit of measurement made their coin inwards slavery. Years later, the church building was extended, the torso was found in addition to identified every bit existence that of Raffles, in addition to 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 in addition to Background Research
I showtime read the mass nearly him when I was a fellow member of the Friends of The Museum inwards Singapore which had written report groups nearly the history of Asia.
What an extraordinary life he led! What a horrific yet inspiring story of ups in addition to downs. If yous desire to know more, view Raffles Hotel inwards Singapore, banking concern correspond out the other Raffles hotels. Look inwards Wikipedia for a quick summary in addition to when yous receive got fourth dimension read the paperback books nearly his life.
He died inwards 1826 aged entirely 44.
LATEST NEWS
Raffles Hotel was featured inwards the cinema 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.
ii Plaque on flooring of St Mary's Church, Hendon, London, England.
SINGAPORE
1 Bust of Raffles inwards Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
ii 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' showtime 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 shape is trouble organization class)
singaporeair.com
Books
The Duke of Puddle Dock
In The Footsteps of Stamford Raffles yesteryear Nigel Barley. (See Amazon in addition to 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, locomote author in addition to photographer, author in addition to speaker.