Flower Carpet Belgium 2017

1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.

Flower carpet belgium 2017.

This year s flower carpet used barks and other precious materials like sand soil and other pigments to create the colorful carpet. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. The process for making a flower carpet seems to be pretty involved and involves lots of planning. 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.

Imagine hundreds of thousands of flowers arranged in. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. Tourists might have to wait another year to view the flower carpet but the grand place will still be filled with its fair share of bouquets this august. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet.

The entry hall the corridors the offices meeting and reception rooms are adorned with dozens of floral arrangements. The flowertime festival is back in belgium once again. Since 1986 the 19 375 square foot mosaic of 700 000 intricately arranged begonias comes to life every two years for five days during august in the grand place the central square of the european capital city. The 2018 flower carpet in brussels belgium.

The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. 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.

Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. Brussels flower carpet once every two years the rectangular shaped square at the grand place turns into a carpet of fresh flowers dubbed the flower carpet or flowercarpet. The first brussels flower carpet was created in 1971 and it s been a stunning showstopper ever since. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide.

Belgium is weird the 2012 theme for the brussels flower carpet was generically. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. A flower is a thing of beauty and a joy forever to quote poet john keats. A carpet of 750 000 flowers blooms in belgium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of turkish workers migrating to belgium a colorful flower carpet has bloomed in brussels.