1976 Year of the Landscapes, Parks and Gardens 1979 Brussels Millenium, representing the patron saint of the City, the Archangel St. Michael, accompanied by the contemporary Latin name of Brussels, "Bruoscella, and the dates 979 - 1979 in the borders. 1980 Celebration of Belgium's 150 anniversary, an event symbolized by the Coat of Arms of Belgium, "Unity is Strength".. 1986 Coat of Arms of the City of Brussels, where a St. Michael, still valiantly conquering the devil was wreathed with the inscription "Bruxella Civitas Brabantiae". 1988 The Chinese Carpet, inspired by the carpets of the Chinese province of Sinkiang. 1990 Year of Mozart, the signature of the divine Mozart appeared on the carpet dedicated to him 1992 Brussels, Capital of Europe, the role of the City of Brussels in the European Community was represented by the arms of Brussels in the center of the European flag, with the iris and the twelve flags of the European member countries, in the two great borders of the carpet, all linked by a golden chain. But as 1992 was also the year of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America, this commemoration was symbolized by a huge mariner's compass set in the center of the carpet. 1994 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Brussels, the carpet was naturally dedicated to the gallant liberators. Thus, the bearings of the two British regiments and the intrepid "Piron Brigade", the "First Belgian Independent Group", appeared alongside the arms of Brussels. 1996 a garden "à la française" with designs inspired by the Flemish Renaissance was created for the pleasure of the eyes and spirit. Its stiff structure, three large rectangles with their decorative stylised designs, was inspired by the vegetable kingdom, heraldry and geometry. 1998 a "true" false carpet, inspired by the geometrical scalloped designs on the rugs of the semi- nomadic tribes living today in NE of Turkey. The Flower carpet was made up by a succession of the same motif in alternating colours on two parallel strips surrounded by a wide border. 2000 an original and unrivalled floral composition: an ancient inlaid table covered with a table runner in Brussels' lace bearing the of the symbol of the City, the Archangel St. Michael overwhelming the devil. 2002 The overall appearance of this garden could be summarised in 3 major parts: 2 similar, symmetrical squares surrounding a large rectangle. What first catches the eye in the design of these flower carpets is the predominance of round patterns 2004 That year, the Flowercarpet was composed by 1.800 square metres of beautiful and shimmering "Art Nouveau"   2006 This year, the Grand-Place will be animated by...a giant kaleidoscope : the 9 "rose windows" that compose this vegetal carpet are indeed fixed on revolving stages, spinning slowly but surely !