{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q48734687",
    "slug": "waterboat-house-garden",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/waterboat-house-garden",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48734687",
    "name": "Waterboat House Garden",
    "name_source": "Wikidata",
    "name_ko": "워터보트 하우스 정원",
    "name_ja": "ウォーターボート・ハウス・ガーデン",
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "park-garden",
    "heritage": null,
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": null,
    "lat": 1.2873056,
    "lng": 103.8533889,
    "position_source": "Wikidata",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "raffles-place",
      "name": "Raffles Place Station",
      "name_ja": "ラッフルズ・プレイス",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/raffles-place",
      "straight_line_m": 419
    },
    "description_en": "This small park by the Singapore River's mouth, near the Central Business District, was the original location of the former Merlion Park. The Merlion and its miniature version first stood here.",
    "description_ko": "중심업무지구 근처, 싱가포르강 하구에 있는 이 작은 공원은 옛 멀라이언 공원이 처음 자리했던 곳이에요. 멀라이언과 그 축소판이 처음 이곳에 세워졌어요.",
    "description_ja": "中心業務地区に近いシンガポール川の河口にあるこの小さな公園は、旧マーライオン公園があった元の場所です。マーライオンとそのミニチュア版は、最初はここに立っていました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "这座小公园位于新加坡河河口，靠近中央商务区，是昔日Merlion Park的原址。鱼尾狮及其迷你版最初就矗立在这里。",
    "description_zh_hant": "這座小公園位於新加坡河河口，靠近中央商務區，是昔日Merlion Park的原址。魚尾獅及其迷你版最初就矗立在這裡。",
    "sources": [
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/waterboat-house-garden.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/waterboat-house-garden-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "CC BY 2.5",
        "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5",
        "artist": "Terence Ong",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Merlion_Park.JPG",
        "width": 1600,
        "height": 1200,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "raffles-place",
      "exit": "H",
      "straight_line_m": 301
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "marina-bay",
        "name": "Marina Bay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/marina-bay",
        "straight_line_m": 418
      },
      {
        "slug": "civic-district",
        "name": "Civic District",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/civic-district",
        "straight_line_m": 537
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q1368284",
        "slug": "esplanade-bridge",
        "name": "Esplanade Bridge",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/esplanade-bridge",
        "category": "bridge",
        "straight_line_m": 76
      },
      {
        "id": "Q4409125",
        "slug": "former-fullerton-building",
        "name": "Former Fullerton Building",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/former-fullerton-building",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 113
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-ec4435cc",
        "slug": "jose-rizal-historic-marker",
        "name": "Jose Rizal Historic Marker",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/jose-rizal-historic-marker",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 121
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-3cd8ff48",
        "slug": "joseph-conrad-historic-marker",
        "name": "Joseph Conrad Historic Marker",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/joseph-conrad-historic-marker",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 132
      },
      {
        "id": "Q65238980",
        "slug": "jubilee-bridge",
        "name": "Jubilee Bridge",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/jubilee-bridge",
        "category": "bridge",
        "straight_line_m": 135
      },
      {
        "id": "Q54321624",
        "slug": "lim-bo-seng-memorial",
        "name": "Lim Bo Seng Memorial",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/lim-bo-seng-memorial",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 138
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}