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| EXPO 1974Vienna | |
|---|---|
 The hill on the site of the WIG '74 | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Horticultural exposition |
| Name | Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74 |
| Visitors | 2.6 million |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| City | Vienna |
| Venue | Kurpark Oberlaa |
| Timeline | |
| Awarded | 1969 |
| Horticultural expositions | |
| Previous | IGA 73 inHamburg |
| Next | Floralies Internationales de Montréal inMontreal |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '71 inBudapest |
| Next | Expo '75 inOkinawa |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '70 inOsaka |
| Next | Seville Expo '92 inSeville |
| Simultaneous | |
| Specialized | Expo '74 |
TheWiener Internationale Gartenschau 74 (English:Vienna International Garden Show 74), often shortened toWIG 74, was agarden festival held inVienna,Austria. Recognised by theBureau International des Expositions,[1] the Expo was the second internationalhorticultural exposition to be held in Vienna under the auspices of theAIPH. The plans for the Expo began to develop shortly after the closing of theWiener Internationale Gartenschau 64 held a decade earlier. Following the success of the 1964 exposition, the council was urged to re-organize a horticultural exhibition. An area on the south side of town that had once served as a recording field forsilent films was ideally suited to create a large park. In 1969, architect Erich Hanke won an international design competition. He then formed several working groups of landscape architects from various countries, who made different designs for parts of the site. The best designs were incorporated into the grounds. A monorail was built to transport the visitors, but was eventually scrapped due to lack of success.
48°08′49″N16°24′10″E / 48.1469°N 16.4028°E /48.1469; 16.4028
