In Pictures: Expo 2020 Dubai site tour

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In Pictures: Expo 2020 Dubai site tour

Be one of the first to get a look behind the scenes at the 4.38 sq km site

Published: October 22, 2019 09:08 Yousra Zaki, Web Features Editor

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Al Wasl Plaza dome is the heart of the Expo 2020 site. It is large enough to fit two airbuses A380’s inside. It is set to be one of Dubai’s most iconic buildings. After the Expo2020 the building will serve as a future hub for major UAE events. The Al Wasl Plaza will include many restaurants, fountains, and parks inside and will be covered by a translucent 67-meter-tall domed trellis of 130 meters in diameter. The trellis also serve as a 360-degree projection surface visible to visitors inside and outside. Image Credit: Yousra Zaki/Gulf News

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Expo 2020 inside look — Just off in the distance here is the Sustainability Pavilion. It will be completed by the end of this year and will start getting fitted out for pavilions throughout the start of 2020. This pavilion’s name is Terra and it will be home to an indoor forest. The goal with this pavilion is to remind people that it's not too late for us to save the world. Image Credit: Yousra Zaki/Gulf News

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Here’s a closer shot of the Sustainability pavilion Image Credit: Yousra Zaki/Gulf News

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Expo2020 parking — Not a very exciting picture, but this is a very important landscape. These are just a few hundred parking spots out of the 44,000 that Expo 2020 will provide to visitors. Image Credit: Yousra Zaki/Gulf News

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Expo entry — The construction on Expo 2020 started in March 2015. According to officials, construction is running smoothly and everything will be complete ahead of the October 20th launch date. Here’s a look at how the entrance of the site looks like right now. Image Credit: Yousra Zaki/Gulf News

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Expo 2020 Dubai — The Media Centre at the Expo 2020 site. The top floor has a beautiful observation deck, which overlooks the entire site Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News Photographer

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