World's Largest Chocolate Easter Egg Sculpture Created by Guylian; Guinness World Record Feat Celebrates Market Square Renovation in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- To celebrate the renovation of Belgium's largest market square in Sint-Niklaas on Easter weekend, Chocolaterie Guylian has created the world's largest chocolate Easter egg An undocumented function hidden in software that may or may not be sanctioned by management. Easter Eggs are secret "goodies" found by word of mouth or accident. They are also used in video games, movies, TV commercials, DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and every so often in hardware. sculpture. The world's largest edible egg is 27 feet 3 inches tall, 21 feet wide, and weighs 4,299 pounds. Guinness World Records has certified the endeavor by Belgian chocolate maker Guylian. Twenty-six Guylian master chocolate makers took eight days and used a total of 50,000 Guylian Praline chocolate bars - which feature the company's signature marbled mar·bled adj. 1. Made of or covered with marble: a marbled façade. 2. Having a mix of fat and lean: a well-marbled beef roast. Adj. 1. seashell See C shell. chocolates - to construct the egg. Metal scaffolding with wooden panels created a "shell" to support the egg, a feat of engineering and culinary know-how. All chocolate used was produced at Guylian's factory and headquarters in Sint-Niklaas. "Guylian is proud to help celebrate this historic square's renovation in our hometown," said Brad Maslan, vice president for Guylian's U.S. operations in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. "Our egg pays homage to the Belgian Easter tradition celebrated by giving children chocolate eggs and our long history as Belgium's leading manufacturer of premium chocolate." Market squares are a center of European life, and the eight-acre Sint-Niklaas "Grote Markt Grote Markt (Dutch for "Grand Place") is a common name of a centrally located square in the centre of a cities in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.
adj. Marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent. See Synonyms at meticulous. n. Extremely careful and diligent work or effort. restored over the past 18 months. In 1248, Margaret of Constantinople donated land to the newly-established parish of Sint-Niklaas for construction of a market square - with one condition: the square was to remain vacant for eternity. Only the town hall and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Church were added in 1848. A previous Guinness record for the world's tallest Easter egg was set by the Rotary Club of Piet Retief This article is about the person. For the town, see Piet Retief (town). Pieter Retief (usually referred to as Piet Retief), was born about 1780 in the Cape Colony, South Africa, and died 6 February 1838 in what is now Kwa-Zulu Natal. , KwaZula-Natal, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , on April 4, 1996. Chocolaterie Guylian is the world's leading manufacturer of premium boxed Belgian chocolates. This family-owned and operated company is one of the leading importers of Belgian chocolates into the U.S. and one of the fastest-growing brands in major markets worldwide, selling in 140 countries. Guylian first became known for its exquisite Guylian Seashells. Today, the company offers a range of boxed chocolates, individually wrapped chocolates, and chocolate bars. U.S. headquarters are in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. |
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