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Pakistan Pavillion at Expo 2010 Ground breaking Ceremony

Ancient fort being rebuilt for Expo
Date:28/04/2009

scene of the ground-breaking ceremony

scene of the ground-breaking ceremony

scene of the ground-breaking ceremony

scene of the ground-breaking ceremony

Masood Khan, ambassador of Pakistan to China as well as the commissioner general for Pakistan for Expo 2010, delivers a speech.

Masood Khan, ambassador of Pakistan to China as well as the commissioner general for Pakistan for Expo 2010, delivers a speech.

Wu Yunfei, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, delivers a speech.

Wu Yunfei, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, delivers a speech.

The Pakistan Pavilion, which will face the Chinese Pavilion, will create a replica of the Lahore Fort, an iconic symbol of the city of Lahore at the 2010 Expo.

The fort which dates back to the year 1025AD is the cultural capital and heart of modern-day Pakistan. It was given its current design in 1566AD. The building is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

Pakistan started building its 2,000-square-meter pavilion today, marking this with a ground-breaking ceremony at the Expo site.

Themed "harmony in diversity," various aspects of the best of Pakistan's cities will be merged into one showcase of culture, tradition, modernity and history.

In the pavilion, visitors will be able to experience the life of a typical Pakistani citizen through detailed visual and multimedia presentations.

an artist's rendition of the Pakistan Pavilion

an artist's rendition of the Pakistan Pavilion

an artist's rendition of the Pakistan Pavilion