Anticipation is building with only two months to go until Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes the world.

The eagerly awaited celebration of international innovation and ingenuity will take over the emirate for six months from October 1.

Nations from all corners of the globe have been working tirelessly to highlight their culture, tradition and talents on a grand stage.

The sprawling Expo site in Dubai South will be home to more than 200 striking pavilions, 191 of which will represent individual countries.

Expo participants that offered a taste of things to come with artist's impressions of their pavilions are now putting the final touches to the real thing.

Many have released striking pictures of their pavilions deep into construction as they gear up for the big opening.

The public has already been given a preview of what to expect when the world's greatest show opens.

The Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai welcomed more than 100,000 visitors from January to April of this year.

It set a high standard for the rest of the event's pavilions to follow and there is plenty of reason to believe they are up to the task.