The most beautiful (flower) carpet I have seen

One of my dearests friends sent me these great pictures of the most amazing carpet you could think of. It is made of Begonia flowers! The bloom of 700 000 begonias! Thank you for sending, my dear friend!

They made me happy and I would really love to share this beauty with you.

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Pictures are clickable for larger view.

This carpet is a regular art, marketing and tourism event. Every two years, in the middle of August, it covers Brussels’ main square, the Grand Place to last only 3 days. It attracts thousands of tourists who visit Brussels to admire the begonias’ beauty.

A 17th century French carpet pattern was created by volunteers for a day (Aug 15th) this year.

In 1971 the major of Brussels started the tradition with copies of begonias carpets made by begonia growers in the country,  which were presented in the capital. Begonia plants are a very important Belgian export product.