Grand Place Flower Carpet 2012

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet.

Grand place flower carpet 2012.

Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives 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. Flower carpet 2012 africa honoured at the grand place of brussels. Tapiz de flores bruselas 2010 en la grand place.

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. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. 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.

Tapis de fleurs grand place bruxelles 2010. Brussels flower carpet 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 and 2012. Every two years the grand place grote markt in the centre of brussels is the location of the flower carpet tapis de fleurs bloementapijt it s a vast display of flowers covering the majority of the square. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

An extraordinary tapestry of shimmering patterns recalling designs from the tribes of ethiopia congo nigeria botswana and cameroun a harmonious fusion which will carry you away for a magnificent trip. The enchanting building is transformed into an idyllic place for a stroll. Flower carpet brussels 2010 at the grand place. Bloementapijt grote markt brussel 2010.

This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to help show ads that are more relevant to your interests. A giant carpet is made with 600 000 begonia flowers within the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of turkish workers migration to belgium at grand place in brussels belgium on august 15 2014. Flower carpet on the grand place august 14 19 brussels flower 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.