Story of the Brussels Flower carpet
Officially, the first flower carpet was born in 1971 on the Grand-Place. It was the work of the ________ architect E. Stautemans, who was inspired by other carpets created in diverse Flemish cities. The ________ of the Brussels Flower carpet is of course its place on the Grand-Place.
The manufacturing of the carpet
This carpet of 77 m X 24 m is ¬¬¬¬¬¬______ in several stages. It is planned one year in advance. Projects with scale __________ are ¬¬-_________on the basis of the subject. The number of flowers and the _______of colors are then________ .
The life-size drawing of the carpet is put on a __________ and micro-drilled plastic sheet. The carpet then has to be made by approximately 120 ________ who install near a million begonias (at the rate of 300 by m3) within 4 hours.
A carpet during a weekend
The Flower carpet is installed only for 1 weekend (Assumption Day). The access to the Grand-Place is free. A ________ visit (with access to the City Hall)