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Floriade Rotterdam Kabelbaan Kind
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5268721
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Entrance tickets
Title
Floriade Rotterdam Kabelbaan Kind
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Type of event
Subject
Tuinbouw
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Year
1960
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The Floriade 1960 was a horticultural exhibition that took place from March 25 to September 25, 1960 in Het Park in Rotterdam, near the Maastunnel. It was the first edition of the Floriade and the first world horticultural exhibition (AIPH) recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions. The Euromast was opened in 1960 on the occasion of the Floriade. The tower was 107 meters high, making it the tallest structure in the city. Later the tower was raised.
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De Floriade 1960 was een tuinbouwtentoonstelling die plaatsvond van 25 maart tot 25 september 1960 in Het Park in Rotterdam, nabij de Maastunnel. Het was de eerste editie van de Floriade en de eerste, door het Bureau International des Expositions erkende, wereldtuinbouwtentoonstelling (AIPH).
Ter gelegenheid van de Floriade werd in 1960 de Euromast geopend. De toren was 107 meter hoog en daarmee het hoogste bouwwerk in de stad. Later werd de toren verhoogd.