expo 2005 photo essays
- weekly report from the World Exposition in Aichi, Japan

Week twenty-three (August 28, 2005)

· A trip around the Global Commons (Global Common 4 - Europe II)

Countries in Global Common 4: Caucasus Pavilion (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), Nordic Pavilion (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), The Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, Romania, Austria, Ireland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Poland

Expo dome

Global Common 4 event space

This Global Common is the largest of all but also the remotest location from the main North Gate. It is also the most uninteresting and uncomfortable place of the Expo. Oddly, it hosts many of Germany's direct neighbours (Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Holland). Russia is also to be found here, at the most distant corner of the Expo, close to the Expo Dome, which can be written off as another weak attempt at luring visitors to this hinterland. Nothing really exciting here, many pavilions' presentations are quite haphazard, such as Romania or Ireland. The Netherlands pavilion is also quite a disappointment after their great presentation at the Expo 2000.

· Caucasus pavilion (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)

Caucasus pavilion

Self-centered view of the world (Azerbaijan)

· Nordic pavilion (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)

Nordic and Belgian pavilions

Nordic pavilion

· The Netherlands pavilion

Netherlands pavilion

Dutch floor movie

· Czech pavilion

Wooden pole facade (Czech Republic)

Water piano (Czech Republic)

· UK pavilion

England sign (United Kingdom)

Garden (United Kingdom)

Leaf shaped outer walls (United Kingdom)

Bionics display (United Kingdom)

· Russian pavilion

Tornado power plant (Russia)

Tacky billboard (Russia)

see also Week 26.

· Other pavilions

Portugal pavilion

Swiss pavilion

Romanian pavilion

Austrian pavilion

Ireland pavilion

Moebius loop (Lithuania)

Poland pavilion

Ukraine pavilion

· Next page: Global Common 5 - Africa