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Monday, November 12, 2012

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Par...

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via Colossal by Christopher Jobson on 11/8/12

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Towering Sculptures Made of Flowers on Display at Bloemencorso, A Flower Parade in Zundert, Netherlands sculptures parades Netherlands flowers

Aside from being consistently ranked as one of the best countries to live in on Earth, file this as reason #4,123 to stop by the Netherlands: Bloemencorso, the annual parade of flowers in Zundert. That's right, every float here is made from natural flowers, specifically dahlias. From twisting architectural structures the size of houses to bizarre animatronic birds and puppets, and even animals made from swooping gestures reminiscent of graffiti, Bloemencorso seems to have a little bit of everything. Despite the relatively small nature of Zundert (a small town north east of Belgium with a population of about 20,000) the variety of and ingenuity of these sculptures seems to know no bounds. I've embedded an hour-long video of the entire parade from 2012 above, it's worth skipping around a bit to see everything, and you can see more videos on the event website and in this gallery. Want to see it in person? You'll need to wait until next year, the next event happens September 1 and 2 of 2013. (thnx, kjeld!)


 
 

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