SINGAPORE - Searching for space to hold the next National Day Parade (NDP) after the National Stadium closed in 2007 and contending with Singapore's land scarcity, parade organisers turned to a radical new idea - a parade on water. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Searching for space to hold the next National Day Parade after the National Stadium closed in 2007 and contending with Singapore's land scarcity, parade organisers turned to a radical new idea - a parade on water.
The floating platform has hosted 11 NDPs since 2007 and has become a popular venue for its waterfront views and the unique ability to showcase air, land and sea elements. With only 13 months to go before the first NDP rehearsal, the team was in a rush against time and environmental conditions, including wind, sea and waves, to complete a project that should have taken about two years, Mr Tan said.
Mr Tan said the platform's construction was one of the most demanding engineering challenges that he had undertaken, but also one of the most rewarding ones.
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