 The foundation stone of the Monument of the Early Founders of Singapore in the grounds of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. The idea for a monument was proposed in 1969 by Alumni International Singapore, and the foundation stone was laid on the waterfront across the road from Fullerton Building by the first President of Singapore, Yusof Ishak, on 18 January 1970. However, the monument was never built. The stone was moved to the grounds of the National Archives of Singapore in 2000, and then to its present location. | |
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| 1°17′36.52″N 103°50′54.20″E / 1.2934778°N 103.8483889°E | |
| Location | Singapore |
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| Type | foundation stone |
| Material | granite stone |
| Beginning date | 18 January 1970 |
| Dedicated to | Early Founders of Singapore |
The Foundation Stone of the Monument of the Early Founders of Singapore, usually called the Early Founders Memorial Stone, is a national memorial that is dedicated to the early founders ("Unknown Immigrants") of Singapore. The original idea was raised by a graduates' association, and an open design competition was held for the memorial project. The foundation stone was initially erected along Collyer Quay Street outside the Fullerton Hotel in 1970. After a series of setbacks and delays, the project was finally scrapped after no worthy design was accepted, which resulted in the foundation stone becoming the memorial afterwards. In 2000, the memorial was relocated to the National Archives of Singapore at Canning Rise before moving back to the grounds of The Fullerton Hotel in 2010.