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Centers of Attention
Every year, new, colorful, and captivating convention centers pop up across the globe. Put your international IQ to the test and try to guess where in the world each of these eight new venues is located.
Choosing from the list of locations, guess the blank areas in the text below and then click on them to see if you're right
| Berlin, Germany | Mons, Belgium |
| Kigali, Rwanda | Muscat, Oman |
| Krakow, Poland | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Lima, Peru | Sydney, Australia |
| The Hermitage Museum isn't the only attraction in _____ now that its Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre is open. |
| Topped by a dome whose design was inspired by rose petals, the 500,000-square-foot Convention and Exhibition Centre in _____ looks like a watery oasis in the arid land famed for producing frankincense and breeding Arabian horses, and where sandstorms appear and then vanish like a magician's rabbit. |
| Designed by the famed architect Daniel Libeskind, this new convention complex is situated in _____ , a city where every year the residents perform Lumeçon, a reenactment of St. George slaying the dragon. |
| With its silver textile cladding, the CityCube in 800-year-old _____ looks more like a modernist pizza box than an exhibition venue. |
| The massive 50-acre International Convention Centre in _____ offers a pair of upper and lower exhibition halls. |
| Even with its ultramodern, Lego-like look, this convention center in _____ contains a unique space inspired by the ancient concept of "huaca," an object or place that represents something sacred. |
| Comprising glass titanium-zinc sheets and individually designed ceramic and stone tiles that make one section look like a ship's prow, the new convention center in _____ seems ready to set sail instead of host exhibitions. |
| Finished in 2016, the Convention Center Complex in _____ was inspired by the beehive-like shape of the king's palace. |
Photos Credits: 1. St. Petersburg Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre; 2. Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre; 3. @F.Mainil; 4. Messe Berlin; 5. ICC Sydney; 6. Architect: IDOM / Photographer: Aitor Ortiz; 7. © Krakow Festival Office, W.Wandzel, wandzelphoto.com; 8. Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali
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