Floriade 1960

AIPH Rotterdam 1960
Overview
BIE-class	Horticultural exposition
Name	Floriade 1960
Location
Country	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Venue	Het Park
Timeline
Opening	March 25, 1960 (1960-03-25)
Closure	September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)
Horticultural expositions
Next	Hamburg 1963 in Hamburg

Floriade 1960 was a horticultural exhibition and garden festival held in Rotterdam, Netherlands which took place from March 25 to September 25, 1960 in Het Park near the Meuse River. It was the first edition of the Floriade and the first by the Bureau of International Expositions recognized world horticultural exhibition (AIPH).

To mark the occasion of the Floriade, Euromast was built and opened. The tower was 107 meters high, making it the tallest structure in the city. The tower's height was increased after the end of the Floriade.^[1]

Gallery

References

↑ "History - Euromast". Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

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