Sights along Clark Quay

Sights along Clark Quay, a photo by gw.wang on Flickr.

After my birthday dinner at UOB plaza 1 , the beautiful blue lights under Cavenagh Bridge and Esplanade bridge , accompanied by the golden lighted Fullerton hotel and spiky Esplanade along the clark quay river
attracted me to take a shot of it.

About Cavenagh Bridge
Formally known as the Edinburgh Bridge , it was the 3rd bridge built in Singapore on 1869 to commemorate the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh.
To honour the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements , Major General William Orfeur Cavenagh, it was then changed to Cavenagh Bridge.
It served as a connection between the north and south bank of Singapore river in the past to serve as a convience for the people.
For now , it connect from the side of Asian Civilisations Museum to the side of Fullerton Hotel.

About Esplanade bridge
The Esplanade Bridge is a 260 metre-long (850 ft.) road bridge that spans across the mouth of the Singapore River in Singapore with the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay on its northern abutment and the Merlion on the southern.[1] The 70 metre-wide (230 ft.) low-level concrete arched bridge has seven spans and supports two four-lane carriageways and walkways along both sides.
The bridge was built to provide faster vehicular access between Marina Centre and the financial district of Shenton Way.[1] Construction of the bridge began in early 1994 and was completed in March 1997.[1] The main contractor was Obayashi Corporation. The bridge then blocked views of the Merlion statue from the Marina Bay waterfront, raising a need for the original Merlion statue to be relocated from the back to the front of the bridge.

About Fullerton hotel
Named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements, it was supposed to be a fort to defend the settlement against any naval attacks.
It then become the post office but it was redeveloped into a well known hotel in the modern days.

About Clark Quay River
Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1873 to 1875, who played a key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and Sungei Ujong.
Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896, and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Similar to Clarke Quay, Clarke Street has since been converted into a pedestrian mall.
The Hoklos (Hokkien) refer to Clarke Street as gi hok kong si au, meaning "behind the new Gi Hok Kongsi" (house). The new Gi Hok Kongsi was near Carpenter Street. Another Chinese reference, which only refers to the Southern bank around Read Bridge area, was cha chun tau (柴船头), meaning "jetty for boats carrying firewood". Small tongkangs carrying firewood from Indonesia berthed at this jetty. The firewood trade was primarily a Teochew enterprise.

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