The groundview and significance of Lee Kuan Yew's State Funeral Procession route

Bid farewell to Mr Lee at these places.

Tan Xing Qi| March 27, 02:22 PM

Update (March 29): Overhead bridges will be closed for security reasons.

Can't make it into the Parliament House to pay your last respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew?

Here's your best bet and probably your last chance.

Stretching over 15km, the State Funeral Procession will start at 12:30pm on March 29 (Sunday) from Parliament House to University Cultural Centre at National University of Singapore.

Along the way, Mr Lee will pass by some iconic places such as City Hall, the Padang, NTUC Centre, Singapore Conference Hall and his constituency - Tanjong Pagar.

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Let's take a look at the special meaning behind these places and where to be for the best view.

North Bridge Road

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Parliament Place

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St Andrew's Road

Landmark: City Hall

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Landmark: Padang

Significance: The nation's first National Day Parade was held here.

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Stamford Road

Landmark: Civilian War Memorial

Significance: Having gone through World World II himself, it is perhaps his last tribute to those who died fighting for Singapore.

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Esplanade Drive

Landmark: Esplanade

Significance: Lee Kuan Yew was here when he paid his last respect to his old buddy, Mr S. Rajaratnam, who died in 2006.

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Collyer Quay 

Landmark: Fullerton Square

Significance: Lee Kuan Yew's most epic rallies were often held here.

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Landmark: NTUC

Significance: People's Action Party and former President Devan Nair founded NTUC back in 1961 and Lee Kuan Yew led the nation through a testing time by focusing on industrialisation.

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Raffles Quay

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Landmark: Lau Pa Sat

 

 

 

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Shenton Way

Landmark: Singapore Conference Hall

A building steeped in history, the Singapore Conference Hall was also the Trade Union House. It was opened by Lee back in Oct. 15, 1965. Today, it is the home of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

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Keppel Road

Landmark: PSA

Significance: Lee once said that Singapore's raison d'etre was its port. And under his guidance, the first container terminal at Tanjong Pagar was built in 1969.

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Cantonment Road

Landmark: Pinnacle@Duxton

Significance: Before it was Singapore's most sought-after HDB development, this area was one of Singapore's oldest HDB developments.

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New Bridge Road

Landmark: Police Cantonment Complex

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Kampong Bahru

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Jalan Bukit Merah

Significance: Visiting the residents of his constituency for one last time.

There are several overhead bridges along Jalan Bukit Merah, making this area one of the best places to view the procession.

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Queensway

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Commonwealth Avenue

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Nearby: Ministry of Education

Significance: He made bilingualism possible.

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Commonwealth Avenue West

Landmark: Singapore Polytechnic

Significance: Lee opened Singapore Polytechnic's campus at Dover Road on 7 July 1979.

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Clementi Road

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National University of Singapore

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