Grand Place Belgium Flower Carpet

The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide.

Grand place belgium flower carpet. 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. 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. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels.

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. 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. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day.

The grand place french pronounced ɡʁɑ plas. In just one morning belgian begonia cultivators decorate 1 800 m 2 of brussels grand place with a beautiful floral carpet using over 600 000 begonias depicting a theme. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark. Then you ll be able to take some flowers to enjoy them at home.

Scents colours lights and sounds. Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Also used in english or grote markt dutch pronounced ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑrkt.

The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. 9635 plant trays are used to build the flower carpet of 30 by 60. 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.

Broodhuis building containing. If you want to enjoy it you ll have to be quick because the flower carpet will be removed on june 13. To celebrate the antwerp city hall s 450th birthday the grand place is covered with a carpet of flowers. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view.

Maison du roi dutch. A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours.