In March 2015, people queued day and night to pay respects to former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as he lay in state at Parliament House. Reuters reported that the wait reached roughly six hours and that authorities temporarily suspended new arrivals when congestion became too severe. The line extended through central Singapore and required large-scale guidance and support.
What distinguishes this queue is the way private mourning became a national exercise in managing time. The viewing period was finite while the number wishing to attend kept growing. A six-hour wait measured not only distance from the casket, but the rate at which a city could admit people one by one to say farewell.