Founders' Memorial
The Founders' Memorial is a memorial under development within the Bay East Garden of the Gardens by the Bay to commemorate the founding fathers of Singapore as well as to cover the country's contemporary history from after World War II to its first few decades of independence.
Founders' Memorial | |
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Peringatan Pengasas (Malay) 建国先贤纪念园 (Chinese) தேச நிறுவனர்கள் (Tamil) | |
Type | City and heritage park and memorial |
Location | Bay East Garden |
Coordinates | 1.29122°N 103.86871°E |
Area | 5 hectares (50,000 m2) |
Opening | 2028 |
Status | Under construction |
Public transit access | TE22A Founders' Memorial (in tandem) |
Website | Official website |
On 9 March 2020, a collaboration between Kengo Kuma (Japan) and K2LD Architects (Singapore) won the international architectural competition to design the memorial. Initially expected to open in 2025, the memorial is now scheduled to open in 2028.
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