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At Tor Vergata, the BIE's secretary general Dimitri Kerkentzes with Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Italian mayor Roberto Gualtieri. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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A spectacular show to promote Rome's bid to host the 2030 Expo before the BIE, the organising committee of the world's fair, at the Colosseum in the Italian capital. Shutterstock
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A spectacular show to promote Rome's bid to host the 2030 Expo before the BIE, the organising committee of the world's fair, at the Colosseum in the Italian capital. Shutterstock
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More than 500 drones were used in a show with the Colosseum as a backdrop. Shutterstock
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It was final event for the visit of the Bie committee. Shutterstock
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Italian officials want Rome to host the world's fair in 2030. Shutterstock
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Images of faces are beamed on to the Colosseum. Shutterstock
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Dimitri Kerkentzes, secretary general of Bureau International des Expositions, with general director Giuseppe Scognamiglio and ambassador Fabio Cassese. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Dimitri Kerkentze, Giampiero Massolo, Giuseppe Scognamiglio and Matteo Salvini. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Organisers visit the Tor Vergeta district in Rome along with Italian officials to inspect the proposed site. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Dimitri Kerkentzes visits the Tor Vergata. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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At Tor Vergata, the BIE's secretary general Dimitri Kerkentzes with Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Italian mayor Roberto Gualtieri. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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A spectacular show to promote Rome's bid to host the 2030 Expo before the BIE, the organising committee of the world's fair, at the Colosseum in the Italian capital. Shutterstock
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A spectacular show to promote Rome's bid to host the 2030 Expo before the BIE, the organising committee of the world's fair, at the Colosseum in the Italian capital. Shutterstock
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More than 500 drones were used in a show with the Colosseum as a backdrop. Shutterstock
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It was final event for the visit of the Bie committee. Shutterstock
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Italian officials want Rome to host the world's fair in 2030. Shutterstock
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Images of faces are beamed on to the Colosseum. Shutterstock
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Dimitri Kerkentzes, secretary general of Bureau International des Expositions, with general director Giuseppe Scognamiglio and ambassador Fabio Cassese. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Dimitri Kerkentze, Giampiero Massolo, Giuseppe Scognamiglio and Matteo Salvini. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Organisers visit the Tor Vergeta district in Rome along with Italian officials to inspect the proposed site. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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Dimitri Kerkentzes visits the Tor Vergata. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
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At Tor Vergata, the BIE's secretary general Dimitri Kerkentzes with Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Italian mayor Roberto Gualtieri. Photo: Expo 2030 Roma
Who will host Expo 2030? Final inspection held for Rome’s world's fair bid
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