Egypt Pavilion Preview
Theme: Cairo, Mother of the World: A City that Keeps Reinventing Itself
National Pavilion Day: July 23
Location: Within Zone C of the Expo Site
Egypt Pavilion Features
The exterior of the pavilion adopts mainly two colors of black and white and boasts a modern look. Interior is divided into two parts with an arch, which allows visitors to pass through. Exhibited items include material objects, films, and pictures showing Egypt's long history and rich culture. The pavilion explores how to face the challenges of the present and future based on experiences of the past. The importance of Cairo, capital of the country and mother of the world, to both Egypt and its surrounding regions also emphasized in the exhibitions.
Egypt Pavilion Highlights
Highlight 1: Antiques of Egypt
Egyptian antiques together with wonderful slides, documentaries and music recording Egyptian people's history, economy, culture, customs, traditions and so on showcase the development of Cairo and other cities.
Highlight 2: Diversified Cairo
Diversified Cairo has always kept reinventing itself in aspects of technology, economy, and social development.
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(Article Source: 2010 Expo Shanghai Official Website)