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    Art Meets Tech at the 2010 World Expo

    Architecture, tech, and art go on display in the 2010 World Expo opening Saturday, May 1 in Shanghai. Officials spent 58 billion dollars on the 6-month event, estimating it will draw up to 100 million visitors.

  • Giant_Animated_Baby7
    Visitors gather in front of a huge animated baby mannequin displayed in the Spanish pavilion at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on April 25, 2010. Expo organizers gave members of the public a preview of the largest-ever World's Fair as they tested facilities and public transportation before the official start on May 1.
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  • Japan Pavilion
    In this photo taken on March 28 and released by the Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy, an aerial view shows the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in China which opens on May 1, 2010.
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    AP Photo/Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy
  • Travelling_to_the_Show
    An aerial view shows vehicles traveling on newly-lit intersections at night in Shanghai in this March 28, 2010 photo.
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    REUTERS/Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy
  • Opening_Ceremonies
    Performers celebrate as the opening of the World Expo is officially declared Friday April 30, 2010 in Shanghai, China.
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • The U.K. Pavilion in Shanghai
    In this photo taken on March 28, 2010 and released by the Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy, an aerial view shows the United Kingdom Pavilion at the World Expo in China which opens on May 1, 2010.
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    AP Photo/Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy
  • Future of Transportation?
    A project model shows a possible future transport system in the Pavilion of Future as organizers of Shanghai's World Expo gave members of the public a preview of the massive event in Shanghai on April 26, 2010.
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  • Performers_Get_Ready
    Two performers practice at the World Expo site in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
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    AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan
  • Visitors_Take_Pictures
    Visitors outside the Danish pavilion take photos of Denmark's iconic Little Mermaid statue after it was unveiled at Shanghai World Expo site April 25, 2010.
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    REUTERS/Aly Song
  • Denmark's Little Mermaid
    Denmark's famed Little Mermaid statue is displayed after it was unveiled in Denmark Pavilion at the World Expo site on the trial day Sunday, April 25, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The 5-foot statue honoring Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen left Copenhagen Harbor for first time in 97 years for Shanghai's Expo which opens May 1.
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • Serbia Pavilion By Night
    A night view shows the Serbia pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site April 23, 2010.
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  • Workers Assemble Latvia Pavilion
    Workers assemble a wall part of the Latvia Pavilion at the World Expo site on the trial day Sunday, April 25, 2010 in Shanghai, China.
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • Dream_Cube
    Visitors walk past the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, known as the Dream Cube, in Shanghai on April 26, 2010. Multi-nationals are seizing on the six-month event beginning May 1 to build their brand presence in the market of 1.3 billion people, but also the business and government connections -- or "guanxi" -- crucial to making money in China.
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  • Inside the South Korea Pavilion
    A worker stands at the wall of the South Korea pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • The_British_Pavillion
    A man takes a picture inside the British pavilion at the World Expo 2010 site in Shanghai on April 14, 2010.
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  • Shanghai_Auto_Concept_Car
    In this April 11, 2010 photo, Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (SAIC) debuts the Ye Zi or Leaf concept car at the World Expo in Shanghai.
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  • Russia Pavilion in Shanghai
    A night view shows the Russia pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site April 23, 2010.
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  • The UAE Pavilion
    In this photo taken on March 28 and released by the Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy, an aerial view shows the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the World Expo in China which opens on May 1, 2010.
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    AP Photo/Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy
  • Farmer_With_Walking_Robot
    Farmer Wu Yulu, 48, operates his walking robot near his home in a village at the outskirts of Beijing April 14, 2010. Hobby inventor Wu, who started to build robots in 1986, has invented 47 robots that can perform different functions like jumping, painting, drinking, pulling carts, massaging and helping with cooking. He will display more than 30 of his robots during the Shanghai World Expo 2010, where he hopes to promote the practical uses of his robots.
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    REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic
  • Entering_the_Expo
    A visitor stands at the South Korea Pavilion at the World Expo site on the trial day Friday, April 23, 2010 in Shanghai, China.
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    AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
  • South Korean Pavilion
    A woman cleans the door of the South Korea Pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai, China, Friday, April 30, 2010. Shanghai's Expo which opens May 1, 2010, is likely to be the largest World's Fair ever, with some 70 million visitors expected to attend in the six months before it closes on Oct. 31.
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    AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen
  • 3D_Jade_Burial_Suit
    A visitor takes photos of a 3D-projected image of a Terracotta Warrior jade burial suit in the Aurora Pavilion as organizers of Shanghai's World Expo gave members of the public a preview of the massive event in Shanghai on April 26, 2010.
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    21 Images

    Art Meets Tech at the 2010 World Expo

    Architecture, tech, and art go on display in the 2010 World Expo opening Saturday, May 1 in Shanghai. Officials spent 58 billion dollars on the 6-month event, estimating it will draw up to 100 million visitors.

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  • Art Meets Tech at the 2010 World Expo
  • Giant_Animated_Baby7
  • Japan Pavilion
  • Travelling_to_the_Show
  • Opening_Ceremonies
  • The U.K. Pavilion in Shanghai
  • Future of Transportation?
  • Performers_Get_Ready
  • Visitors_Take_Pictures
  • Denmark's Little Mermaid
  • Serbia Pavilion By Night
  • Workers Assemble Latvia Pavilion
  • Dream_Cube
  • Inside the South Korea Pavilion
  • The_British_Pavillion
  • Shanghai_Auto_Concept_Car
  • Russia Pavilion in Shanghai
  • The UAE Pavilion
  • Farmer_With_Walking_Robot
  • Entering_the_Expo
  • South Korean Pavilion
  • 3D_Jade_Burial_Suit