1) Cool down at the Expo 2020 Dubai’s fire-spitting waterfall
The water feature at Expo 2020 Dubai with waves that cascade down stone walls is drawing crowds.
Visitors stopped off to dip their feet in the waterfall that crashes to the ground before disappearing into the stone. The water also dances to music as people frolic in the tumbling stream below.
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The gravity-defying illusion is switched on at night, as the water appears to flow upwards and the stone is coloured with rainbow streaks. The experience is set against a backdrop of specially composed music. An orchestra in London recorded the original score by well-known Game of Thrones music composer and two-time Emmy award winner Ramin Djawadi.
2) Play games and make a pledge to help save the planet
Learn about how to save water, energy and food and pledge to contribute in a small or big way to saving the planet at the Opportunity pavilion. The pavilion focuses on how every person can be an agent of change in helping to reach sustainable development goals.
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Parallel “tracks” run through the pavilion, focusing on those themes of water, food and energy. At the pavilion, visitors can play a game in which they help provide the right amount of sunshine and water to a plant to ensure it grows and blossoms. The final area in the pavilion is the Pledge Room, which delivers a sensory experience giving visitors the illusion that they are in the clouds while looking at Earth and they can make pledges to work towards sustainable development goals.
These pledges are then displayed in panels across the ceiling.
3) Enjoy a light show at Al Wasl Dome
Al Wasl Dome, often called the beating heart of the Expo, truly comes to life at night. People gather around the mammoth structure and watch the dazzling dance of lights and patterns as soothing music is played.
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The Al Wasl Dome is at its most beautiful after night falls. Visitors will remember the dome, it was used at the Expo’s opening ceremony where its walls were lit with beautiful patterns. Al Wasl Plaza’s dome is 130 metres in diameter and more than 67 metres tall.
4) Enjoy a kaleidoscope of colours at the Pakistan pavilion
Visitors at the Expo 2020 have been posting their share of photos of the colourful Pakistan pavilion. Thousands of individual glass units of different sizes and colour were used to create the facade of the pavilion. The result is an optical illusion for visitors as they walk past the unique structure. The pavilion, which covers an area of 3,251 square metres in the Opportunity District, has a theme – The Hidden Treasure – intended to boost tourism, commerce and investment in Pakistan.
Image: Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
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