UAE-based children’s choir, the all-women Firdaus Orchestra, conducted by Yasmina Sabbah – National Anthem of the United Arab Emirates.There were also concerts from the Expo 2020 World String Ensemble and Italian pianist Eleonora Constantini who was the person behind the Flying Piano show at Expo 2020. The top officials of Expo 2025 host Osaka, Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Mayor Ichiro Matsui, planned to fly separately to the United Arab Emirates at the end of March to attend Expo 2020 Dubai to promote the Osaka event internationally. American artists Christina Aguilera, Yo-Yo Ma and Norah Jones, Filipino bands Rivermaya, Moonstar88 and Imago, and the Dutch DJ Tiësto were among those who performed on the final night of the exposition. Closing ceremony Įxpo 2020 officially closed on 31 March 2022. The opening declaration was made by the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The ceremony featured performances by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli (' The Prayer') Emirati singer-composer Hussain Al Jassmi, Mayssa Karaa and Almas singing the Expo's theme song, 'This Is Our Time' British singer Ellie Goulding (' Anything Could Happen') Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo and Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu (a duet of John Legend's ' If You're Out There') American singer Andra Day (' Rise Up') and Chinese pianist Lang Lang, among others. Opening ceremony Įxpo 2020 officially opened on 30 September 2021. The hotel featured 312 rooms and 19 suites with a rooftop pool and views of Al Wasl Plaza. The site also featured the ROVE Expo 2020, which was the only hotel located at the site. The site had an emergency centre which includes an isolation room, emergency care room, ambulances and helicopter services. The infrastructure of the 4.38 km 2 Expo 2020 site was built by Orascom and BESIX. Each one was dedicated to one of the sub-themes of Expo 2020 – Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. The master plan, designed by the American firm HOK, was organized around a central plaza, entitled Al Wasl, enclosed by three large thematic districts. The main site of Expo 2020 Dubai was a 438-hectare area (1083 acres) located between the cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi.

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) general assembly in Paris named Dubai as the host on 27 November 2013.Įxpo 2020 logo at Dubai International Airport

The event had recorded more than 24 million visits in its six months. Despite being postponed, organizers kept the name Expo 2020 for marketing and branding purposes.

Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. Salama, Rashid, Latifa, Alif, Opti, and Terra ĭubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesĢ019 World Horticultural Exposition in BeijingĮxpo 2020 ( Arabic: إكسبو 2020) was a World Expo hosted by Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. For the International Horticultural Expo originally scheduled for 2021–2022, see International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar.

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