The 2002 Floriade international

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took place from April 6 to October 20, 2002, in

Haarlemmermeer Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means ' Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of w ...

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, 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 Bureau of Expositions) is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction o ...

(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 The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named ''Stelling van Amsterdam'', ) is a ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. It has 42 forts that are from the centre and lowlands, which can easily be floode ...

, while the "Lake Side" was located in the Haarlemmermeer Woods. From the artificial mountain, visitors had a substantial view of the area. The

Zuidtangent Zuidtangent (Dutch for "south tangent") is the former name of the bus rapid transit service between Haarlem, Hoofddorp, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Zuidtangent has been established in 2002 and was rebranded as R-net (Randstad-net) in 2 ...

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) (Dutch: ''Suske en Wiske'', french: link=no, Bob et Bobette) is a Belgian comics series created by the comics author Wil ...

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)