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Over 1 million visitors to Polish pavilion at Dubai Expo: audio report

31.03.2022 15:30
As the rescheduled Expo 2020 world fair comes to a close in Dubai, the Polish pavilion in the United Arab Emirates is celebrating welcoming more than 1 million visitors and winning two prestigious awards.
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The Polish pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.
The Polish pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

The Polish pavilion has been in the elite group of 15 national pavilions that went across the 1 million mark for visitors.

One of the visitors to the Polish pavilion: Mohamed Halwani from Tunesia One of the visitors to the Polish pavilion: Mohamed Halwani from Tunisia. Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland
A volunteer working in the Polish pavilion. A volunteer working in the Polish pavilion. Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

An official awards ceremony held on the eve of the closing ceremony in Jubilee Park recognized the best pavilions, with the Polish one being among the award recipients.

Designed by Warsaw-based architecture practice WXCA and Swiss studio Bellprat Partner, the Polish pavilion has been a nod to the country's natural landscapes representing an essential part of the nation's identity.

Located within the Mobility District of the exhibition, the three-story pavilion is an assemblage of timber "boxes" encased within a kinetic sculpture symbolizing the migration of birds from Poland to the Arab Peninsula.

Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Danuta Isler filed this report from Dubai.

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