Korea Pavilion’s Film on a Large Dome Screen, “More Impressive than Avatar”
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- 2012.05.14 14:59
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As a beam of light shoots through the pitch black darkness, visitors find themselves suddenly standing in the middle of the open sea. Fishermen on a boat floating on the sea perform rituals in preparation for a big catch. Amid the festive music and prayers, a net is cast from the boat and visitors are submerged deep into the sea.
The dome screen in the Korea Pavilion is the world’s largest, measuring 30 meters in diameter, 15 meters in height and 95 meters in circumference. Deep-sea creatures like corals, seaweed, rays, huge whales and schools of fish are vividly brought to the dome screen for visitors to enjoy. They can also take a virtual journey from the sea to a desert then to grasslands and learn about our efforts to address various issues facing us, such as water shortage, by utilizing energy and resources generated from the sea.
The Korea Pavilion is an eco-friendly, zero-energy building and the world’s first pavilion to use hydrogen fuel cells that do not produce carbon dioxide emissions. The pavilion makes maximum use of various new and renewable energy sources like sea water heat, photovoltaics and wind.
Visitors from abroad will be fascinated by the beauty of the sea of Korea. The exterior of the building is decorated with taegeuk symbol of the Korean flag and traditional Korean window patterns, while the pavilion features the maritime history of Korea, shamanic performances as well as the ganggangsullae (a traditional Korean circle dance that incorporates singing and dancing) for visitors to take part in.
The Korea Pavilion is accessible by reservation only. After purchasing an admission ticket, visitors must make a reservation for the Korea Pavilion in advance prior to their visit or on site after arrival. A tour of the pavilion takes about 15 minutes and opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Im Jeong-ju, director for Host Country’s Exhibition I, commented, “The pavilion will allow Koreans to take great pride in Korea’s maritime history while visitors from abroad will be captivated by the beautiful waters of Korea.
The dome screen in the Korea Pavilion is the world’s largest, measuring 30 meters in diameter, 15 meters in height and 95 meters in circumference. Deep-sea creatures like corals, seaweed, rays, huge whales and schools of fish are vividly brought to the dome screen for visitors to enjoy. They can also take a virtual journey from the sea to a desert then to grasslands and learn about our efforts to address various issues facing us, such as water shortage, by utilizing energy and resources generated from the sea.
The Korea Pavilion is an eco-friendly, zero-energy building and the world’s first pavilion to use hydrogen fuel cells that do not produce carbon dioxide emissions. The pavilion makes maximum use of various new and renewable energy sources like sea water heat, photovoltaics and wind.
Visitors from abroad will be fascinated by the beauty of the sea of Korea. The exterior of the building is decorated with taegeuk symbol of the Korean flag and traditional Korean window patterns, while the pavilion features the maritime history of Korea, shamanic performances as well as the ganggangsullae (a traditional Korean circle dance that incorporates singing and dancing) for visitors to take part in.
The Korea Pavilion is accessible by reservation only. After purchasing an admission ticket, visitors must make a reservation for the Korea Pavilion in advance prior to their visit or on site after arrival. A tour of the pavilion takes about 15 minutes and opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Im Jeong-ju, director for Host Country’s Exhibition I, commented, “The pavilion will allow Koreans to take great pride in Korea’s maritime history while visitors from abroad will be captivated by the beautiful waters of Korea.
