Grand Place Flower Carpet
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 in 2018 the theme was be guanajuato cultural pride of mexico.
Grand place flower carpet. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. 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. 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. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet.
The flower carpet takes place in the center of brussels at the grand place. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. Opening hours and tickets. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime.
Around 300 begonias per square meter are assembled flower by flower by over 100 volunteers. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. This place is very easy to access by public transportation by bike or by car. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.
600 000 flowers used to create colorful carpet stretching across 1 800 square meters by leah pellegrini on august 26 2016 for a few fleeting days earlier this august an exquisite ephemeral carpet of fresh flowers graced the cobblestone at grand place the central square in brussels belgium. Every second summer the stunning square a must for architecture fans turns into a unique artistic and colorful tapestry. The entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements. In 1971 the belgian landscape architect e.
Since then biennially in middle august the square which is surrounded by ancient buildings is covered with a giant flowers carpet.