Well I wouldn't say it was "built". It's been around for as long as people have been around. It started off as a fishing village, but was developed as a fort and port during the British occupation.
Singapore has an great harbor, and was thusly controlled by Great Britain. Because it was a major British military installation, the Japanese had to take it.
It was a good link btwn the 2 economic giants indian and china hence it helped facilitate trade
Singapore was found in 1819.
First hypermarket in Singapore would be Carrefour.
Britain took control of Singapore.
1910
the first British colony in Singapore is......................................
It is widely taught in Singapore textbooks that Sir Stamford Raffles 'Founded/Established' modern Singapore.
Singapore was founded by the british to be used as a trading port and stop-over for their ships.
Singapore was colonised by the British in 1819.
Frank Cooper Sands
He is the one who founded modern Singapore and without him, Singapore would be part of Malaysia.
He set up a free port and made a town plan to make Singapore an orderly place to live in.
Sang Nila Utama founded Singapore but Sir Stamford Raffles is the founder of modern Singapore. Juinano: However, Major William Farquhar was the major contributor to Singapore's success. Raffles just signed the treaty and left soon after, only to return at intervals to check on progress. Thus, most of Singapore's success is attributed to Major William Farquhar. Thus, he should be the rightful ruler of Singapore.