White marble monument of Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of modern Singapore, at historic landing site, with the financial district in background

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"On this historic site Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles first landed in Singapore on 28th January 1819 and with Genius and Perception changed the destiny of Singapore from an obscure fishing village to a great seaport and modern metropolis"

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Size: 3712px × 5568px
Location: Singapore
Photo credit: © positivesoundvision / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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