| EXPO 1984 Liverpool | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Horticultural exposition |
| Name | International Garden Festival |
| Building(s) | Liverpool-Garden-Festival-Dome |
| Area | 95 hectares (230 acres) |
| Visitors | 3,380,000 |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| City | Liverpool |
| Coordinates | 53°22′21″N 2°57′21″W / 53.37250°N 2.95583°W |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 2 May 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II |
| Closure | 14 October 1984 |
| Horticultural expositions | |
| Previous | Internationale Gartenbauaustellung 83 in Munich |
| Next | Expo '90 in Osaka |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville |
| Next | Expo '85 in Tsukuba |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '70 in Osaka |
| Next | Seville Expo '92 in Seville |
| Simultaneous | |
| Specialized | 1984 Louisiana World Exposition |
The International Garden Festival was a garden festival recognised by the International Association of Horticultural producers (AIPH)[1] and the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which was held in Liverpool, England from 2 May to 14 October 1984.[2] It was the first such event held in Britain, and became the model for several others held during the 1980s and early 1990s. The aim was to revitalise tourism and the city of Liverpool which had suffered cutbacks, and the idea came from Conservative Environment Minister Michael Heseltine. The festival was hugely popular, attracting 3,380,000 visitors.[3]
- ^ AIPH Exhibitions, History Archived 15 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 8 January 2011
- ^ "Mersey Reporter - History". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ Horticultural Exhibitions: Liverpool, Bureau International des Expositions (International Exhibitions Bureau), archived from the original on 11 July 2007, retrieved 25 March 2005