Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74

EXPO 1974 Vienna
EXPO 1974 Vienna
	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 in Hamburg
Next	Floralies Internationales de Montréal in Montreal
Specialized expositions
Previous	Expo '71 in Budapest
Next	Expo '75 in Okinawa
Universal expositions
Previous	Expo '70 in Osaka
Next	Seville Expo '92 in Seville
Simultaneous
Specialized	Expo '74

The Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74 (English: Vienna International Garden Show 74), often shortened to WIG 74, was a garden festival held in Vienna, Austria. Recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions,^[1] the Expo was the second international horticultural exposition to be held in Vienna under the auspices of the AIPH. The plans for the Expo began to develop shortly after the closing of the WIG 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 for silent 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.