Basic Information
Venue Theme: City of Harmony
National Pavilion Day: August 18
Exhibition Hall Location: Area A
Overview
The design inspiration of the entrance, square and central dome of the exhibition hall come from India's "Siddi? Syed" Temple, Rampur Palace and Sanchi Pagoda respectively. The museum sets up a time-space journey of the city from ancient times to the present, wonderfully interpreting the theme of "City and Harmony". Visitors can visit ancient India, medieval India and modern India four to five thousand years ago through the image "time and space tunnel", and experience India's rich traditional culture, diverse religious beliefs, the development of tradition and modern technology, and the integration of urban and rural areas. .
Interpretation of the Pavilion
Architectural Appearance
The architecture of the Indian Pavilion is inspired by the Siddi Syed Temple in Ahmedabad and will be a " A "seemingly impossible" building, it not only has a huge red central dome, similar in shape to the famous Taj Mahal, but it will also be a building that combines multi-religious features. ?The central dome symbolizes India's theme of "harmony of all things". Its design is inspired by the Sanchi Pagoda, which is an architectural style that often appears in Hinduism and other religions. India's famous Taj Mahal also has a huge central dome. Green turf covers the central dome, and the thick greenery is inlaid with a copper sculpture of the "Tree of Life". The fusion of plants and metal gives the central dome a sense of shape and exudes vitality. The central area of ??the dome uses a 360-degree holographic projection audio-visual device to show the urban changes in India over thousands of years.
The display content
will showcase India’s rich cultural traditions, diverse religious beliefs, cultures and languages, the development of tradition and modern science and technology, and the integration of urban and rural areas. ?The Indian Pavilion brings thousands of years of culture and traditional food to the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Visitors will return to ancient India in 3000 BC through the "time and space tunnel", and then travel through the medieval period to modern India. ?Through the display in the exhibition hall, the urban life style of Mohallahs in the medieval period is also vividly depicted: in that era, people belonged to specific trade unions for production and trade, and all fields were closely connected and prospered in harmony. ?Shows the evolution of urban life in India, and shows how, in the face of growing population pressure and increasingly serious environmental problems, different sectors of society, different classes, and urban and rural areas can achieve the greatest degree of harmony through the exchange of trade and services. . ?Creative design, science and technology, etc. will also become the focus of the exhibition. Many Indian cutting-edge companies including information technology, satellite communication technology, bioscience technology and other fields will display at the Expo.
Highlights
Highlight 1
The exhibition hall uses solar panels, windmills, herbs, bamboo and other materials to achieve a "zero chemical substance" design.
Highlight 2
The "Indian Bazaar" provides traditional Indian food, and the shopping mall displays local Indian specialties.
Highlight 3
The amphitheater presents special cultural and artistic programs from all over India.
Highlight 4
Using a variety of plant materials, India, which has always attached great importance to the development of bamboo forests, used bamboo grids and reinforced concrete to weave a "sound-absorbing" ceiling for the exhibition hall.