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The world's largest painting was auctioned in Dubai for $ 62 million.

At first, Jafri planned to sell the canvas in parts and thus earn about $ 30 million for it.

He decided to raise funds for the children most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, there was a buyer who wanted to buy the whole painting. It was the Frenchman André Abdun, who has his own business in the field of cryptocurrencies and lives in Dubai.

The final price of $ 62 million was double the target amount. Consequently, The Journey of Humanity became one of the most expensive paintings ever sold at auction by a living artist.

Buyer plans to build a museum for Jafr's work

A new metro line to the Exhibition Center opens in Dubai

The line was laid on an overpass (11.8 km) and in a tunnel (3.2 km), writes.

It adjoins the Jabal Ali station of the Red line and goes to the territory of the World Expo 2020 (due to the pandemic, the opening of the exhibition and the commissioning of the new line were postponed to 2021). The third line of the Dubai Metro was built on a turnkey basis by a consortium led by Alstom, which also includes ACCIONA and Gülermak.