A visit to the Grand Place in Brussels (Belgium) never leaves anyone cold, but at Christmas this UNESCO World Heritage Site takes on a whole new dimension. A Christmas tree of 18 meters comes from the garden of a resident of the municipality of Dilbeek (a 25 minutes drive from the city centre), who offers it to the City of Brussels. Its sustainable succession is ensured by planting 10 new pines. The now 18-metre tall spruce was planted 25 years ago in the garden of the family. The spruce had become too big for the garden itself, which is why the family – being regular visitors to the city’s Christmas festivities in Brussels – decided it was time to cut the tree down. Rather than chopping it and getting rid of it, they decided to donate it to the city.



The Christmas tree is decorated with 20 red light pearls, 40 light rods with the effect of falling snow, 40 red Christmas balls, 60 wooden Christmas balls with a wind rose and 60 wooden stars depicting the nose of an old locomotive. The red streamers have a length of 1.3 km. All lighting is in LED.