Doha, Qatar — The main building of Expo 2023 in Doha has made it to the Guinness World Records for having the largest green roof in the world.
The roof of the building, implemented by Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal), has an area of 4,031 square meters.
The new global achievement is the sixth world record achieved by Ashghal in the previous years.
This includes the construction of the world’s largest electric bus depot in Lusail, the implementation of the longest air-conditioned outdoor path in Umm Al Seneem park, the longest continuous cycling path (Olympic cycling track), the longest piece of asphalt/bituminous concrete laid continuously along Al Khor road, and the most nationalities planting trees simultaneously.
The various projects implemented by Ashghal pave the way for many major international events in the country including FIFA World Cup 2022 lately, Expo 2023 and Formula 1 race soon, QNA reported.
The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has completed the construction of the main building of the international exhibition, service buildings, and prepared the external and internal gardens of the exhibition to accommodate participants and visitors of one of the major horticultural exhibitions in the middle east.
The building was designed to showcase the highest horticultural standards in a hot climate area, presenting a model of a green country existing in a desert climate by Qatar.
This project was designed to provide the visitor with an interactive experience with nature and modern urban construction with elements of Qatari characteristics. The roof of the main building was planted with Pennisetum, Dahlia and green grass.