Pictures: Expo 2020 Dubai a week after

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It’s already the second weekend after Expo 2020 Dubai began, and residents have a whole range of options to explore in Dubai. The extraordinary array of pavilions and their wide variety of activities at the Expo have only added to this extensive menu, giving us so much new ground to cover. Above, visitors arrive from Sustainability gate at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Being held for the first time in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, Expo 2020 houses the pavilions of countries participating in the event as well as those of diverse organisations from across the world. The global show runs for 182 days until 31st March, 2022. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Visitors at the UK pavilion. The UK pavilion at Expo 2020, by architect and designer Es Devlin, is a mix of poetry and machine learning. Shaped like a giant wooden musical instrument, the structure is built with cross laminated timber, in order to reduce its environmental impact. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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School children visiting the Expo 2020 Dubai. Some pupils have already visited the world's fair, while schools have trips planned during the Expo's six-month run to March 2022. Image Credit: Expo 2020 Dubai

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Visitors at the Emirates Airline pavilion. Located in the Opportunity District, and within walking distance of the Al Wasl Dome, the Emirates Pavilion offers a preview for the future of commercial aviation, reframing the role that science and technology will play in the next 50 years of air travel, as it welcomes visitors to experience two floors of interactive multi-sensory installations. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Visitor relaxing at the Brazil Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Expo 2020 Dubai

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Students from American school for girls visiting Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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The Expo 2020 water feature could easily be one of the most entertaining features of the Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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Future City Lab in Germany Pavilion. Science workshops where kids between the ages of seven and 11 years of age can have fun through experiments and get a playful introduction to science, are now open at the German Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Artists perform at the Mexican Pavilion. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Artists Manjunath and Debasmita performing at Al Wasl plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Zeleros Hyperloop on display at Spain pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Japan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Lebanese-French artist Nassib Bouchebel playing Australian instrument Didgeridoo at Al Wasl plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Students take in the sights of Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Expo 2020 Dubai

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A 3D replica of Michelangelo's David sculpture on display inside Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Former French President Francois Hollande tours Women’s Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: Expo 2020 Dubai

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Costumed artists parade at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: AFP

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Reflections, the theme at the Switzerland Pavilion, fits perfectly with its infrastructure as the flag reflects off the ground. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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Costumed artists parade. Image Credit: AFP

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An Emirati experiences the Netherlands pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Credit: AP

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Visitors take pictures of a robot outside the Dutch pavilion. Image Credit: AFP

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Visitors stand in front of a display at the Saudi Arabia Pavilion. Image Credit: AFP

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Visitors take pictures of the sarcophagus of the Pharaonic priest Psamtik at the Egypt pavilion. The coffin of priest Psamtik, ‘the son of Pediosir’, is one of the coloured wooden coffins that were recently discovered in the area of Saqqara by the archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Image Credit: AFP

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Mohammed Omer Rahimy walks through the Afghanistan pavilion. Rahimy has opened the Afghanistan pavilion at Expo 2020 about a week after the world’s fair began. Image Credit: AP

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