Flower Carpet of Brussels Grand-Place - Noticias de Belgica

Publicado por Oficinas-Turismo el Lunes, 11 Julio de 2016 a las 11:22:42

Every 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 scent of the more than half million of begonias in 1,800 m2.

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Anniversary: 20th Flower Carpet! An ephemeral show on the world’s most beautiful central square

Over 600,000 flowers!
The Flower Carpet is 75 m long by 24 m wide. 1,800 m2 of begonias, around 300 cut flowers per m2!
A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in 4 hours.
The first Flower Carpet of Brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the Grand-Place since 1986.
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 scent of the begonias and admire its details. This extraordinary spectacle is made complete by a visit to the balcony of the Town Hall, which offers a wide-angle view of the work. A musical theme is especially composed for each edition. A concert is given on the Grand-Place every evening and accompanies a magnificent sound-and-light show.






More Information:
www.flowercarpet.be/en
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