Floralies Internationales de Montréal

AIPH Montreal 1980
The 1976 Olympic Velodrome, venue of the indoor exhibits
Overview
BIE-class	Horticultural exposition
Name	Floralies Internationales de Montréal
Participant(s)
Countries	23
Location
Country	Canada
City	Montreal
Coordinates	45°30′21.2″N 73°31′39.1″W / 45.505889°N 73.527528°W / 45.505889; -73.527528
Timeline
Opening	May 17, 1980 (1980-05-17)
Closure	September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01)
Horticultural expositions
Previous	Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74 in Vienna
Next	Floriade 1982 in Amsterdam
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo '75 in Okinawa
Next	Expo 81 in Plovdiv
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Seville Expo '92 in Seville

The Floralies Internationales de Montréal was the 8th horticutural world's fair recognized by the Bureau of International Expositions.^[1] The fair was split in two sequential exhibitions, starting with an indoor event in the former Olympic Velodrome and later on different gardens on Notre Dame Island, the site of the Expo 67.^[2] 17 countries were represented at the indoor exhibition and the Velodrome was converted to Montreal Biodome afterwards. The indoor exhibition opened on May 17 and closed May 29. The gardens at the outdoor part opened on May 31. 12 countries showed their gardens to the public during the summer until September 1.

Locations

Interior flower show: Olympic Velodrome (May 17, 1980 to May 29, 1980)
Outdoor flower show: Notre Dame Island (May 31, 1980 to September 1, 1980)

Participating countries and square footage


Interior Floralies	Exterior Floralies
South Africa (50) Belgium (325) Canada (240 and 350) Cameroon (90) China (300) Colombia (185) Costa Rica (70) Spain \|(80) United States (305 et 105) France (290) Guatemala (80) Netherlands (300) Indonesia (80) Italy (390) Japan (110) Peru (60) Venezuela (140)	Austria (500) Belgium (3300) Canada (3700) Spain (250) United States (6500) Spain (5200) Italy (1500) Mexico (300) Peru (250) Portugal (400) United Kingdom (3400) Czechoslovakia (300)

References

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↑ Les Floralies internationales de Montréal 1980, Album souvenir

List of world expositions

Retrospectively recognized expositions

BIE recognized Universal Expositions

BIE recognized Specialized Expositions

BIE recognized horticultural exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

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