International Horticultural Exhibition 1897

Main building of the exhibition

The International Horticultural Exhibition in 1897 was the second major horticultural exhibition to be held in Hamburg .

exhibition

The exhibition in Hamburg was preceded by the International Horticultural Exhibition in 1869 , but the exhibition of 1897 was much larger. Their horticultural planning was done by Rudolph Jürgens , the son of Friedrich Jürgens , who designed the exhibition from 1869. Exhibitors from 22 nations took part and the exhibition lasted from May 1 to October 4, 1897.

aftermath

The exhibition was followed by the Low German Garden Show in Hamburg in 1935 , the International Horticultural Exhibition in 1953 , the International Horticultural Exhibition in 1963 and the International Garden Show in 2013 .

literature

• Gustav Allinger : The Song of Songs of Garden Art and Horticulture - 150 Years of Garden Exhibitions in Germany. Paul Parey 1963.
• Frank P. Hesse, Sylvia Borgmann, Jörg Haspel : What good is a beautiful garden to me - historic parks and gardens in Hamburg . VSA, Hamburg 1990.
• NN: International Horticultural Exhibition Hamburg 1953 . In: Deutsche Bundesgartenschau GmbH (ed.): 50 years of federal horticultural shows. Festschrift on the history of the federal and international garden shows in Germany . Bonn 2001, pp. 15-20.
• Ingrid A. Schubert: Wide clearings, quiet ponds and romantic “rockeries” - the life and work of Friedrich JC Jürgens and his son Rudolph . In: Schleswig Hostein Special: Gardens and Parks. Schleswig Hosteinischer Heimatbund 1999.
• A. Steinmeister: In the World Garden in Hamburg: The international Hamburg garden exhibitions of the 19th century. A contribution to the development of horticultural exhibitions and congresses in Germany . Munich 2014.

Web links

Commons : International Horticultural Exhibition 1897  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ NN: International Horticultural Exhibition Hamburg 1953 , p. 16.