Flower Carpet

Flower Carpet is a biennial event in Brussels in which volunteers from around Belgium convene at the Grand Place, the historic center of the city, to weave a carpet-like tapestry out of colorful begonias.[1] The event takes place every other August, coordinating with Assumption Day.[2] Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1,800 square meter carpet.[3]

History

Volunteers create the Flower Carpet tapestry

Landscape architect E. Stautemans initiated the first Flower Carpet in 1971.[4] The event has taken place off and on until the 1990s, when city officials decided to host it every other year, with 2016 marking its 20th occurrence.[5] The tapestry always exhibits begonias, one of Belgium's major exports since 1860.[6]

Themes

Each year of the Flower Carpet, organizers select a theme for inspiration.[2]

Images

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References

  1. "Flower Carpet | Anniversary: 20th Flower Carpet! An ephemeral show on the world's most beautiful central square". www.flowercarpet.be. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Flower carpet | Event Carnival". Event Carnival. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. 1 2 "Giant Flower Carpet on the Grand Place in Brussels Pays Tribute to Turkish Immigrants". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "Flower carpet - City of Brussels". www.brussels.be. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. "Save the date, from 13 to 15 August 2016 – A 20th Flower Carpet on the theme of Japan to celebrate 150 years of Belgo-Japanese friendship!". flowercarpet.prezly.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. Forgione, Mary (21 July 2014). "Belgium: When 750,000 begonia flowers come to Brussels' main square". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. "A Look at Belgium's Flower Carpets, Made of 750,000 Stems". Curbed. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. "Flower Carpet 2010 | Flower Carpet". www.flowercarpet.be. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. "Tissus africains pour le Tapis de Fleurs 2012". www.lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. 1 2 "Brussels Flower Carpet 2014 commemorates Turkish immigration in Belgium." Xinhua News Agency 14 Aug. 2014. Infotrac Newsstand. Web. 6 Feb. 2016.

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