Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2015

The flower carpet is a biennial event in brussels in which volunteers from around belgium convene at the grand place the historic centre of the city to weave a carpet like tapestry out of colorful begonias.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2015.

The elaborate patterns and colours are planned well ahead of time and then displayed in a single tableau on the cobblestones of the town square. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.

From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. This year say turkish begonyas. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e.

Six hundred thousand giant begonia flowers were laid out on the historical grand place in the center of brussels on friday. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. This carpet of 77m x 24m is realized in several stages and installed by approximately 120 volunteers. Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and.

Bringing the beauty of nature to brussels the belgian capital will be captivating everyone s attention with its spectacular flower carpet made of thousands of begonias covering the famous grand place. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. Floral artworks don t get much more impressive than the brussels flower carpet. Officially the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the grand place.

It is installed only for 1 weekend assumption day. On the occasion of this 19th edition the flower carpet of the grand place has chosen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of turkish immigration in belgium. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. 12 subscribe for more brea.

The entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements. The access to the grand place is free. 1 800 m2 of begonias begonyas. Brussels flower carpet once every two years the rectangular shaped square at the grand place turns into a carpet of fresh flowers dubbed the flower carpet or flowercarpet.

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.