The famed Raffles Hotel in Singapore honors its namesake with a bust of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who is regarded as the founder of that Southeast Asian island nation in 1819. Information on the sculpture's pedestal describes the brothers from Armenia who opened the historic hotel in 1887. Since that time it has expanded from a 10-room hostelry to a luxurious grand hotel that underwent its most recent restoration in 2018. The Raffles is well known for its signature alcoholic drink, the Singapore Sling, a refreshing gin-based cocktail first concocted more than a century ago.
The famed Raffles Hotel in Singapore honors its namesake with a bust of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who is regarded as the founder of that Southeast Asian island nation in 1819. Information on the sculpture's pedestal describes the brothers from Armenia who opened the historic hotel in 1887. Since that time it has expanded from a 10-room hostelry to a luxurious grand hotel that underwent its most recent restoration in 2018. The Raffles is well known for its signature alcoholic drink, the Singapore Sling, a refreshing gin-based cocktail first concocted more than a century ago by the hotel's Chinese bartender. Historical photograph.
Size: 2328px × 3600px
Location: Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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