Flower Carpet by Beaukiss Steve
For three days and four nights only starting with official inauguration on 14 August Brussels Grand Palace will be the site of the world’s largest flower carpet with some 700,000 begonias covering the main square.
The flower carpet blossoms on the Grand Place every two years with different patterns ranging from the elegant arabesques of Art Nouveau and the latticework of Brussels lace to the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Brussels by the World War II Allies in 1994.
The city’s mayor ordered the first flower carpet in 1971, copying those laid by begonia growers in smaller Belgian cities. By the late 1980s it had become so popular that the city organizes it as a biennial event.
The event is expected to draw up to 100,000 tourists during it’s three day run. More information and history can be found at the Brussels flower carpet official site.