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.
Dubbed the largest World Expo in history, this week saw the start of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, showcasing some of the best and weirdest creations in architecture.
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