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KONE 100 YEARS
CULTURE CENTER
The Culture Center is a perma-
nent building and consists of a
large central stage, large func-
tional hall which can house up
to 18,000 guests and support-
ing facilities. The Culture Center
has a floor area of 126,000
square meters, of which 74,000
square meters is above ground
and 52,000 square meters un-
derground. The central stage is
the first of its kind in China, and
can be adjusted to form differ-
ent shapes within 360 degrees.
KONE solutions include 17 el-
evators and 26 escalators. Five
of the elevators were installed
already during the construction
phase and used as freight eleva-
tors.
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part of an international event of this
caliber once again. We believe that our
association with the Finnish pavilion is
an ideal partnership considering the
World Expo’s location and theme: Bet-
ter City, Better Life. China and other
Asian markets are important markets
for us and this is a great opportunity to
be involved in the largest World Expo
in history. The year 2010 also marks a
special milestone in KONE’s history as
we will be celebrating our company’s
100th anniversary.”
PROUD SUPPLIER FOR
21 WORLD EXPO PAVILIONS
There will be even more to celebrate for
KONE at the World Expo. The company
is the proud supplier of equipment for
21 different pavilions: 59 elevators and
34 escalators have been supplied for
the pavilions of Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, and Spain; as well as to the
London Case Pavilion, Culture Center,
Expo Logistics Center, State Grid Pavil-
ion, Information and Communication
Pavilion, China Aviation Pavilion, Dam-
ing Palace Pavilion, Coca-Cola Pavilion,
DevNet Pavilion and Broad Pavilion.
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STATE GRID PAVILION
The State Grid Corporation
Pavilion is designed as a ‘magic
box’ with a crystal cube em-
bedded inside. The theme of
the pavilion is based on the
relationship between electric-
ity and daily life. A solar light
system resembling sunflowers
will illuminate the flooring. The
pavilion covers 4,000 square
meters and the underground
substation provides electricity
to other pavilions in the area.
KONE solutions include
9 units.
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