Expo 2010 Shanghai China Expo 2010 Shanghai China
Theme: Relationship between Urban and Rural, Man-made and Natural
Highlights: Five Rectangles
National Pavilion Day: June 17
Pavilion Area: Around 2,500 Square Meters
Location: Within Zone C of the Expo Site
The architecture of the translucent lantern-like Ireland Pavilion at Expo 2010 is intended to symbolize the relationship between urban and rural, manmade and natural. The exhibition inside sets the creativity of the Irish, their ancient history, vibrant modern culture, educational traditions and technical innovation into the context of a small, but surprisingly varied and beautiful, island. Visitors will be surprised to discover a cultural continuity that goes back to the Stone Age, whilst enjoying a whole range of contemporary audiovisuals, exhibits, displays, readings, music and performances.
The exhibition in the Pavilion attempts to mix the various key elements into a coherent entity: landscape, history, settlement pattern, urbanization, population, economy, music and culture. These elements all will be woven together in the climactic 'Celtic Dreams' immersive audiovisual space and help the audience to well experience the "Ireland Dream."
The Ireland Pavilion has five enclosed galleries which are linked by slight inclines. It combines the art, music exhibiting graceful and mysterious elements. There is a quasi-circle large screen, introducing the Irish people and their changing cityscape to visitors.
The Courtyard Plaza is used to host events highlighting the cultural heritage of Ireland.
'The Ireland Pavilion highlight and enable visitors to understand the rich Irish achievements in arts and literature through the development of architecture and building through the ages. Visitors will also get a feel Liffey River and walk down a re-creation of O'Connell Street, another landmark of the Irish capital
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