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On February 15, Spain Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai exceeded one million visitors. On the occasion, Carmen Bueno, Executive Commissioner General of the Spain Pavilion, welcomed the millionth visitor, an Irish man living in Abu Dhabi, who was there with his family.
The Spain Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai exceeded one million visitors since its opening in October 2021, nearly 9 per cent of the total visitors to the world fair till February 15. To celebrate the achievement, Carmen Bueno, Executive Commissioner General of the Spain Pavilion, welcomed the millionth visitor, an Irish man living in Abu Dhabi, who was there with his family.
The pavilion organised an exclusive guided visit of the permanent exhibition for the millionth visitor and gifted him with a dinner for two in the exclusive Azotea restaurant and a gift bag full
of souvenirs.
According to a survey carried out by the pavilion on how much visitors would recommend, on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highly recommended) a stop by, the pavilion got an average score of 4.6. Speaking of the occasion, Carmen Bueno said: “The Spain Pavilion has been one of the key attractions at Expo 2020 Dubai and has received great interest from visitors from all over the world (…) I am very proud of the staff having reached one million visits with such great feedback.”
Under the motto, ´Intelligence for life´, the pavilion aims to become an example of intelligent creativity, capable of uniting people around sustainable projects in the fields of science, technology, education, and art.
Attractions
Commissioned to Amann-Cánovas-Maruri studio, the Spain Pavilion is an eco-friendly exhibition that seamlessly blends ancient heritage and cutting-edge innovation. The pavilion stands out for its enormous colourful cones, partially covered with ultralight and flexible photovoltaic panels that led visitors to an airy ground floor containing several, naturally cooled plazas featuring, ‘Glimpses’, a series of exhibitions synthesizing some of the most relevant contributions of Spain to the global culture and highlighting some of the historical links between the country and the Arab culture. Connecting the old and the new is, Dynamo, an audio-visual sculpture by renowned artist Daniel Cologar. At the pavilion theatre, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy ‘August Moon’, an 8-minute movie by Spanish film maker Nacho Vigalondo.
