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Sentosa Island

8 story sections20 min 58 s in all
History & cultureBY TELLBY

Contents

8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation3:15

    Welcome. I am your storyteller for today and I will be guiding you through the deep and winding history of Sentosa Island. …

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  2. 2임비아 산과 모노레일의 추억2:49

    Standing here at Imbiah Lookout you are close to the tracks of a legendary piece of Sentosa history the former monorail system. Operating from 1982 to 2005 the Sentosa monorail was far more than just a way to get around it was an…

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  3. 3하늘 위의 50년, 케이블카 이야기3:00

    You have arrived at Sentosa Station the heart of one of the island most iconic landmarks the Singapore Cable Car. When it was officially opened on February 15 1974 by Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee it felt like a leap into…

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  4. 4역사의 증인, 실로소 요새2:39

    Fort Siloso located here at Siloso Point stands as the most vivid reminder that Sentosa was once a frontline military bastion guarding Singapore shores. In the 1870s the British colonial government recognized the strategic…

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  5. 5군대 막사에서 럭셔리 호텔로2:29

    The elegant buildings you see around you today were once the living quarters for British soldiers over a hundred years ago. Known then as blocks nine ten eleven sixteen twenty six and twenty eight these structures housed the…

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  6. 6사라진 명소와 새로운 도약2:25

    The area surrounding Resorts World Sentosa has undergone perhaps the most dramatic transformation on the island over the last fifty years. If you had visited Sentosa in the 1980s or 90s you would surely remember icons that have…

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  7. 7해변의 평화와 코랄라리움2:29

    Welcome to the serene shores of Palawan Beach stretched along Sentosa southern coast. While it is now a peaceful paradise of man made lagoons and sandy reaches this area holds a fascinating history that many visitors are unaware…

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  8. 8Closing1:52

    Our journey through the currents of Sentosa history has come to an end. Today we have traveled across fifty years of transformation from the island days as a rugged military fortress known for the shadow of death to its present…

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What is Sentosa Island?

Sentosa Island is a place with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
Typelandmark
Story sections8
Total length20 min 58 s in all
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates1.2494, 103.8303
Last updated

Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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