The Floriade 2012 was a Dutch horticultural exposition held in Venlo, Netherlands. It was the sixth Floriade and was held from April 5 to October 7, 2012. The Floriade 2012 was opened by Queen Beatrix. The exposition's theme and slogan was "Be part of the theatre in nature; get closer to the quality of life".
Floriade theater
Villa Flora, greenest building in the Netherlands, designed by Jón Kristinsson
Queens Square in Venlo during the Floriade
The "Innovation Tower", Floriade entrance
Venlo ( ) is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg. The municipality of Venlo counted 101,578 inhabitants as of January 2019.
Venlo city centre
City hall of Venlo
Geert Wilders, 2014
Hubert Goltzius, 1574