1st Place & Gold Medal for my Diorama
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I've participated for the 2nd year in the row in Maquettexpo, in France - Hyeres. In 2016 I wanted to participate in the competition but my work was still not to that extend, this year in October 2017 I've participated in the competition with an historical diorama related to the political disturbances accrued in 2011 to 2013.
The Diorama, is representing the Egyptian military forces protecting the presidential palace in Heliopolis-Cairo, blocking the main street of El Marghany passing between the two presidential palaces with barbed wires and AFV & APC.
The street El Merghany had a metro line passing through, relaying East Cairo to Down Town; in 2014 a renovation work was carried on by demolishing the metro passage and enlarging the street from 3 line to 4 lines for each direction.
This's why the idea of my diorama was created, reminding the new generations about the history of Heliopolis area in Cairo and the events that took place; specially that the metro was one of my favorite transportation to & from sc