Grand Place Belgium Flower 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.

Grand place belgium flower carpet.

Also used in english or grote markt dutch pronounced ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑrkt. Maison du roi dutch. If you are interested in this event join the discussion on facebook. 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.

The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. Then you ll be able to take some flowers to enjoy them at home. If you want to enjoy it you ll have to be quick because the flower carpet will be removed on june 13. Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another.

Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. 9635 plant trays are used to build the flower carpet of 30 by 60.

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours. In the even years they assemble the flower carpet on the grand place and in the odd years the town hall becomes the focus of the flowertime celebration. 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.

He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. 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. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.

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. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.

To celebrate the antwerp city hall s 450th birthday the grand place is covered with a carpet of flowers. Scents colours lights and sounds. Broodhuis building containing. 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. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide.