Statues of Sir Stamford Raffles
The founder of modern Singapore has two statues to his memory. The original bronze cast by Thomas Woolner in 1887 was unveiled originally on the Padang on 27 June 1887 by the Governor, Sir Frederick Weld. In 1919 (Singapore Centenary Celebrations), this statue was removed to a site in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall and Theatre. After the occupation of Singapore in 1942, the Japanese placed it in the Museum, but it was reinstated in its present location in 1946. 1972 saw the unveiling of the present polymarble statue which was made from plaster casts from the original 1887 figure. The replica stands on North Boat Quay, behind Parliament House - at the site where Raffles is though to have landed on January 29, 1819