Floriade (Netherlands)

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Floriade is an international exhibition of flowers and gardening, held every 10 years in The Netherlands. The locations varies:

• 1960 - Rotterdam (Het Park)
• 1972 - Amsterdam (Amstelpark)
• 1982 - Amsterdam (Gaasperplas)
• 1992 - The Hague/Zoetermeer (Rokkeveen-West)
• 2002 - Haarlemmermeer (Haarlemmermeerse Bos/De Groene Weelde)

The next event is to be held:

• 2012 - Venlo: With the theme "Be part of the theatre in nature; get closer to the quality of life"^[1].

The terrain chosen for the upcoming event also differs from previous events, being located in the South-Eastern quarter of the country, and not on drained land to the West.

[edit] Further reading

• Grounds for Review: The Garden Festival in Urban Planning and Design" by Andrew Theokas - discusses history.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site (Dutch)

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