Remembering Expo Dubai 2020 – in pictures

  • The UAE pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
    The UAE pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
  • A young visitor enjoys the spectacular light show at Al Wasl Plaza. Victor Besa / The National
    A young visitor enjoys the spectacular light show at Al Wasl Plaza. Victor Besa / The National
  • View from the Garden in the Sky at Expo 2020. Antonie Robertson / The National
    View from the Garden in the Sky at Expo 2020. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • The Saudi pavilion lit up at night. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The Saudi pavilion lit up at night. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Tricolours to the fore as France marks its Expo celebration day. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Tricolours to the fore as France marks its Expo celebration day. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The French pavilion features a projection of 'The Rose', a 13th-century stained-glass window from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The French pavilion features a projection of 'The Rose', a 13th-century stained-glass window from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A visitor takes a picture of the spectacular Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A visitor takes a picture of the spectacular Mobility Pavilion. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • An aerobatics team passes above the Pakistan pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    An aerobatics team passes above the Pakistan pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Inside the Malaysia pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
    Inside the Malaysia pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The Al Wasl dome displays different faces at the Police Academy Graduation in celebration of the country's 50th anniversary. Ruel Pableo / The National
    The Al Wasl dome displays different faces at the Police Academy Graduation in celebration of the country's 50th anniversary. Ruel Pableo / The National
  • A young visitor in front of 'Fluidum', a kinetic statue made up of 85 robotically controlled mirrors, representing a vertical water surface, at the Czech pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A young visitor in front of 'Fluidum', a kinetic statue made up of 85 robotically controlled mirrors, representing a vertical water surface, at the Czech pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • The Women's pavilion by Cartier. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The Women's pavilion by Cartier. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • The Bahrain pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
    The Bahrain pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The Monaco pavilion. The entrance is based on a kaleidoscope. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The Monaco pavilion. The entrance is based on a kaleidoscope. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A look at the construction progress of the Sustainability pavilion in 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A look at the construction progress of the Sustainability pavilion in 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A replica of Michelangelo's 'David' statue at the Italy pavilion on April 27, 2021. Pawan Singh / The National
    A replica of Michelangelo's 'David' statue at the Italy pavilion on April 27, 2021. Pawan Singh / The National
  • View of the closed Al Wasl dome. Pawan Singh / The National
    View of the closed Al Wasl dome. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Crowds outside the Saudi Arabia pavilion during the final week of Expo 2020 Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Crowds outside the Saudi Arabia pavilion during the final week of Expo 2020 Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Air show on the last day of Expo 2020 Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Air show on the last day of Expo 2020 Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Green spaces and architecture on display. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Green spaces and architecture on display. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Visitors swinging in the graduation hall at the Germany pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
    Visitors swinging in the graduation hall at the Germany pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Construction work on the Expo 2020 site in November, 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Construction work on the Expo 2020 site in November, 2017. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Inside the Sustainability pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National
    Inside the Sustainability pavilion. Pawan Singh / The National