In 2018 it was twenty years exactly since the grand place in brussels was recognised as a unesco world heritage site.
Flower carpet brussels 2018.
During the flower carpet dozens of carpet artists from all over the world gathered in the belgian capital for a floral unesco exhibition at brussels bourse square.
Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias.
It is home to brussels city hall which has the best view of the flower carpet.
What better way to celebrate this than.
The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day.
The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.
1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.
Video from brussels grand place.
From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels.
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 pattern of the flower carpet in 2018 is recognized as one of the most complex in the history of the belgian flower show.
Flower carpet 2018 16 august 2018 16 august 2018 admin be for the first time in its history the flower carpet on the brussels grand place adopts a latin american theme.
The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide.
Flower carpet 2016.
Flower carpet 2018.
Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet.
The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.
Discover the flower carpet 2018 press release.
The grand place itself is a gorgeous square built in the 1400s and has been a unesco world heritage site since 1998.
A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours.
Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view.
His sketch was developed by mexican artist ana rosa aguilar aguado.
Discover the flower carpet 2016 press release.