Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet

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.

Grand place brussels flower carpet.

The event takes place biannually alternating with the flower carpet. Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and. In just one morning belgian begonia cultivators decorate 1 800 m 2 of brussels grand place with a beautiful floral carpet using over 600 000 begonias depicting a theme in 2018 the theme was be. Maison du roi dutch.

Grand market is the central square of brussels belgium it is surrounded by opulent guildhalls and two larger edifices the city s town hall and the king s house or breadhouse french. From 14 to 18 august 2019 at the city hall of brussels and the grand place. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. Brussels flower carpet is an event taking place in brussels every two years during the third week of august to coincide with the assumption day.

The creators of the brussels flower carpet and the floraliën once again join forces for flowertime. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. City hall and grand place flowertime transforms the city hall and grand place into a floral dream. Scents colours lights and sounds every other summer on the weekend of august 15th the flower carpet offers a chance to stroll across the grand place a jewel of gothic architecture to inhale the fragrant.

Also used in english or grote markt dutch pronounced ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑrkt. A garden of dreams in the city hall. Floral artworks don t get much more impressive than the brussels flower carpet. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias.

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. Broodhuis building containing. 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.

The grand place french pronounced ɡʁɑ plas. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. 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. 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.

A must for every flower or architecture lover.