Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Saudi Arabia Pavilion

Pavilion Preview
Theme:  Vitality of Life
Highlights: Moon Boat
National Pavilion Day: September 23 
Pavilion Area: Around 6,000 Square Meters
Location: Within Zone A of the Expo site 

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·Pavilion Features
·Pavilion Display
·Pavilion Highlights
·Artist's Renditions
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Pavilion Features

The Saudi Arabia Pavilion features a fine centerpiece: a huge hanging boat shaped like a half moon. The "moon boat" is loaded with dreams and friendship. Date palms have been planted on the top deck of the boat, creating a hanging garden, and thus epitomizing the oases in the desert. Visitors will receive a warm welcome in both modern as well as traditional Bedouin tents set among date palm trees.

Pavilion Display

The pavilion showcases the Arabian wisdom in creating wonderful city life in spite of the severe natural environment without rivers or lakes. Highlights of its exhibition include four types of cities: the City of Energy, the City of Oasis, the Ancient City with Rich Cultural Heritage, and the City of Fast-growing Economy.

Pavilion Highlights

Highlight 1: Garden with Chinese and Saudi Trees

The first floor of the pavilion is a garden with both Chinese and Saudi trees growing, a symbol of the friendship between the two nations. Saudi Arabia, the homeland of the date palm tree, has reproduced the scene of an oasis in the desert by replanting palm trees on both the rooftop garden and the friendship garden at the ground level. The design is to have the pavilion elevated above the ground and floating between two gardens.

Highlight 2:The Treasure Cinema

Here, visitors will experience one of the highlights of Expo 2010: a” flight over the treasures of Saudi Arabia” experienced using immersion screen technology, multi-projected on a 1,600 square-meter screen---one of the world’ s largest-Guests will be able to experience the magnificent beauty of the Kingdom, and to see many of the country’s natural and cultural treasures.

Highlight 3: Exotic Arabian Flavor

The pavilion features a 2,000-square-meter cultural plaza where traditional cultural activities will take place. Dancers from all over Saudi Arabia will participate in dances and other activities within the plaza on a daily basis. The main entrance and exit of the pavilion form part of the pavilion hall, which features an enormous atrium with walls and fountains with rich Arabic geometrical latticework. Visitors will explore the historical Silk Road route as well as traditional crafts and special collections here.