The 2002 Floriade international horticultural exposition took place from April 6 to October 20, 2002, in

Haarlemmermeer Haarlemmermeer () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The ...

, Netherlands, with a theme of ''Contribution of Horticulture in the quality of life in the 21st century''. Recognised by the

Bureau International des Expositions The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE; English: International Exhibitions Bureau) is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos, global expos or world expos) falling under the ...

(BIE), the festival covered 65 hectares and had 30 participating countries. Across the Floriade site is the Geniedijk, part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam, while the "Lake Side" was located in the Haarlemmermeer Woods. From the artificial mountain, visitors had a substantial view of the area. The Zuidtangent was opened around the same time as the Floriade, with temporary additional stops opened along the north and south entrances to the festival. The north stop is still occasionally used during events and festivals held on the site of the Floriade. The 2002 Floriade was also the site of the

Spike and Suzy ''Spike and Suzy'' (British title), ''Willy and Wanda'' (American title) or ''Luke and Lucy'' (in a 2009 film and video game) (, ) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first published in '' De Nieuwe ...

album, ''The Bright Floriade''.

Gallery

Image:Floriade 2002-6.jpg, International pavilions Image:Floriade 2002-1.jpg, People-mover on "Spotter's Hill" Image:Floriade 2002-2.jpg, Rooftop gardens Floriade 2002 - Main Garden.jpg, The large garden

References

External links

Official website of the BIE
International horticultural exhibitions 2002 in the Netherlands Haarlemmermeer Festivals in the Netherlands Garden festivals in the Netherlands 2002 festivals Floriade (Netherlands) {{Commonscat, Floriade 2002 (Netherlands)