2008
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When
Where
Damasco | Syria
Le rideau se leve - Opening ceremony for the arab capital of culture
For the opening ceremony of Damascus as Arab capital of culture, a firework concert was launched from the Quaisun hill. The display, with 1.6 million spectators, was the first chance the Syrian people had to take part in a large secular open-air celebration.