an artistic rendition of Romania Pavilion
Construction of Romania's national pavilion for the 2010 World Expo broke ground on June 26.
Designed as a green apple, the Romania Pavilion, also called "Greenopolis," will have a budget of 2.5 million euros (US$3.5 million) and cover 2,000 square meters.
Mircea Geoana, President of the Romania Senate, said on June 26 during the ground-breaking ceremony that Romania is honored to be one participant of Expo 2010. He also said that the country will use vivid and amazing visual effects to showcase how Romania worked on challenges of urbanization and creating a better life.
Zhong Yanqun, fulltime deputy director of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Executive Committee, said that she believe the unique and fresh design of Romania Pavilion, with the shape of big green apple, will impress the 70 million Expo visitors. She also said that the Expo organizers will help participants to arrange and operate their exhibitions. She said she also hoped that the Expo organizers could work closely with Romania to create a successful, wonderful and impressive Expo.
The Romanian pavilion will reflect the importance of a healthy lifestyle, sustainable development and knowledge-based solutions for modern society, Ferdinand Nagy, commissioner of the World Exhibition of Romania, said yesterday.
Nagy also said Romania was trying to highlight a city's historical and cultural heritage in order to understand, develop and translate this wisdom into a better quality of life for contemporary urban Romanian citizens.
He said Greenopolis was a term with universal meaning, represented by the apple, which means health, knowledge, freshness, temptation and eternity.
The inside of the pavilion is designed to have multifunctional spaces over five stories including indoor and outdoor stages, restaurants, and a panoramic viewing platform for the Expo site.
The Romania Pavilion will host various events during the Expo including cultural events, art shows, conferences and seminars dedicated to the development of economic, scientific and tour exchanges with other nations.