Qatar Witnesses Largest Daytime Fireworks Show

December 05, 2011 from Al Jazeera English

An art display that is being billed as the biggest ever daytime fireworks show has taken place in Doha, the Qatari capital. The event is the latest in a series by Chinese artist Sai Guo-Chiang, the artist who creaked a work for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. The artist, who is based in New York, has spent nearly two months in Qatar creating a series of works, which use explosives normally used by the military as anti-missile decoys.

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Fireworks

Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and culture, and religious purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices. Fireworks competition... Explore this topic

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Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar. Doha is Qatar's largest city, with over 60% of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surr... Explore this topic

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Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese contemporary artist and curator. He currently lives and works in New York City. Explore this topic

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