We said some time back that it would be Japanese Kacho-Fugetsu & Koi at Brussels Flower Carpet this year. So the time has finally come and its Japan all over the Brussels Grand Place, and with beautiful flowers. This year’s Flower carpet is now open for the visitors today. The Brussels Flower Carpet is one of the most amazing flower shows in the world and also one of the most awaited ones. Hence here it comes.
A look at the this years’s carpet-
After two years of preparation, the 20th Flower Carpet is finally on show in the Grand Place at Brussels for visitors to admire over the next three days. This year’s carpet at the Belgium capital celebrates 150 years of Belgo-Japanese relations and features a Japanese design in honour of the occasion.
Flower carpet making is a very specialised process which needs precision, knowledge and timing. So here are five facts you need to know about the 20th Flower Carpet:
- It is made up of 600,000 flowers. Most of them are begonias, but there are also dahlias, grasses and dyed bark.
- It is 75 m long and 24 m wide – that’s more than 1,800m² of flowers!
- It took a team of 100 volunteers eight hours to put it together.
- It was conceived by a young Japanese designer, Fuji Suzuki, who drew inspiration from Japanese representations of flowers, birds, the wind and the moon to depict the beauty of nature.
- It honours more than 150 years of friendly commercial, diplomatic and social relations between Belgium and Japan.
A look at this years carpet in making-
Practical info
The Grand Place in Brussels will be dressed in its Flower Carpet on 12, 13, 14 and 15 August 2016. The public will be able to access it on 12 August from 1 pm to 5:30 pm and on 13, 14 and 15 August from 10 am to 10 pm. The opening ceremony, fireworks and sound and light show will take place on 12 August at 10 pm. If you want to admire the carpet as a whole, don’t miss the panoramic view from the balcony of the Town Hall. Visits will be available from 10 am to 10 pm (last entry at 9:30 pm). There is a entry price of €5 but children under 10 get in free.
(All photos in the post courtesy VisitBrussels ©Wim Vanmaele)
This must be so amazing to witness. Are you already there?
Not yet, Alok.
Ok…
nice post and pictures
Thanks Sanjeet!
welcome
Incredible!
This flower carpet certainly is! Thanks a lot!
Incredible Japan !!
…and incredible Belgium as well, who has conceptualised this flower carpet.
Excellent blog, lovely pics
Thanks a lot Nalini!
Ur most welcome:-)