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July 3, 2008

Zaragoza World Expo!

As many of you know, I lived in Zaragoza, Spain for a couple of years where I did mission work and learned to love the people of region of Aragon. It's a city of 650,000 people right in between Madrid and Barcelona. On June 14th the World Expo, otherwise known as the World's Fair, came to Zaragoza! It's a huge fete for a city considered one of the oldest in the country, dating back to 24 B.C.
The theme of the 3-month-long festival is "Water and Sustainable Development," which is an obvious concern in our world today. Zaragoza 2008 will be structured around five theme pavilions and eight large eco-geographical areas comprising the 63 participating countries; Europe's largest fresh water aquarium has been built as well! There's a new pedestrian bridge that crosses the river Ebro, which is the entrance to the Expo 2008 and at the same time multi-level exhibition area. 10.000 visitors per hour will frequent the Main Pavilion of the world exhibition. It was designed by engineers, Zaha Hadid Architects & Ove Arup.

The Aquarium at Expo Zaragoza 2008 is a tribute to rivers, "revealing their deep soul and hidden fragility".

Penélope Cruz hugs it out with Fluvi, the mascot for Expo Zaragoza 2008, in Zaragoza, Spain, on Friday. The actress was on hand to receive a medal from the Spanish city for her support of the upcoming Expo.

The exhibition's most emblematic feature will be the Water Tower, a transparent building 60 metres high designed by Enrique de Teresa Trilla to evoke a drop of water.

Bob Dylan has recorded a new version of his 1963 classic A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall for the water-themed world fair. The song reportedly includes the singer's spoken comments on the importance of clean water across the world.
Go Zaragoza!

| By Nathan Gemayel | 5:41 PM

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