179861 The Padang

In the heart of the downtown core of Singapore is an open field where many historical events took place as Singapore bloomed from British Colony into the vibrant, thriving, independent city-state that it is today. It's big enough to accommodate five football fields, and there's a public path through the middle that's always open. I went to the middle of the path to record the sound of a site that is up for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site