Grand Place Flower Carpet Brussels

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.

Grand place flower carpet brussels. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide. In 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. Opening hours and tickets. Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and colorful tapestry.

Very busy and buzzing old town square at all times in the day and at night and. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Flower carpet see 34 201 traveler reviews 23 636 candid photos and great deals for brussels belgium at tripadvisor. 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.

The entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements. Scents colours lights and sounds. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

This event has already passed from 14 to 18 august 2019 at the city hall of brussels and the grand place. The event takes place biannually alternating with the flower carpet. The city of brussels and the association of the brussels flower carpet join forces for flowertime an international plant and flower arrangement event. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.

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. Le tapis de fleurs de bruxelles se déroule tous les deux ans sur la grand place depuis 1971. A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime.

The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark. Parfum couleurs sons et lumières tous les deux étés le week end du 15 août le tapis de fleurs est l occasion de flâner sur la grand place trésor d architecture gothique de respirer les bégonias d en admirer les détails.

Since then biennially in middle august the square which is surrounded by ancient buildings is covered with a giant flowers carpet.