The Merlion Hotel - Singapore Biennale 2011

more photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48855&id=100000368937492&l=4f18c2e01a

The Merlion Hotel by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi, as part of the Singapore Biennale 2011.

when: 13 March - 15 May 2011, 10am - 7pm daily. Free admission.

where: Merlion Park.

more info:

- http://www.singaporebiennale.org/images/process_merlionhotel.jpg

- http://www.singaporebiennale.org/artists.php?artist=artists_TatzuNishi

An art installation cum hotel room.

- Stay at The Merlion Hotel cost S$150 for 2 persons, one-night stay only, with breakfast included. 4 April - 5 May, 8.30pm - 8.30am daily (all hotel-stay tickets were sold out within an hour!)

Above photo: Before The Merlion Hotel (dated 9 August 2010)

Above photo: Queuing up to enter The Merlion Hotel

Above photo: Describing what The Merlion Hotel is all about.

Above photo: Face to face with The Merlion.

Above photo: View from the bathroom.

Above photo: Three national icons -
Esplanade (left), Merlion turned The Merlion Hotel (center), Singapore Flyer (right).

A virtual tour of The Merlion Hotel by Singapore VR: http://www.singaporevr.com/vrs/merlion/merlion2011.html