Royal Greenhouses open to the general public until 20 May
As in late April in previous years, the Royal Greenhouses in the Brussels district of Laken have opened their doors to the general public. Between now and 20 May visitors will have the chance to enjoy a wealth of flowers and plant that are housed in the green houses that are sited in the grounds of the Royal Estate.
From 1873 the architect Alphonse Balat set about designing a complex of greenhouses to match the classical-style of the Belgian monarch’s home, Laken Castle.
The greenhouses were given the silhouette of a glass city, planted in a hilly park landscape. They were built in Art Nouveau style. The first phase of the greenhouse construction project inaugurated in 1880. Several more greenhouses also added later.
Like hot cakes
Ticket sales for the Royal Greenhouses got under way on 11 April. Since then, tickets have been selling like hot cakes. Such was the interest from the public in purchasing a ticket that during the first day of sales the servers that host the website where tickets can be purchased online overloaded. Those that still haven’t bought a ticket will have to wait until next years as all 148,000 tickets to visit the greenhouses between now and 20 May have been sold.
On Thursday, the Royal Palace reported 500 or so tickets were still available, these were tickets had had been reserved previously but not been paid for. In the meantime, these tickets too have been sold.