Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2015

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.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2015.

Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and. 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.

Officially the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the grand place. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.

Every 2 years the grand place of brussels is covered with a carpet of begonias. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. The access to the grand place is free. 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.

Floral artworks don t get much more impressive than the brussels flower carpet. 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 carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. The entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements.

12 subscribe for more brea. 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. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. It is installed only for 1 weekend assumption day.

The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. This year say turkish begonyas. 1 800 m2 of begonias begonyas.

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet.