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Expo 2020 - A bid to reinforce Dubai and the UAE’s position as a world hub
Expo 2020 Dubai would celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emirate. In only a few decades, Dubai has become one of the world’s most modern, innovative and technological cities, attracting investors and workers from over 200 countries. With a target of 25 million visitors, an Expo would continue building Dubai and the UAE’s status as a world hub. After the Expo, the site would be converted into the Dubai Trade center Jebel Ali. The Expo would also be the occasion to show the world that the UAE is shifting from ’hard’ to ’soft’ projects, as each subtheme is a pillar of Dubai’s development strategy. Projects in all three fields are in motion.Expo 2020 Dubai would take place on a 438-hectare site on the southwestern edge of Dubai. Equidistant from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the site would be located next to the new Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be able to carry 160 million passengers a year.
The site itself would be divided in three areas dedicated to each sub theme. These thematic zones would lead up to Al Wasl, the main plaza. Countries would be able to set up their pavilion in the area that corresponds best to their development strategy. Sustainability is at the heart of the project. The site is based on modular design: an important part of the Expo will be dismantled and rebuilt to create appropriate infrastructures for the development of the region: the Dubai Trade Center, an Expo museum, a university, apartment buildings etc.
