Flower Carpet Antwerp 2016

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

Flower carpet antwerp 2016.

The flower carpet is a huge challenge both aesthetically and logistically. From 4th to 13th of june 2015 lies on the antwerp market a unique carpet of flowers. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. The other was a picture of a colourful flower carpet covering the main market square looking like giant.

No need to register buy now. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. The flower carpet is 75 m long and 24 m wide more than 1 800 square meters of begonias. Flower power by anne mie van kerckhoven is an a typical carpet.

Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. The giant flower carpet of brussels there was a time i knew very little of brussels and its landmarks but even then two images would have easily popped into my head. The team has to reserve the hundreds of thousands of cut flowers it needs a very long time in advance.

Huge collection amazing choice 100 million high quality affordable rf and rm images. It consists of separate pots with plants and. Scents colours lights and sounds. 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. The work of art itself the flower carpet realized by anne mie van kerckhoven in 2015 on the antwerp market square is presented and interpreted as a stance regarding its urban and societal context. To celebrate the antwerp city hall s 450th birthday the grand place is covered with a carpet of flowers. One was that of manneken pis a bronze statue of a little boy peeing.

It takes two years of work to get the flower carpet ready. If you want to enjoy it you ll have to be quick because the flower carpet will be removed on june 13. Find the perfect belgium antwerp flower carpet on stock photo. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.

Then you ll be able to take some flowers to enjoy them at home. Contrary to the usual flemish flower carpets the antwerp one was in no way a pastiche of an oriental carpet executed with cut flowers. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.