page_title: Flower Carpet (Brussels)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Flower Carpet (Brussels) / History
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context_page_description: The Flower Carpet is a biennial event in Brussels in which volunteers from around Belgium convene at the Grand Place, the historic centre of the city, to weave a carpet-like tapestry out of colorful begonias. The event takes place every other August, coordinating with Assumption Day. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1,800 square metres carpet.
context_section_description: Landscape architect E. Stautemans initiated the first Flower Carpet in 1971. Starting in 1986, the event has been regularly held biannually. The Tapis de Fleurs de Bruxelles Association was then created at the initiative of the City of Brussels in cooperation with the Province de Brabant and Les Franc-Bourgeois (a central Brussels traders’ association). The new association laid down the regulations; the event was to be held every two years, for 3 to 4 days on the weekend of 15 August and could be enhanced by sound and lighting, fireworks, a jazz concert and other traditional folk entertainments.  The tapestry always exhibits begonias, one of Belgium's major exports since 1860.
caption: Volunteers create the Flower Carpet tapestry
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