International Garden Expo 83
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International Garden Expo 83 (Internationale Gartenbauausstellung 83) was a garden festival containing 170 exhibition contributors. The international horticultural exposition was recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) and held from April 28 to October 9, 1983, at Westpark in Munich, Germany. Ralph Siegel wrote the Flower Serenade as official song of the exhibition; it was recorded by Hugo Strasser and his orchestra.[1] The German Federal Post Office issued a special stamp with a stylized flower.
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EXPO 1983 Munich | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Horticultural exposition |
Name | International Horticultural Expo 83 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 23 |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
City | Munich |
Coordinates | 48°07′21″N 11°31′21″E |
Timeline | |
Opening | April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28) |
Closure | October 9, 1983 (1983-10-09) |
Horticultural expositions | |
Previous | Amsterdam 1982 in Amsterdam |
Next | Liverpool1984 in Liverpool |
For the exhibition, the 60-hectare Westpark was built. It was modeled by landscape architect Peter Kluska after the shape of subalpine valleys into a previously flat area that was previously both abandoned industrial grounds and farmland.