Shanghai Expo 2010

The pavilion consists of three areas – Whispering Garden, Hall of Light and Hall of Innovations.

The Whispering Garden is a green orchard that greets visitors as they enter the building. Some facilities will be installed to make the trees begin to “whisper” in both English and Chinese when visitors walk close to them.

The hall of Light includes a 15-meter high screen. It will display films highlighting Israel’s innovations and technological achievements.

The Hall of Innovation is the centerpiece of the Israel Expo Pavilion. A special audio-visual show will allow visitors to talk with Israeli children, scientists, doctors and inventors via hundreds of screens. These Israelis will introduce themselves and share their hopes for a better future.

Israel allocated about US$6 million for its participation at Expo 2010, which includes the cost of its pavilion and other activities. It is the first time Israel has committed to building a national pavilion at a World Expo.

This is Romania’s pavilion at the Shanghai Expo (World Expo) in Shanghai, China in 2010.

Romania’s national pavilion at Shanghai 2010 World Expo will represent a green apple in its focus on a “green city” concept.

The pavilion size is 2,000 square meters and its apple shape and logo “Greenopolis” represent the importance of healthy lifestyle, sustainable development and knowledge-based solutions for modern society.

Romania tries to highlight a city’s historical and cultural heritage in order to understand, develop and translate this wisdom into a better quality of life for contemporary urban Romanian citizens.

The Finnish government hopes to dismantle the pavilion after the Shanghai Expo and move it to other places in China, using it as a restaurant, office building or library.

The government of Finland has given about 14 million euros (US$18 million) for its participation at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.