![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6YIFSCKBP7UL6FAFC2NHT5CAZ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c68d452444b2be806861ce279ede4572496f42ba72a6684226a69f15bb72f943&width=400&height=225)
Solar 'trees' line the streets. Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YHBVVE4VHMVKXUYFOVVNTMDZCQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=835ee9402cd82415eba8fea8ecb03f03e0a05f220d01d144e219de2699860325&width=400&height=225)
The steel structure that is Al Wasl plaza - the heart of the Expo. Courtesy: Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GZRYURHK3MDQAUYZP3DVM643OM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c8e57d2c2753355194284813b167b8ae7fe6f092abdfb68c265116a91db143e4&width=400&height=225)
Expo 2020 set to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6UATLCGBHLDQ2VJRVLUHASJNGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=d64db11ecbe14ddef7899ab9abdd6086c9bd0707b92685123106d51789ee103b&width=400&height=225)
The completed centrepiece of Expo 2020, Al Wasl Plaza, pictured in January. The steel trellis is wide enough to fit two Airbus A380s inside. Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/COI2WO6AEOITIO2JYTABYUAF44.jpg?smart=true&auth=24595db10499f9c419bb1122b269e6f0834021821eb94d8ba8648d0715dd73be&width=400&height=225)
Al Wasl Plaza's massive dome will have images and videos projected onto it. Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6YIFSCKBP7UL6FAFC2NHT5CAZ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c68d452444b2be806861ce279ede4572496f42ba72a6684226a69f15bb72f943&width=400&height=225)
Solar 'trees' line the streets. Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YHBVVE4VHMVKXUYFOVVNTMDZCQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=835ee9402cd82415eba8fea8ecb03f03e0a05f220d01d144e219de2699860325&width=400&height=225)
The steel structure that is Al Wasl plaza - the heart of the Expo. Courtesy: Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GZRYURHK3MDQAUYZP3DVM643OM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c8e57d2c2753355194284813b167b8ae7fe6f092abdfb68c265116a91db143e4&width=400&height=225)
Expo 2020 set to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6UATLCGBHLDQ2VJRVLUHASJNGY.jpg?smart=true&auth=d64db11ecbe14ddef7899ab9abdd6086c9bd0707b92685123106d51789ee103b&width=400&height=225)
The completed centrepiece of Expo 2020, Al Wasl Plaza, pictured in January. The steel trellis is wide enough to fit two Airbus A380s inside. Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/COI2WO6AEOITIO2JYTABYUAF44.jpg?smart=true&auth=24595db10499f9c419bb1122b269e6f0834021821eb94d8ba8648d0715dd73be&width=400&height=225)
Al Wasl Plaza's massive dome will have images and videos projected onto it. Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6YIFSCKBP7UL6FAFC2NHT5CAZ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=c68d452444b2be806861ce279ede4572496f42ba72a6684226a69f15bb72f943&width=400&height=225)
Solar 'trees' line the streets. Pawan Singh / The National
Construction of Expo 2020 Dubai's 'crown jewel' complete
All Expo-led construction on the fair's permanent structures is complete, officials say
![Ramola Talwar Badam](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F5ef0cfa3-a931-4bee-a429-a6e926cfab98.png?smart=true&auth=8bd0c965d9bb14cf66195518e8cc461c939674357be28fde76d5e3597d39b95d&width=70&height=70)
Ramola Talwar Badam
14 January, 2020
- Listen In English
- Listen In Arabic