It may not be the biggest pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010 event but the Arabian City is the most expensive.
This is the Saudi Arabian pavilion, loosely described as a ‘silk road treasure boat’ or more simply the ‘Moon Boat’, which cost a whopping $146 million to construct.
You can definitely see the oasis-style theme to the place which sits amid a ‘happy desert’ with the top deck planted with a hanging garden, complete with water pools and featuring full-grown date palm trees.
There are even tents erected on top to give visitors a chance to experience a little bit of desert life, just without the scorpions.
The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has revealed the winners of this year’s “Best Tall Building” awards.
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