Padang lights up for Singapore's 59th National Day Parade

As the night drew to a close, the audience were treated to a 360-degree firework experience. - ST

SINGAPORE: Hands on their hearts, they stood and pledged themselves as one united people, while around them the lights shone in the city they had helped to build for their nation, 59 years young.

Their voices capped a night of pomp, spectacle and tradition, of hard work and creativity, as Singaporeans celebrated how far they had come together, regardless of race, language or religion.