Grand Place Brussels Flower Carpet 2014

He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet.

Grand place brussels flower carpet 2014.

The creators of the brussels flower carpet and the floraliën once again join forces for 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. Brussels grand place flower carpet. 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.

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 carpet of 77m x 24m is realized in several stages and installed by approximately 120 volunteers. Hôtel de ville grand place 1000 bruxelles tel. 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 access to the grand place is free. This year say turkish begonyas. Officially the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the grand place. It is installed only for 1 weekend assumption day.

1 800 m2 of begonias begonyas. A garden of dreams in the city hall. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Flower carpet 2014 see 34 205 traveler reviews 23 639 candid photos and great deals for brussels belgium at tripadvisor.

From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. 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 carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. A must for every flower or architecture lover. 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 of brussels is covered with a carpet of begonias. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. The flowers seen from the sky or nearly it is already a tremendous pleasure to stroll. The 2014 masterpiece is the 19th flower carpet to be designed for your delight.

Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.