Ladies and gentlemen. It is finally time to bid adieu to what will probably be one of the greatest events we have witnessed. In a matter of hours, Expo 2020 Dubai will shutter its gates.

However, it won’t be going out without a bang.

With over 200 pavilions, the competition to be among the best pavilions was stiff, with amazing designs and concept execution being par for the course. And now, at the awards ceremony held in Jubilee Park, the winners of the best pavilions were announced.

Split into five categories according to the size and type of pavilion, the awards recognise three aspects of pavilions: Architecture and landscape (for self-built pavilions only); exhibition design; and theme interpretation.

A total of 51 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards were handed out during the ceremony, and here they are.

Full list of awards

>> Architecture & Landscape

–  Category A (larger than 2,500m2)

Gold: Saudi Arabia

Silver: Switzerland

Bronze: China

– Category B (between 1,750m2 and 2,500m2)

Gold: Netherlands

Silver: Austria

Bronze: Gulf Cooperation Council

– Category C (smaller than 1,750m2)

Gold: Singapore

Silver: Finland

Bronze: Qatar

>> Exhibition Design

– Category A

Gold: Japan

Silver: Pakistan

Bronze: Spain

– Category B

Gold: Peru

Silver: Poland

Bronze: Egypt

– Category C

Gold: Morocco

Silver: Algeria

Bronze: Palestine

– Rented pavilions

Gold: Mexico

Silver: Latvia

Bronze: Montenegro

– Thematic District pavilions – Opportunity

Gold: Tonga

Silver: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bronze: Fiji

– Thematic District pavilions – Sustainability

Gold: Seychelles

Silver: Cambodia

Bronze: Suriname

– Thematic District pavilions – Mobility

Gold: Holy See

Silver: Côte d’Ivoire

Bronze: Jamaica

>> Theme Interpretation

– Category A

Gold: Germany

Silver: Kazakhstan

Bronze: Italy

– Category B

Gold: Oman

Silver: Hungary

Bronze: Sweden

– Category C

Gold: Malaysia

Silver: Lithuania

Bronze: Colombia

– Rented pavilions

Gold: Syria

Silver: Gabon

Bronze: Vietnam

– Thematic District pavilions – Opportunity

Gold: Rwanda

Silver: Ethiopia

Bronze: Kyrgyzstan

– Thematic District pavilions – Sustainability

Gold: Yemen

Silver: Guinea

Bronze: Comoros