Brussels, the capital of the European Union, lies on the river Senne in central Belgium. The Grand Place is the heart of the city, it is a pentagonal market where, among others, a late Gothic city hall and historic guild houses are located. Every two years, in the middle of August, the Grand Place in Brussels is covered with a fabulously colorful carpet of begonias. A peculiar, fragrant carpet can be admired from the balcony of the city hall for a small fee. The first composition of this type in Brussels was created in 1791. It was designed by the landscape architect Etienne Stautemans.
