Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2015

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.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2015.

The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet 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 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.

1 800 m2 of begonias begonyas. Officially the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the grand place. It is installed only for 1 weekend assumption day. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day.

Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. This carpet of 77m x 24m is realized in several stages and installed by approximately 120 volunteers. 12 subscribe for more brea. 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.

Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. 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. This year say turkish begonyas. 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.

Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. The access to the grand place is free. Six hundred thousand giant begonia flowers were laid out on the historical grand place in the center of brussels on friday.

Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Floral artworks don t get much more impressive than the brussels flower carpet.