Manchester Flower Show's spectacular global sights

PA Two ladies look up an a floral design of gold coloured statue of woman in a sari next to a elephant made of pink flowersPA
PA A toddler in shorts and sandals pats a floral pink elephantPA

Visitors Shirley Wilson (left) and Olive Constantine stopped to admire Mumbai Dreams
Toddler Rowan Madeley pats the floral elephant at Mumbai Dreams

Floral designs celebrating cities around the world have sprung up across Manchester city centre for the Bank Holiday weekend.

The Manchester Flower Festival has added a riot of colour to the city's streets with pink elephants and an Eiffel Tower covered in greenery.

The theme to this year's free festival is Manchester and Other Great Cities Around the World.

As well as the home city, it celebrates Mumbai, Paris, Marrakesh, Amsterdam and New York.

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