The World Expo in Shanghai opened today, the main topic of the Hungarian Pavilion is the Gömböc. In the middle of the building (designed by Tamás Lévai) a 2.5 m high Gömböc shape is on exhibit, made from stainless steel. Visitors can also play with smaller (18-24cm) Gömböc pieces made from Aluminium, Copper, Brass and Plexiglass. The Hungarian ambassador in Beijing, Mr. Sándor Kusai commented very favourably on his first impressions. The Gömböc and the Pavillon was well received in the press.
Video introducing the Hungarian Pavilion:
Video introducing the expo and the Hungarian Pavilion:
Wikipedia site introducing all pavilons: the Hungarian Pavilion had 5.8 million visitors and received Silver Prize in its category: