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Expo Center completes key construction stage
31/10/2008 10:20

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A ceremony takes place at the construction site of the Expo Center yesterday to mark the completion of the buildingĄ¯s steel structure. The 142,000-square-meter center in Pudong New Area will host ceremonies, forums and international meetings during the 2010 World Expo.- Shanghai Daily

Yang Jian/Shanghai Daily news

Construction of the steel structure of the Expo Center was completed yesterday. The center will host ceremonies, forums and international meetings during the 2010 World Expo.

The 142,000-square-meter building in Pudong New Area will also be the operations and media center at the Expo site. It is one of the five permanent, "green" constructions at the Expo site, along with the China Pavilion, the Theme Pavilion, the Performance Center and the Expo Boulevard. It will be turned into a convention center after the 2010 event.