{"id":3366,"date":"2010-07-22T00:36:22","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T14:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=3366"},"modified":"2010-07-22T00:36:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T14:36:22","slug":"brussels-flower-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/belgium\/festivals-belgium\/brussels-flower-carpet","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Flower Carpet Returns to Grand&#039;Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The annual <strong>Brussels Flower Carpet<\/strong> returns to the <strong>Grand&#8217;Place<\/strong> in August.  The famous Carpet of Flowers covers almost 2,000 m2 right in the centre of the Grand&#8217;Place. This year&#8217;s carpet theme is a celebration of Belgium&#8217;s presidency of the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2010 Flower Carpet<\/strong> is designed by 23 year old Belgian designer, <strong>Antione Durieux<\/strong>. Credit should be given to the flower growers from Ghent who specialize in growing the <strong>begonias <\/strong>for the different carpet design each year. Apart from the wide range of vivid and glowing colors these robust flowers are also able to withstand the hot sun. As proof of that, watch the craftsmen assemble them directly on the cobble-stones of the square without a layer of soil.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3369\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3369\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3369\" title=\"Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Brussels-Flower-Carpet_588.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brussels International<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in Brussels between August 13 &#8211; 15, 2010, don&#8217;t miss this spectacular\u00a0 Flower Carpet in the Grand&#8217;Place.<\/p>\n<p>The colored plant tapestry can be viewed best from the balcony of <strong>Hotel de Ville<\/strong>, which is open to the public from 9 am to 11 pm.\u00a0 Admission is \u20ac 3 and children under 12 enter for free.<\/p>\n<p>Every evening at 10.00 pm, 10.30 pm and 11.00 pm a celebration of lights and music will fill the Grand-Place.<\/p>\n<p>Event:\u00a0\u00a0 Brussels Flower Carpet<br \/>\nDates :\u00a0 August 13, 14 and 15<br \/>\nPlace:\u00a0 Grand&#8217;Place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Brussels Flower Carpet returns to the Grand&#8217;Place in August. 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