Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2014

The creators of the brussels flower carpet and the floraliën once again join forces for flowertime.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2014.

It is installed only for 1 weekend assumption day. The 2014 masterpiece is the 19th flower carpet to be designed for your delight. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Flower carpet 2014 see 34 205 traveler reviews 23 639 candid photos and great deals for brussels belgium at tripadvisor. Officially the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the grand place. 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.

The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. 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. The flower carpet that is unfurled every other year on the grand place of brussels always fills me with great emotion. Every 2 years the grand place of brussels is covered with a carpet of begonias.

Because of its colours and the extraordinary design of the original carpet that is its basis of course but also and especially because of the renown of this work ephemeral but so admired throughout the world. This year say turkish begonyas. A garden of dreams in the city hall. 02 548 04 50 fax 02 548 04 44 5 the first grand place flower carpet dates back to 1971.

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.

A must for every flower or architecture lover. The flowers seen from the sky or nearly it is already a tremendous pleasure to stroll. 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. Brussels grand place flower carpet.

The access to the grand place is free.