Expo City opening day - in pictures
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Expo City Dubai officially opened on Saturday, October 1, a year after the world's fair launched. Expo 2020 Dubai attracted more than 24 million visits. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Visitor favourite the Vision Pavilion is inspired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai -
The Vision Pavilion is reopening to visitors at the repurposed site of the world's fair. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai -
The gravity defying Surreal water feature is also reopening to visitors at Expo City Dubai. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai -
Football superstar Lionel Messi was among the millions of visitors entranced by the Surreal water feature. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai -
A panoramic view from the Garden in the Sky at Expo 2020 Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National -
A member of the French Air Force Patrouille de France aerobatics team flies past the Garden in the Sky during the world's fair. AP -
A night view of the Expo 2020 Dubai site from the Garden in the Sky. Victor Besa / The National. -
Visitors enjoy the view from the Garden in the Sky during the world's fair. The 55-metre tall observation tower is reopening in the revamped Expo City Dubai site. Pawan Singh / The National -
Visitors can explore much of the former site of the world fair and visit the centrepiece Al Wasl dome without charge. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Alif, the Mobility Pavilion, houses an interactive exhibition. It costs Dh50 ($13) to enter the attraction at the revamped site of Expo 2020 Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
An Emirati Bedouin display at Alif, the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
The spectacular glowing globe in the pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Many of the same pavilion's popular exhibits from the world's fair will still be on display. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Visitors explore Alif, the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
The pavilion was designed by Foster + Partners, known for their modernist steel-and-glass designs. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A nine-metre statue of Arab mathematician and philosopher Al Kindi is located in the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A visitor admires a stunning display in Alif, the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A historic bas relief carving, inside Alif, the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A display on 11th-century historian and geographer Abu Ubayd Al Bakri, inside Alif, the Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Terra, the Sustainability Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Visitors outside Terra, the Sustainability Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
The hall of consumption inside Terra, the Sustainability Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A food option at Expo City Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Expo City Dubai opens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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