‘Beacons of Al Wasl’: the Expo 2020 Dubai medallions that pay homage to UAE history – The National

‘Beacons of Al Wasl’: the Expo 2020 Dubai medallions that pay homage to UAE history – The National

When you find yourself standing in Al Wasl Plaza, your first instinct might be to look up at the dome. But make sure you also look down, to the ground, where dozens of bronze medallions, each a metre in diameter, are embedded at the heart of Expo 2020 Dubai.

Each pays homage to an idea, an achievement, a moment in UAE history, depicting the country’s exponential growth.

There are 42 in total, the number of years it took for the UAE to win the Expo bid.