For those of you who don't know the World Expo, it is a large international exposition that showcase every nation's own design, product or any kind of interesting things that are according to a particular theme. The World Expo is held for every two years, and there's a bidding process for which cities are being selected to be the host for Expo.
In 2010, Shanghai became the city that held the World Expo, and it is the largest exposition in history for it's number of international participants, number of visitors walked through the site (since Chinese cover 1/4th population of the world), and the largest world's fair attendance in a single day. The theme of the Expo "Better City, Better Life" showcases each cities' plan to create a sustainable and ecological life within the city, while each country showcase their own products and technologies. The idea of having the Expo in Shanghai is as a follow-up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing to make China as a vision for a global future in the
I myself have visited the expo two years ago, and I can tell from experience that it's not easy to visit all of the pavilions when you're visiting the expo (unless you spend your holiday in Shanghai for more than 2 weeks...) due to the overcrowding lines. Therefore after looking at more info on the Expo through the internet, I decided to visit some of the popular pavilions in the whole exposition. I then pick which pavilion has the most intricate architecture as well as it's contents.
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| The pavilion's exterior, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D. |
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| Inside the pavilion's escalator, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D | | |
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1. Japan Pavilion
The pavilion is shaped like a cocoon and that it has a membrane and antenna like structure, which makes the pavilion look like an "breathing organism." Inside the pavilion showcase Japan's latest technologies, such as Augmented Reality, Robots, and eco-effective home appliances. The end of the pavilion showcase a performance about how cities are formed.
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| The seed cathedral, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The inside of the seed cathedral, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The seed cathedral, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| Inside the seed cathedral, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The structure of the seed cathedral, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The seeds, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
2. United Kingdom Pavilion
If you have been paying attention to Mr. Hendrajaya's lecture today, then you might already know this pavilion. It is designed by Thomas Heatherwick, and the concept is that there is an iconic piece (reminiscent of the Crystal Palace) which is the "seed cathedral" and the large plane that resembles wrapping paper indicates as a gift for the future. The seed cathedral is home to over 60,000-plus transparent acrylic rods containing seeds.
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| The Denmark Pavilion, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| Inside the pavilion, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The Little Mermaid, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| The Little Mermaid from afar, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
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| At the top of the pavilion, Photographed by Satria Rahmadi D |
3. Denmark Pavilion
One of the most eye-catching and significant about the pavilion is the real-life statue of The Little Mermaid, that was brought straight from Copenhagen to Shanghai for the expo. Also that the form of the pavilion is shaped like a curve, which allows visitors to ride bicycles that are provided in the pavilion.
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| Behold, our home country... , Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Bamboo-like structure that supports the pavilion's roof, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Elevated path in the pavilion, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Indonesia's biodiversity (Mind the family pic...), Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| An exhibition under the rainforest, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| The inside of the pavilion from the top, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| A tunnel of bamboos, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
4. Indonesia Pavilion
Our home country's very own pavilion (Please excuse the family photos). The pavilion has been titled as "Indonesia Biodiversity", due to its natural diversity of wildlife and plants. The pavilion is designed to be like a traditional house with a modern twist. The usage of natural materials from the country is the emphasis by using bamboo like structures to support the pavilion. The pavilion exhibits not only Indonesia's biodiversity, but also some of its food like satay ayam and fried rice.
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| The Swiss pavilion, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| LED Lights use to light up the pavilion at night, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Concrete structure that holds up the pavilion, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Looking up to the skylight, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| The gondola, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
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| Going up, going down, Photographed by Tateng K Djajasudarma |
5. Switzerland Pavilion
This pavilion is one of the more fun pavilions in the expo, because the main attraction is riding a gondola on top of the pavilion. The top of the pavilion is filled with plants and grasses from Swiss, and by riding the gondola, we can see the views of its neighboring pavilions.
There you go, these are all my top picks of the 2010 World Expo Pavilions. To find out more about the other pavilions in the 2010 Expo, visit http://en.expo2010.cn/
By the way, if you're planning to go to South Korea, don't miss the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu.
Satria Rahmadi Djajasudarma
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Di, which pavilion do you think is the best?
ReplyDeleteRistina Hasna
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I couldn't answer that question, because each pavilion is unique to the design and they all have interesting aesthetics. Also that each of the pavilions that I chose are unique, it's hard to categorize based on what I've observed.
ReplyDeleteSatria Rahmadi D.
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