Floriade 1982 was a garden festival held in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

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. The second Amsterdam Floriade was 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) and held from April 8 to October 10, 1982. It was the 9th edition of the international horticultural exposition organised under the auspices of the Association of International Horticultural Producers ( AIPH) and the third held in the Netherlands. Floriade 1982 was held at a recreation area surrounding the Gaasperplas lake in the neighborhood of Gaasperdam. The entrance to the Floriade was near the previously constructed Gaasperplas metro station. What remained after the Floriade, after some of the structures were removed, became the Gaasperpark. The planetarium today houses a conference and meeting center. The interior furnishings of the planetarium were moved in 1988 to the Artis Planetarium. The 76m observation tower was an attraction on the Floriade 1982. It was previously used for the bi-annual

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Bundesgartenschau The Bundesgartenschau (; BUGA) is a biennial federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle. About once every ten years, an international ...

'' in Germany in 1981 and before that the

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'. In 1983 the attraction returned to Germany and opened in Europa-Park, where it is still operational.

References

External links

Official website of the BIE
{{List of world exhibitions 1980s in Amsterdam International horticultural exhibitions 1982 in the Netherlands Festivals in Amsterdam Garden festivals in the Netherlands 1982 festivals Floriade (Netherlands) 1982 festivals in Europe