Sir Stamford Raffles

This sculpture of Sir Stamford Raffles was erected on the Padang in 1887 and moved to its present position after getting in the way of one too many cricket matches. During the Japanese occupation, the statue was placed in the Singapore History Museum (then the Raffles Museum) and was replaced here in 1945.

Behind the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, the polymarble statue at this site was unveiled in 1972. It was made from plaster casts of the original 1887 figure located in front of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall and stands on what is believed to be the site where Sir Stamford Raffles landed on January 29, 1819.