Editing Grand-Place (section)

===Flower carpet===
{{Main|Flower Carpet (Brussels)}}
Every two years<ref>{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Richard|date=1997|orig-year=1991|chapter=Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg|title=The Picture Atlas of the World|edition=Third|location=9 Henrietta Street, London|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|Dorling Kindersley]]|page=41|isbn=0-7513-5358-2}}</ref> in August, coordinating with [[Assumption of Mary|Assumption Day]], an enormous ''[[flower carpet]]'' is set up in the Grand-Place for three to four days.{{sfn|De Vries|2003|p=31}} On this occasion, nearly a million colourful [[begonia]]s or [[dahlia]]s are set up in patterns forming a carpet-like [[tapestry]], and the display covers a full {{convert|24|by|77|m|ft}}, for area total of {{convert|1800|m2|sqft|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}.<ref name=is/> The first Flower Carpet was created in Brussels in 1971 by the [[Ghent]] [[landscape architect]] Etienne Stautemans in an effort to advertise his work, and due to its popularity, the tradition continued in subsequent years. Starting in 1986, the event has been regularly held biannually, each time under a different theme, with the Flower Carpet now estimated to attract between 150,000 and 200,000 local and international visitors.<ref name="patrimoine">{{Cite web |title=Le Tapis de Fleurs de Bruxelles — Patrimoine - Erfgoed |url=https://patrimoine.brussels/decouvrir/inventaires-du-patrimoine-bruxellois/inventaire-du-patrimoine-culturel-immateriel/le-tapis-de-fleurs-de-bruxelles |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=patrimoine.brussels}}</ref>

[[File:Grand Place Bruselas 2.jpg|thumb|[[Flower Carpet (Brussels)|Flower Carpet]] at the Grand-Place]]