Expo 2020 Dubai reveals two new attractions: Garden in the Sky and Water Feature
The Water Feature, placed right in between the iconic Al Wasl Plaza and Jubilee Park, the Expo 2020 Water Feature combines the elements of water, earth and fire. Visitors will be welcomed by a lush green garden with palm trees rising above a series of curved paths that surround the feature. At its centre is a blazing circle of fire that produces flames of red, green and yellow. These huge flames burn with pure hydrogen, and hence, produce no carbon.
The 153 individual waves put on a dramatic show of gushing sheets and bursts of water leaping from the walls and finally descending to the plaza below. By night, the waves produce a gravity-defying spectacle as they begin to flow up the walls. You can walk to the base of the waterfall to see how the water disappears from the stone of the curved walls that reach up to 13 metres in height.
The water jets out rhythmically at the cue of music, creating an orchestral masterpiece performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The set is written by the award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi; he composed the theme music for the HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’.
The water feature was created by California-based architecture, design, manufacturing and engineering firm called WET Design. They use supercomputers and other pioneering technology to build some of the most famous fountains and water features including the dancing fountain at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. WET’s choreographers and composer Djawadi worked together to create unity between the music and the visual water experience. International landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm SWA Group designed the remaining architectural features and the surrounding landscape.
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